{
    "title": "Canada Defeats Brazil 2:1",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:57:59",
    "published_at": "2003-07-17 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-defeats-brazil-21",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/PVFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Montreal, Quebec \u0096 Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup Team defeated sixth ranked Brazil 2-1 today in an international friendly in front of 12,245 at Molson Stadium in Montreal. After a scoreless first half, Brazil\u2019s Tatiana Torres was first to score in the 47th minute with a straight shot from 18 yards out.\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-defeats-brazil-21",
    "body": "<p>Montreal, Quebec \u0096 Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team defeated sixth ranked Brazil 2-1 today in an international friendly in front of 12,245 at Molson Stadium in Montreal.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAfter a scoreless first half, Brazil&rsquo;s Tatiana Torres was first to score in the 47th minute with a straight shot from 18 yards out.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bRhian Wilkinson of Baie D&rsquo;Urfe, Quebec in her second appearance with Canada scored in the 67th minute when she tapped the ball into the net after a Kara Lang cross that sailed past the Brazil goal keeper Giselle Pereira De Vasconcellos.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAfter a Kristina Kiss free kick in the 88th minute, Canada&rsquo;s winning goal came from Randee Hermus who was able to find the back of the net on a goal mouth scramble.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe game was Canada&rsquo;s first win against Brazil in three games.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanadian goal keeper Karina LeBlanc played all 90 minutes for Canada.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b&ldquo;It was a great preparation game in a great atmosphere,&rdquo; said Head Coach Evan Pellerud. &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t seen something like this in an exhibition game before.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada is scheduled to play Brazil again on Sunday, July 20th at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJuly 17, 2003 \u0096 International Friendly<br>\u200b<br>\u200bMolson Stadium\u0096 Montreal, Quebec<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAttendance: 12,245<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada tt2 (0)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBraziltt1 (0)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCautions: Canada &ndash; Brittany Timko (8); Randee Hermus (54); Andrea Neil (90) ; Brazil: Renata Costa (39); Maycon Santos (50); Tatiana Torres (87, 90); Kelly Cristina (67)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bEjection: Brazil &ndash; Marta Vieira Da Silva (88)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGoals: Canada &ndash; 3-Rhian Wilkinson (67) 11-Randee Hermus (88) Brazil &ndash; Tatiana Torres (47)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada: 1-Karina LeBlanc; 4-Sasha Andrews; 5-Andrea Neil; 7-Diana Matheson; 8-Kristina Kiss; 9-Candace Chapman; 11-Randee Hermus; 13-Melanie Booth (14-Veronique Maranda, 65); 15-Kara Lang; 16-Brittany Timko; 17-Amber Allen ((3-Rhian Wilkinson, 22) 12-Kelly Parker, 90); Head Coach: Even Pellerud.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSubs Not Used: 22-Erin McLeod; 22 \u0096Taryn Swiatek; 10-Linda Consolante<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBrazil: 12-Giselle Pereira De Vasconcellos ; 4-Monica Angelica De Paula ; 3-Juliana Ribeiro Cabral; 6-Rosana Dos Santos Augusto; 2-Tatiana Naiara Vieira Dos Santos Torres ; 8-Renata Aparecida Costa; 15-Rafaela Andrade De Moraes; 18-Cristiane Rozeira De Souza Silva; 16-Kelly Cristina Pereira Da Silva; 17-Maycon Andreia Dos Santos (10-Marta Vieira Da Silva ,69); 19-Elaine Estrela Moura</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}