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    "title": "Canada fight to hard-earned draw in Houston",
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    "published_at": "2013-01-30 01:12:00",
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    "subtitle": "A young Canadian team put in a mature performance to earn a 0:0 draw against USA.",
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    "body": "<p>A young Canadian team put in a mature performance to earn a 0:0 draw against USA in a Men&rsquo;s International Friendly in Houston, TX on Tuesday 29 January.</p><p>Canada was resilient under spells of American pressure but did well to create chances of its own as well.</p><p>Dwayne De Rosario had arguably the best chance of the match, but his volley was beaten away by USA goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 6th minute.</p><p>After a season-opening loss to Denmark, Interim Head Coach Colin Miller was pleased with the way his players responded against the Americans.</p><p>&ldquo;We were disappointed with aspects of our performance on Saturday but the boys showed everything you would expect of Canadian football in terms of heart, passion and endeavour tonight,&rdquo; Miller told CanadaSoccerTV after the match in Houston.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very proud of the players, everyone has been totally committed since I&rsquo;ve arrived.&rdquo;</p><p><em>Match Highlights: Canada 0:0USA</em></p><p>Canadian keeper Simon Thomas earned a clean sheet in his first start.</p><p>Canada&rsquo;s next scheduled fixture is a Men&rsquo;s International Friendly against Japan to take place in Doha, Qatar on 22 March.</p><p><a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1105&amp;t=game_summary_soccer_new\">MatchReport: Canada MNT 0:0 USA</a></p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-354c060c-2814-4670-a0c5-4dcc4d71034b\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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