{
    "title": "Canada Earns 2-1 Win in Japan",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:51:56",
    "published_at": "2004-08-03 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-earns-2-1-win-in-japan",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/pTFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s 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. Brittany Timko scored in the fourth minute to give Canada the early lead. Aysha Jamani scored the winner in the 64th minute. Japan halved t\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-earns-2-1-win-in-japan",
    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;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.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBrittany Timko scored in the fourth minute to give Canada the early lead. Aysha Jamani scored the winner in the 64th minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJapan halved the Canadian lead in the 72nd minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labee played all 90 minutes.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093It was a good game,\u0094 said Head Coach Even Pellerud. \u0093Our team was almost the Under-19 team with Hooper and Sinclair added. Overall, it was an excellent camp.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAugust 2, 2004 \u0096 Exhibition<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAmino Vital Field &ndash; Tokyo, Japan<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada &ndash; 2(1)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJapantSelectt &ndash; 1(0)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGoals: Canada- Timko (4); Jamani (64) Japan &ndash; Miyazaki (72)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada: 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.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSubs not used: 20-Taryn Swiatek; 22-Stacey VanBoxmeer; 9-Melissa Tancredi; 16-Katie Thorlakson.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}