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Canada qualifies for the Olympic quarter-final stage |
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Martina Franko |
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Canada’s
women’s football team has qualified for the quarter-final stage at the
2008 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. Canada will face the United
States on Friday 15 August at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China.
The match will kick off at 18.00 (06.00 ET or 03.00 PT).
'We have played the Americans so many times,' says captain Christine
Sinclair. 'We are expecting a very close game as it is a huge rivalry
for both of us.'
After a 1:2
loss to Sweden today, combined with a Chinese 2:0 victory over
Argentina, Canada finished third in Group E with four points. China
finished first with seven points while Sweden finished second with six
points.
Canada’s qualification put it up against the top team in Group G.
Surprisingly, USA leapfrogged Norway after it hammered a 4:0 win over
New Zealand and Norway suffered an unexpected 1:5 loss to Japan.
In Group F, Brazil secured first place with a 3:1 win over Nigeria
while Germany finished second after its 1:0 win over Korea DPR. Unable
to pick up a fourth point, Korea DPR was eliminated thanks to Japan’s
big win over Norway.
In Friday’s quarter-final stage, Canada faces USA, China faces Japan,
Brazil faces Norway, and Germany faces Sweden. The Canada-USA winner
will face the China-Japan winner in one semi final while the
Brazil-Norway winner will face the Germany-Sweden winner in the other
semi final.
The Friday 15 August Canada-USA match will be broadcast live on CBC television and CBCSports.ca.
The 2008 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament runs 6-21 August in China.
With the elimination of Argentina, Korea DPR, New Zealand and Nigeria,
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Canada remains atop Group E at the Olympics |
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With 1:1 draw against China at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, Canada is in good position to advance to the quarter-final stage. Canada played the hosts to a draw at the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Saturday evening. Canada remains tied in first place with China in Group E, each sporting a 1-1-0 record after two games. Sweden moved into third place today with three points thanks to its 1:0 victory over Argentina. As such, unless New Zealand can pull off an upset victory against the United States or if Japan can pull off an upset victory against Norway, Canada will advance to the quarter-final stage, regardless of its outcome against Sweden on 12 August. Saturday in Shenyang, Kerstin Stegemann scored the lone goal in the 64th minute for a 1:0 victory over Nigeria. Brazil then pulled off a 2:1 win over Korea DPR with goals by Daniela and Marta. Brazil and Germany are tied with four points each while DPR Korea sits in third with three points. In Group G in Qinghuangdao, USA’s Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal in a 1:0 win over Japan. Norway then won by a similar 1:0 score over Nigeria. Melissa Wiik scored her second goal of the tournament, this time in the 8th minute of the match. With six points, Norway is guaranteed a place in the quarter-final. USA is in second place with three points while New Zealand and Japan are behind with one point each. Undefeated Canada (1-1-0) will face Sweden in its last Group match. The two sides will meet at 19.45 on Tuesday 12 August at the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing. The match will be televised live on CBC and CBCSports.ca (07.45 ET or 04.45 PT). While Canada is in a good position to advance to the quarter final, it will have to wait until all the matches are played on 12 August to determine its 15 August opponent. The top-two teams from each group advance, as do two of the three third-place teams. The Women’s Olympic Football Tournament runs 6-21 August. Eight of 12 teams participating in the Group Stage will advance to the 15 August quarter finals. |
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Canada opens Olympics with a win |
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Wednesday August 6, 2008 (Courtesy: Canadian Soccer Association) With an opening-day victory over Argentina, Canada is in first place in
Group E with three points, tied with hosts China at the Women�s Olympic
Football Tournament. Canada won 2:1
over Argentina while China won 2:1 over Sweden. Both matches were
played at the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Tianjin.
All other teams were in competition today, still 48 hours before the
Olympic Games� official Opening Ceremonies in Beijing. In Group F in
Shenyang, Germany played to a 0:0 draw with Brazil while Korea DPR won
1:0 over Nigeria. In Group G in Qinhuangdao, Japan drew 2:2 with New
Zealand while Norway won 2:0 over the United States.
