Canada U-17 falls to host Mexico at the Women’s Revelations Cup León 2022

Down to 10 players, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-17 National Team fell 4:1 to hosts Mexico at the Women’s Revelations Cup León 2022. Canada took the lead on a goal by Renee Watson inside five minutes, but shortly after the Mexico equaliser a red card was shown to Canada captain Sophie Murdock in the 35th minute. Alice Soto scored twice from distance for the 2-1 lead and then Giselle Espinoza and Layla Sirdah added goals that cemented the Mexico victory.

“It’s a really good lesson for us, we started really brightly in the game, [but] when you get a red card so early it’s always difficult,” said Emma Humphries, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-17 Coach. “We can’t control red cards and these things could happen to us in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, so the girls have learned so many lessons from experiencing that.”
 
The Women’s Revelations Cup is an international tournament featuring four nations that are all preparing for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022. This tournament is an important development step towards future Concacaf and FIFA youth competitions at the U-17 and U-20 levels and more importantly a step towards competing at the international level for Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team at Concacaf, FIFA and Olympic tournaments.

Canada will conclude their campaign against Chili on Tuesday 6 September (13.00 local / 14.00 ET / 11.00 PT). The tournament will be broadcast live on TV4 and digital platforms of TUDN and TV Azteca. Throughout the competition, fans will find coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube featuring the hashtag #canw17.

Earlier this year, Canada finished in third place at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship and in third place at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship. Canada will compete in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 in October.

CAN 1 –  4 MEX
2022.09.03 León, GT, MEX
Deportiva Enrique Fernández Stadium, att. 500

Goals / Buts
CAN 5′ Renee Watson (right foot / pied droit) 1-0 (a. Natalia Colín)
MEX 31′ Alice Soto (right foot / pied droit) 1-1 (a. Judith Colin)
MEX 57′ Alice Soto (left foot / pied gauche) 2-1 (Interception)
MEX 84′ Giselle Espinoza (left gauche / pied gauche) 3-1 (a. Valerie Vargas)
MEX 87′ Layla Sirdah (left foot / pied gauche) 4-1 (a. Alice Soto)

CAN 34′ Red Card / Carton Rouge Sophie Murdock

CANADA – 1 GK Coralie Lallier; 2 Mya Archibald (9 Annabelle Chukwu 61′), 15 Sophie Murdock capt. (red / rouge), 6 Clare Logan, 3 Iba Oching, 4 Isabel Monck, 8 Félicia Roy ( 17 Emily Wong HT), 10 Jeneva Hernandez Gray (5 Zoe Markesini 39′), 7 Amanda Allen, 14 Kayla Briggs (12 Janet Okeke 61′), 19 Renee Watson (20 Jaime Perrault HT). Coach / entraîneure / entraîneure Emma Humphries. Unused substitutes / substituts non utilisés: 18 GK Faith Fenwick, 13 Anna Hauer,16 Ashley Robert, 21 Savannah Hutchins.

Performance of the Match / Performance du match:
Renee Watson