February 19, 2023 | Kickoff: 06:30PM ET

[2023-02] SheBelieves Cup

Brazil

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Women's National Team

Nashville, Tennessee | GEODIS Park

Attendance: 6502

90+3'

Christine Sinclair
Aninha

87'
Gabi Nunes
Ludmila

76'
71'

Evelyne Viens
61'

Evelyne Viens
Ashley Lawrence
61'

Cloé Lacasse
Janine Beckie
61'

Jordyn Huitema
Adriana Leon
Marta
Nycole Raysla

59'
Adriana
Kerolin

59'
Bia Zaneratto
Debinha

58'
52'

Sophie Schmidt
Julia Grosso
Rafaelle Souza
Tarciane

46'
46'

Shelina Zadorsky
Vanessa Gilles
46'

Christine Sinclair
Simi Awujo
32'

Vanessa Gilles

Timeline

Brazil

KO

KO
32 ' | Vanessa Gilles
HT

HT
46 ' | Christine Sinclair - Simi Awujo
46 ' | Shelina Zadorsky - Vanessa Gilles
46 ' | Rafaelle Souza - Tarciane
52 ' | Sophie Schmidt - Julia Grosso
58 ' | Bia Zaneratto - Debinha
59 ' | Adriana - Kerolin
59 ' | Marta - Nycole Raysla
61 ' | Jordyn Huitema - Adriana Leon
61 ' | Cloé Lacasse - Janine Beckie
61 ' | Evelyne Viens - Ashley Lawrence
71 ' | Evelyne Viens
76 ' | Gabi Nunes - Ludmila
87 ' | Aninha
90+3 ' | Christine Sinclair
FT

FT

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Women's National Team

Match Report

“We said today we had to climb, we had to keep moving forward and we did that,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach. “To score two goals through set plays and keep a clean sheet against Brazil, overall I'm really pleased with the team’s committed mindset to get the win tonight and bounce back.”

Canada Soccer’s women’s national team defeated Brazil 2:0 on Sunday in their second match at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup.

Goals from Vanessa Gilles in the 32nd minute and Evelyne Viens in the 71st minute granted Canada’s first tournament win to put them second in the tournament standings.

Heading into the game, head coach Bev Priestman made several lineup and tactical changes, some of which saw NCAA player Simi Awujo start in the attacking midfield position. Janine Beckie and Ashley Lawrence played on the wings of the front line while Christine Sinclair came off the bench at halftime.

The tactical changes led to several goal-scoring chances for Canada in the first half. With midfielder Julia Grosso and Jessie Fleming playing in a double-pivot, the two took turns to receive the ball deep in their own half and spray passes to various dangerous areas in Brazil’s end of the pitch.

Adrianna Leon took advantage of Canada’s tactical change and Brazil’s high line. In the game’s early moments, Leon was in close range and fired a shot that tested Brazilian Goalkeeper Lorena's left hand.

Despite Canada’s offensive display in open play, their two goals came from set pieces. Fleming whipped in a right-sided outswinger that found the head of Gilles, who flew through the air to smash her header into Brazil’s goal.

Fleming curled an inswinging-freekick into Brazil’s box. Sinclair flicked the ball to the back-post, and it scrambled Brazil’s defence as the ball was cleared into the air. When the ball landed at Viens's foot, the striker unleashed a volley that pushed threw a wall of yellow shirts and into Brazil’s net.

Leading the match, Canada continued playing out from the back. It often led the Canadians to break out of their defensive third and unleash their pacey front line into Brazil’s half. When Brazil’s high press disrupted Canada’s buildup play, the Canadian backline collapsed on any dangerous goal threat to keep the Brazil strikers at bay.

But even then, Canada was protected by the safe hands of its guardian angel: Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.

Sheridan put on a show-stopping performance. When Kadeisha Buchanan hunted down a Brazilian forward through on goal, Sheridan stood her ground to come out on top of the one-on-one situation, allowing Buchanan to clear the ball.