Canada (1-0-0) is participating in its first Women�s Olympic Football
Tournament. Canada faces hosts China next on Saturday 9 August at the
Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium. The match kicks off at 19.45
(07.45 Eastern or 04.45 Pacific) and will be broadcast on CBC and
CBCSports.ca.
Canada�s third match will be in Beijing at the Workers� Stadium on
Tuesday 12 August. Canada will face group opponent Sweden for a 19.45
kickoff (07.45 Eastern or 04.45 Pacific).
The 2008 Women�s Olympic Football Tournament runs 6-21 August. There
are 12 teams (three groups of four) participating in the opening round
from 6-12 August. |
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Ontario wins U-16 Girls All Stars |
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National Championships
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Ontario won a gold medal at the 2008 BMO National Championships U-16 Girls All Stars in Sherwood Park, AB. The provincial all-star team finished in first place ahead of Québec (silver) and Alberta (bronze). It was one of two Ontario gold medals on the day in Sherwood Park because the Ontario U-14 team won its competition, the U-14 Girls All Stars.
The 2008 BMO National Championships U-16 Girls All Stars ran 22-27 July in Sherwood Park, AB. The U-14 Girls All Stars also took place in Sherwood Park while the U-16 Boys All Stars and U-14 Boys All Stars both took place in Brossard, QC.
Gold was a familiar colour for six players on Ontario’s all-star team. Olivia Colisimo (Thunder Bay), Lauren Kadet (Oakville), Katherine Lawrence (Ajax), Rachel Melhado (Brampton), Nicole Misener (Burlington) and Nicole Mitchell (Guelph) all won gold with Ontario in 2006 at the U-14 Girls All Stars in Saskatoon, SK. Misener was the only player with previous experience at the U-16 Girls All Stars, having won a bronze medal with Ontario in 2007. Three other players won silver at the U-14 Girls All Stars in 2007: Rachelle Beanlands (Ottawa), Emily Campbell (London) and Haisha Cantave (Orléans).
Ontario’s Christine Exeter (Pickering) won the tournament’s Top Goalscorer prize while Québec’s Geneviève Richard (St-Bruno de Montarville) won the Top Goalkeeper prize. Prince Edward Island’s provincial team won the tournament’s Fair Play award.
The U-14/U-16 Boys and Girls All Stars are the first in the series of BMO National Championships. This 8-13 October, the club championships will run across the country in numerous age categories: U-14 Club Championships in Charlottetown, PE; U-16 adidas Cup in Sydney, NS; U-18 Sony Cup in Vaughan, ON; Challenge Trophy (men) and Jubilee Trophy (women) in St. John’s, NL; Western Masters (men) and Western Classics (women); Eastern Masters (men) in Moncton, NB. |
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Ontario wins U-14 Girls All Stars |
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National Championships
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Ontario won a gold medal at the 2008 BMO National Championships U-14 Girls All Stars in Sherwood Park, AB. The provincial all-star team finished in first place ahead of Québec (silver) and Alberta (bronze). It was one of two Ontario gold medals on the day in Sherwood Park because the Ontario U-16 team won its competition, the U-16 Girls All Stars.
“I am very proud of this group and I can only say thank you for all the hard work and dedication on the part of all the players, parents and support staff which made this victory possible,” says coach Ruben Flores.
The 2008 BMO National Championships U-14 Girls All Stars ran 22-27 July in Sherwood Park, AB. The U-16 Girls All Stars also took place in Sherwood Park while the U-16 Boys All Stars and U-14 Boys All Stars both took place in Brossard, QC.
Ontario’s Kirsten Johnson (Brampton) won the tournament’s Top Goalscorer prize while Québec’s Josée Anne Nantel-Legault (Terrebonne) won the Top Goalkeeper prize. Nova Scotia’s provincial team won the tournament’s Fair Play award.
The U-14/U-16 Boys and Girls All Stars are the first in the series of BMO National Championships. This 8-13 October, the club championships will run across the country in numerous age categories: U-14 Club Championships in Charlottetown, PE; U-16 adidas Cup in Sydney, NS; U-18 Sony Cup in Vaughan, ON; Challenge Trophy (men) and Jubilee Trophy (women) in St. John’s, NL; Western Masters (men) and Western Classics (women); Eastern Masters (men) in Moncton, NB. | |
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