Canada Earns 2-1 Win in Japan

Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team defeated the Japanese National Select Team 2-1 in exhibition play at the Amino Vital Field Stadium in Tokyo on Monday, August 2.
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​Brittany Timko scored in the fourth minute to give Canada the early lead. Aysha Jamani scored the winner in the 64th minute.
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​Japan halved the Canadian lead in the 72nd minute.
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​Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labee played all 90 minutes.
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​“It was a good game,” said Head Coach Even Pellerud. “Our team was almost the Under-19 team with Hooper and Sinclair added. Overall, it was an excellent camp.”
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​August 2, 2004 – Exhibition
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​Amino Vital Field – Tokyo, Japan
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​Canada – 2(1)
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​JapantSelectt – 1(0)
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​Goals: Canada- Timko (4); Jamani (64) Japan – Miyazaki (72)
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​Canada: 1-Stephanie Labee; 11-Josee Belanger (8-Veronique Maranda, 71); 7-Amanda Cicchini; 10-Charmaine Hooper (4-Rhian Wilkinson, 68); 14-Aysha Jamani (3-Jodi-Ann Robinson, 65); 15-Kara Lang; 13-Diana Matheson; 18-Sari Raber; 12-Christine Sinclair; 17-Brittany Timko (6-Leah Robinson, 59); 5-Emily Zurrer; Head Coach-Even Pellerud.
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​Subs not used: 20-Taryn Swiatek; 22-Stacey VanBoxmeer; 9-Melissa Tancredi; 16-Katie Thorlakson.