Toward the end of the game, Brazil had a set piece that resulted in a downward-driven header, bound for the Canadian goal until Sheridan’s outstretched foot parried the ball off the goal line. Moments later, Sheridan made a sprawling save to tip another goalbound shot over the net.

Canada will play its third match of the SheBelieves Cup Wednesday against Japan at 15:00 local (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT).

CAN 2 : 0 BRA
2023-02-19 Nashville, Tennesse
OneSoccer ; GEODIS Park
Referee / Arbitre :Katja Koroleva (Katy Nesbitt, Felisha Mariscal, Danielle Chesky)

Goals / Buts
CAN 31' Vanessa Gilles (head / tête) 1-0 (a.Jessie Fleming)
CAN 71' Evelyne Viens (right foot / pied droit) 2-0 (interception)

CANADA - 1 GK Kailen Sheridan, 2 Allysha Chapman, 14 Vanessa Gilles (4 Shelina Zadorsky HT), 3 Kadeisha Buchanan, 23 Jade Rose, 7 Julia Grosso (13 Sophie Schmidt 52'), 17 Jessie Fleming capt., 8 SImi Awujo (12 Christine Sinclair HT), 16 Janine Beckie (15 Evelyne Viens 61') , 10 Ashley Lawrence (20 Cloé Lacasse 61'),19 Adriana Leon (9 Jordyn Huitema 61'), Coach / Entraîneure Bev Priestman. Unused substitutes / substituts non utilisés: 18 GK Sabrina D'Angelo, 22 GK Lysianne Proulx; 5 Quinn, 6 Gabrielle Carle, 11 Clarissa Larisey, 23 Jenna Hellstrom,

Performance of the Match / Performance du match:
Kailen Sheridan

Starting 11

Kailen Sheridan

Goalkeeper

Allysha Chapman

Fullback

Kadeisha Buchanan

Centre back

Julia Grosso

Midfielder

Simi Awujo

Midfielder

Ashley Lawrence

Forward

Vanessa Gilles

Centre back

Janine Beckie

Forward

Jessie Fleming

Midfielder

Adriana Leon

Forward

Jade Rose

Fullback

Subs

Shelina Zadorsky

Centre back

Jordyn Huitema

Forward

Christine Sinclair

Forward

Sophie Schmidt

Midfielder

Evelyne Viens

Forward

Cloé Lacasse

Forward

Did Not Feature

Gabrielle Carle

Fullback

Clarissa Larisey

Forward

Sabrina D’Angelo

Goalkeeper

Lysianne Proulx

Goalkeeper

Jenna Hellstrom

Forward

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Feb 19, 2023 | KO

Match started between Brazil and Women's National Team

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 32'

Women's National Team goal by Vanessa Gilles (assist by Jessie Fleming)

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Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | HT

Halftime

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 46'

Women's National Team Substitution of Simi Awujo by Christine Sinclair

Simi Awujo

Christine Sinclair

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 46'

Women's National Team Substitution of Vanessa Gilles by Shelina Zadorsky

Vanessa Gilles

Shelina Zadorsky

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 52'

Women's National Team Substitution of Julia Grosso by Sophie Schmidt

Julia Grosso

Sophie Schmidt

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 61'

Women's National Team Substitution of Adriana Leon by Jordyn Huitema

Adriana Leon

Jordyn Huitema

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 61'

Women's National Team Substitution of Janine Beckie by Cloé Lacasse

Janine Beckie

Cloé Lacasse

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 61'

Women's National Team Substitution of Ashley Lawrence by Evelyne Viens

Ashley Lawrence

Evelyne Viens

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 71'

Women's National Team goal by Evelyne Viens

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Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 76'

Brazil Substitution of Ludmila by Gabi Nunes

Ludmila

Gabi Nunes

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 87'

Brazil yellow card for Aninha

Aninha

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | 90+3'

Women's National Team yellow card for Christine Sinclair

Christine Sinclair

Canada Soccer

Feb 19, 2023 | FT

Match ended, final score: 0 - 2

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