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CONCACAF Championship 2010: Jamaica First Test For U17s
Canada confirms roster for CONCACAF championship
Canada’s women’s U-17 team has confirmed its roster for the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. Coach Bryan Rosenfeld has selected 20 players for the 11-day confederation championship which kicks off this Wednesday March 10 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Canada’s first match is Thursday, March 11 against group opponent Jamaica.
“Our team is anxious to compete in the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship,” said national coach Bryan Rosenfeld. “We just finished competing in three important international matches in preparation for this competition. With a few days of rest and recovery from that competition, we are ready for our first group game against Jamaica .”
In preparation for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship, Rosenfeld and his squad recently took part in the Women’s Under-17 Four Nation Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. Canada finished second behind Mexico after posting one win, one draw and one loss in three international games in San Fernando , Trinidad and Tobago. The San Fernando camp was Canada’s second women’s U-17 camp of the 2010 season.
“All three matches brought different challenges, so I was pleased as to how the team responded,” said Rosenfeld. “I was pleased as to how the team responded with each game.”
All 20 players selected to Canada’s teams have previously participated in either the National Training Centres or BMO National Championships or both. Of note, two players are taking part in their second CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship, goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo and Diamond Simpson.
Canada has spent the last few days in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The team departs for Alajuela, Costa Rica on Tuesday March 9. In Costa Rica, Canada will face Jamaica on March 11, Panama on March 13 and Mexico on March 15. The semi-final stage is 18 March while the final is 20 March. All 16 matches in the eight-team championship will be played at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Every match will be broadcast live via CONCACAF.com.
The CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship is played every team years. This year, only the top-two teams will qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010. As host of this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago has already qualified and will not compete in the confederation championship.
| Pos | Last Name | First Name | Club | City | Prov |
| G | Beanlands | Rachelle | Ottawa South United | Ottawa | ON |
| G | D’Angelo | Sabrina | NTC Ontario | Welland | ON |
| F | Beaulne | Caroline | Longueuil | Longueuil | QC |
| M | Campbell | Chantale | North London | London | ON |
| F | Cantave | Haisha | Ottawa South United | Orléans | ON |
| D | Caverly | Katherine | Vancouver Whitecaps | Coquitlam | BC |
| D | Clarke | Alison | Winnipeg South End United | Winnipeg | MB |
| DM | Courtnall | Ally | Eagles SC | Victoria | BC |
| F | Davis | Kylie | Lac St-Louis Lakers | Ile-Bizard | QC |
| F | Ghoneim | Nour | Richmond Hill | Aurora | ON |
| M | Hémond | Sabrina | Lac St-Louis Lakers | Sherbrooke | QC |
| D | Jainudeen | Shannen | Ajax United | Toronto | ON |
| F | McIntosh | Zakiya | NTC Ontario | Ajax | ON |
| MF | McNicoll | Kinley | NTC Ontario | Oakville | ON |
| D | Ongtengco-Hintzen | Yazmin | Ajax United | Whitby | ON |
| D | Price | Haillie | Burlington Tigers | Ancaster | ON |
| MF | Raymer | Abigail | Vancouver Whitecaps | Victoria | BC |
| M | Setterlund | Nicole | Vancouver Whitecaps | White Rock | BC |
| M | Simpson | Diamond | Dixie Dragons | Mississauga | ON |
| D | Thérien | Sophie | Lac St-Louis Lakers | Kirkland | QC |
| Staff | |
| Head of Delegation | Francis Millien |
| Head Coach | Bryan Rosenfeld |
| Assistant Coach | Lewis Page |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Owen Braun |
| Manager | Les Meszaros |
| Equipment Manager | Jose Valdes |
| Video Coordinator | Linda Hathom |
| Doctor | Dr Darrell Menard |
| Athletic Therapist | Maria Xenos |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Paolo Pacione |
Costa Rica Ends Canada’s U20 World Cup Dream
Canadian hopes are dashed
Canada’s women’s U-20 team lost 0:1 to Costa Rica in the match for third place at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. Canada lost on a goal scored by Costa Rica captain Katherine Alvarado on a free kick in the 19th minute.
“We played a good game, but at the end of the day, you have to put the ball in the back net,” said coach Carolina Morace.
Canada maintained the bulk of possession and kept pushing forward throughout the match, but was unable to score the equalizer. As such, Canada finishes fourth at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship and did not qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010.
“We played our hearts out,” said captain Chelsea Stewart.
Missing Out On CONCACAF Final
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Canada fail in bid to repeat as champions
In a semi-final match that went into extra time to decide a winner, Canada was knocked out of the CONCACAF under-20 women’s tournament by Mexico. The lone goal of the match came off a corner by Charlyn Corral in the 104th minute. Mishandled, the ball found a way over the line in the most cruel of ways for keeper Cynthia Leblanc whose stand-out performance was the lone reason Canada still had a chance.
The Mexicans presented a well organized, technically sound and tactically understanding problem our Canadian girls could not overcome.
