Women's National Team

3 - 0

Korea Republic

Edmonton, Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium

Attendance: 12746

Caution: Sesselmann, Lauren (CAN WNT) Lauren Sesselmann

86'
70'
CAN WNT Goal: Leon, Adriana. Assist: Kyle, Kaylyn Adriana Leon

69'
Adriana Leon
Mélissa Busque

59'
Kaylyn Kyle
Brittany Timko Baxter

59'
46'
46'
Stephanie Labbé
Erin McLeod

46'
CAN WNT Goal: Timko, Brittany. Assist: Sesselmann, Lauren Brittany Timko Baxter

39'
24'

CAN WNT Goal: Sinclair, Christine. Assist: Matheson, Diana

Timeline

Women's National Team

KO

KO
24 ' |
39 ' | Brittany Timko Baxter
HT

HT
46 ' | Stephanie Labbé - Erin McLeod
46 ' | -
46 ' | -
59 ' | Kaylyn Kyle - Brittany Timko Baxter
59 ' | Adriana Leon - Mélissa Busque
69 ' | Adriana Leon
70 ' | -
86 ' | Lauren Sesselmann
FT

FT

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Korea Republic

Match Report

Christine Sinclair got Canada’s Women’s National Team started with her 146th career goal in the 24th minute before Brittany Timko and second-half substitute Adriana Leon got in on the party as Canada beat Korea Republic 3:0 in a 2013 Women’s International Friendly. The match was played on Wednesday 30 October at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

While Canada made the most of their chances, they have starting goalkeeper Erin McLeod who made a string of fine saves in the early going. McLeod made a few routine saves in the eighth and 21st minutes, stopping long range efforts.

But in the 33rd minute, McLeod was very sharp to move to her right, dive, and parry away a curling right-footed free kick by So Yun Ji.

Ji again had another chance just four minutes later that looked like it may have caught McLeod off her line but the 30-year-old who was playing in her home province, backtracked well and tipped the ball over for a corner.

McLeod’s night was done after the first half as fellow Albertan Stephanie Labbe replaced her for the second half.

Sinclair opened the scoring in the 24th minute after getting on the end of a Diana Matheson corner kick. The Koreans gave Sinclair all kinds of space and Sinclair showed what happens when you give one of the best players in the world space as she nodded home the free header.

It was another corner kick that led to Canada’s second goal in the 40th minute. Matheson was provider again as she collected a short corner and crossed in. After being headed by Moscato and then Sesselmann, it landed in the path of Timko who scored from close range.

Leon’s goal, her second for Canada, came with just over 20 minutes remaining after some fine passing opened up the Korean defence. After Kyle stole the ball, it went from Sinclair to Matheson to Kyle and then Leon before being slotted into the back of the net.

The Canada-Korea Republic match was played in front of 12,746 fans. Sinclair was selected Canada's Player of the Match.

CANADA-KOREA REPUBLIC LINEUPS
Canada went with a starting XI with Erin McLeod in goal, Sura Yekka at right back, Carmelina Moscato and Lauren Sesselmann at centre back, Marie-Eve Nault at left back, and Diana Matheson, Mélissa Busque, Desiree Scott, Sophie Schmidt, Brittany Timko, and Christine Sinclair made up the midfield and attack.

Canadian Head Coach John Herman made three changes at halftime, with McLeod being replaced by Stephanie Labbé, Yekka was replaced with Rhian Wilkinson, and Nault was replaced by Robyn Gayle. Later, Timko was replaced by Kaylyn Kyle, Busque was replaced by Adriana Leon (59’), and Moscato was replaced by Emily Zurrer (69’).

Korea Republic’s starting XI featured Jun Min Kyung in goal, Lim Seon Joo at right back, Shim Seo Yeon and Lee Eun Mi at centre back, Seo Hyun Sook at left back, and Cho So Hyun, Kim Soon Yun, Kim Na Rae, Yeo Minji, Ji So Yun and Jeon Ga Eul from the midfield up through to the attack.

In the second half, coach Yoon Duk Yeo replaced Lee Eun Mi and Kim Soon Yun with Lee Min Sun and Jeong Yeonga (46'), Kim Na Rae with Lee Min A (51'), Jeon Ga Eul with Park Ji Young (76'), and Shim Seo Yeon with Kim Do Yeon (79').