Vila Real Santo Antonio, Portugal | Complexo Desportivo
Caution: Josée, Bélanger (Canada WNT)
Josée Bélanger
Canada WNT Sophie Schmidt hits the post
Canada WNT Goal: Summer, Clarke. Assist: Goal Scorer
Janine Sonis
Melissa Tancredi
Nichelle Prince
Ashley Lawrence
Summer Clarke
Gabrielle Carle
Josée Bélanger
Allysha Chapman
Quinn
Desiree Scott
Sophie Schmidt
Christine Sinclair
KO
HT
46 ' | Sophie Schmidt - Christine Sinclair
61 ' | Quinn - Desiree Scott
61 ' | Josée Bélanger - Allysha Chapman
70 ' | Summer Clarke - Gabrielle Carle
70 ' | Nichelle Prince - Ashley Lawrence
77 ' | Janine Sonis - Melissa Tancredi
87 ' |
87 ' | Canada WNT Sophie Schmidt hits the post
90 ' | Josée Bélanger
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Canada pulled off a 1:0 victory in the dying minutes of the second match day at the 2016 Algarve Cup. Summer Clarke, one of two Canadian debutants on the day, played the part of the hero with the winner in the 86th minute.
Goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo, equally making her debut, posted the clean sheet with the help of her team. The 1:0 victory gives Canada an important three points after the second of three matches in the group phase.
On the Clarke goal, the attack started with a Rhian Wilkinson cross from the right side, headed away by Laura Deloose, but right into the path of Sophie Schmidt. Canada’s Schmidt composed herself and fired a left-footed shot across target, but amazingly her shot hit the post and stayed out.
Off the post, Nichelle Prince connected on the rebound, but teenaged goalkeeper Justien Odeurs made the save. Janine Beckie fired the next rebound, but this time the ball was only partly blocked by Aline Zeler. The bouncing ball went to the left post where Summer Clarke headed once - stopped by Deloose - then tapped it through between Deloose, Odeurs, and Heleen Jacques all on the goal line but unable to stop Clarke's heroics.
Late in the match, Canada nearly doubled their lead on a Nichelle Prince strike, but the shot hit the post and stayed out.
On the same day, Iceland took control of the group with six points following a 4:1 win over Denmark. Canada and Iceland will meet next in the group finale on 7 March.
CANADA-BELGIUM LINEUPS:
Canada’s starting XI featured Sabrina D’Angelo in goal, Rhian Wilkinson at right back, Kadeisha Buchanan and Shelina Zadorsky at centre back, Allysha Chapman at left back, and Desiree Scott, Diana Matheson, Gabrielle Carle, Ashley Lawrence, Melissa Tancredi, and Christine Sinclair from the midfield up through to the attack.
In the second half, coach John Herdman replaced Sinclair with Sophie Schmidt (46’), Chapman and Scott with Josée Bélanger and Rebecca Quinn (60’), Lawrence and Carle with Nichelle Prince and Summer Clarke (68’), and Tancredi with Janine Beckie (76’).
Belgium’s starting XI featured Justien Odeurs in goal, Laura Deloose at right back, Aline Zeler (captain) and Heleen Jaques at centre back, Maude Coutereels at left back, Janice Cayman, Julie Biesmans, Lenie Onzia and Davina Philtjens across the midfield, and Jana Coryn and Tessa Wullaert up on the attack.
In the second half, coach Ives Serneels replaced Biesmans with Cecile De Gernier (46’), Coryn with Silke Demeyere (62’), Wullaert with Tine Schryvers (76’), and Philtjens with Laura De Neve (89’).
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