Canada opened the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Qualifiers with a 15:0 win over Martinique at Estadio Panamericano. The Friday win featured 10 different Canadian goalscorers, setting a new all-time record for Canada Soccer’s National Teams. Substitutes Nyah Rose and Olivia Smith each scored a hat trick, Annabelle Chukwu scored a goal in each half, while starters Thae Mouratidis, Florianne Jourde, Ella Ottey, Jeneva Hernandez Gray, Zoe Markesini, Rosa Maalouf and Jaime Perrault each scored one. Goalkeeper Coralie Lallier and her backline posted the clean sheet while midfielder Olivia Smith was named player of the match.
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\u200b“We want to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and we’re using every day as an opportunity, so even in games like this, it’s important for the players to stay focused and build for the next day,” said Cindy Tye, Canada Soccer’s Women U-20 Coach. “We’re happy with the result, but now we’ll rest and reset for our match against St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
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\u200bMATCH CENTRE & MATCH REPORT CANADA SOCCER :
\u200b https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=4422
CAN 15 : 0 MTQ
\u200b2023-04-14 San Cristóbal, DOMR
\u200bOneSoccer ; Estadio Panamericano, att. 75
\u200bReferee / Arbitre : Astrid Gramajo (Shirly Baten, Falone, Dieurisma, Smeedly Saint Jean)
Goals / Buts
\u200bCAN 4′ Thae Mouratidis (left foot / pied gauche) 1-0 (Interception)
\u200bCAN 6′ Florianne Jourde (left foot / pied gauche) 2-0 (a.Annabelle Chukwu)
\u200bCAN 11′ Ella Ottey (head / tête) 3-0 (a.Rosa Maalouf)
\u200bCAN 21′ Jeneva Hernandez Gray (right foot / pied droit) 4-0 (Interception)
\u200bCAN 35′ Zoe Markesini (right foot / pied droit) 5-0 (a.Jaime Perrault)
\u200bCAN 37′ Rosa Maalouf (right foot / pied droit) 6-0 (a.Ella Ottey)
\u200bCAN 40′ Jaime Perrault (right foot / pied droit) 7-0 (a.Annabelle Chukwu)
\u200bCAN 45′ Annabelle Chukwu (left foot / pied gauche) 8-0 (a.Zoe Markesini)
\u200bCAN 50′ Olivia Smith (right foot / pied droit) 9-0 (a.Florianne Jourde)
\u200bCAN 54′ Annabelle Chukwu (right foot / pied droit) 10-0 (a.Olivia Smith)
\u200bCAN 64′ Nyah Rose (left foot / pied gauche) 11-0 (a. Ella Ottey)
\u200bCAN 65′ Olivia Smith (right foot / pied droit) 12-0 (a.Jeneva Hernandez Gray)
\u200bCAN 68′ Nyah Rose (right foot / pied droit) 13-0 (a. Jaime Perrault)
\u200bCAN 76′ Nyah Rose (PK right foot / pied droit) 14-0
\u200bCAN 85′ Olivia Smith (CK right foot / pied droit) 15-0
CANADA – 1 GK Coralie Lallier; 2 Mya Archibald (19 Jadea Collin 80′), 6 Zoe Markesini, 5 Clare Logan, 3 Ella Ottey, 18 Thae Mouratidis (8 Ella McBride 80′) , 13 Florianna Jourde cap,(17 Kayla Briggs 63′). 8 Jeneva Hernandez Gray, 7 Jaime Perrault, 11 Rosa Maalouf (10 Olivia Smith HT’), 9 Annabelle Chukwu (12 Nyah Rose 63′). Coach / Entraîneure Cindy Tye. Unused substitutes / substituts non utilisés : 20 GK Faith Fenwick, 21 Noelle Henning; 8 Ella Mcbride, 16 Renee Watson, 15 Sophie Murdock.
Performance Player of the Match / Performance Joueuse du match:
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\u200bCanada will face St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday 16 April (18:00 ET / 16.00 MT / 15.00 PT), Cuba on Thursday 20 April (18:00 ET / 16.00 MT / 15.00 PT), and will conclude their series against El Salvador on Saturday 22 April (18:00 ET / 16.00 MT / 15.00 PT). The matches will be broadcast live on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980) as well as online at OneSoccer.ca, through the OneSoccer app and on the fuboTV Canada platform. Throughout the competition, fans will find coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter featuring the hashtag #canw20.
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\u200bCANADA SOCCER’S WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada are Olympic champions (Tokyo in 2021), two-time bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016), and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) and four consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2021). At Tokyo 2020, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team became the first Canadian team to win three consecutive medals at the Summer Olympic Games and just the third nation in the world to win three medals in women’s soccer.
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\u200bCanada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles: the 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Canada have qualified for eight editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all seven editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).