Men's U-17

4 - 0

Curaçao

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Attendance: 140

canm17 goal by Jayden Nelson (assist by Kamron Habibullah)) Jayden Nelson

82'
Jamie Dunning
Simon Colyn

81'
canm17 goal by Simon Colyn (assist by Goal Scorer)) Simon Colyn

80'
78'

Curaçao caution to Player Carded
canm17 goal by Kamron Habibullah (assist by Goal Scorer)) Kamron Habibullah

75'
Jérémie Omeonga Nkoy
Matthew Catavolo

66'
Julian Altobelli
Tomas Giraldo

56'
canm17 goal by Goal Scorer (assist by Goal Scorer))

21'

Timeline

Men's U-17

KO

KO
21 ' |
56 ' | Julian Altobelli - Tomas Giraldo
66 ' | Jérémie Omeonga Nkoy - Matthew Catavolo
75 ' | Kamron Habibullah
78 ' |
80 ' | Simon Colyn
81 ' | Jamie Dunning - Simon Colyn
82 ' | Jayden Nelson
FT

FT

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Curaçao

Match Report

Canada won their Round of 16 knock-out match 4:0 over Curaçao to take one step closer to a spot at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019. Canada won their 9 May match with a Curaçao own goal in the first half followed by Kamron Habibullah, Simon Colyn and Jayden Nelson goals in the second half.

With the victory, Canada advanced to the Quarter-finals of the 2019 Concacaf Men's Under-17 Championship. With victories against Guatemala, Barbados and Curaçao, it marked the first time since 2003 that Canada won three straight matches at the U-17 tournament.

In the 21st minute, Jayden Nelson charged past his defender down the left side of the pitch, crossed the ball into the box for Kamron Habibullah, Elijah Nava attempted block put it into his own goal.

Shortly before halftime, Nelson bent a free kick over the wall toward the top left corner, Tyrick Bodak did well to keep the ball out.

Ten minutes into the second half, the match was halted due to imminent lightning. When play resumed nearly an hour later, the Curacao defense stopped a Gianfranco Facchineri header off the line. In the 66^th minute, moments after came on as a substitute Jeremie Omeonga squared a ball for Habibullah, another solid stop by Bodak on the doorstep.

Julian Altobelli was taken down in the box by defender Nathan Holder, Habibullah calmly converted in the 76^th minute.

Three minutes later, Nelson’s right footed shot was parried by Bodak, Simon Colyn pounced on the rebound, from a tight angle lifted it up over the keeper into the goal. A few minutes from the end, Nelson put the icing on the cake. On the counter attack, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, hit it around him and slotted it home.

LINEUP & NOTES:

Canada’s starting XI featured Marco Kouadio in goal, Nathan Vellios at right back, Gianfranco Facchineri and Nathan Demian at centre back, Rohan Goulbourne at left back, and Damiano Pecile, Tomas Giraldo, Simon Colyn, Matthew Catavolo, Jayden Nelson and Kamron Habibullah from the midfield up through to the attack. In the second half and after the weather break, coach Andrew Olivieri replaced Giraldo with Julian Altobelli (56’), Catavolo with Jérémie Omeonga (66’), and Colyn with Jamie Dunning (81’).

Curaçao's starting XI featured Tyrick Bodick (goal), Rychaintelo Knoll, Nathan Holder, Shanyon Anita, Jahir Jakoba, Ludnardo Schnoop, Arenchelo Leito, Kenrick Jansen, Elijah Nava, Ruhairon Sambo, and Juruel Bernadina. In the second half, coach Raul Gonzalez replaced Jansen with Othmar Inecia (46'), Bernardina with Sidney Kastaneer (80'), and Nava with Alrick Pantophlet (86').