WSW Canada Game Results

Two goals by veteran Charmaine Hooper bolster win for Canada over Holland
Canada 3 Holland 1
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Attendance – 4,500

Scoring
Canada Hooper, 4th. minute
Holland Smith,8th.
Canada Hooper, 10th.
Canada Schmidt, 71st.

Canada
22-McLeod, Erin
2-Latham, Christine
3-Schmidt, Sophie
5-Neil, Andrea (17-Timko, Brittany, 61)
8-Matheson, Diana
9-Franko, Martina
10-Hooper, Charmaine
11-Hermus, Randee (4-Andrews, Sasha, 75)
12-Sinclair, Christine (16-Thorlakson, Katie, 78)
13-Walsh, Amy (15-Kara Lang, 65);
14-Wilkinson, Rhian (7-Morneau, Isabelle, 85)

Substitute not used
1-LeBlanc, Karina

Head Coach Even Pellerud

Holland
1- Wissink, Marleen -Captain
2- Bito, Dyanne
3- Migchelsen, Liesbeth
4- De Boer, Marloes
5- Hogewoning, Petra
6- Demarteau, Dionne
7- Louwaars, Gilanne
8- Griffioen, Annemieke (14- Hoogendijk, Anouk, 46)
9- Melis, Manon
10- Delies, Nicole
11- Smith, Shirley
18- Heiligenberg, Claudia v.d., 75)

Caution
Hogewoning, 90+

Substitutes not used
12- Stolk. Chavelli
13- Minnaar, Felicienne
15- Smit, Sylvia
16- Geurts, Loes
17- Voss, Jennifer
19- Vugts, Dominique
20- Legemate,Karin

Head Coach Vera Poux

Officials

Referee Sandra Sarafini (USA)

Referee Assts.

1 Denise Robinson (Canada)

2 Charlene Douglas (Canada)

4th.Official Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Statistical	Canada	Holland
Shots	10	1
Saves
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offside

Game report

Canada came out with their attacking threesome of Sinclair, Hooper, and Wilkinson, a comnination that put Holland off balance from the opening whistle.
In the first minute of play Wissink kicked out a shot from Schmidt and it would quickly go downhill from there for Holland.

Less than three minutes later Hooper converted a failed clearance for her first goal. Although four minutes later Holland counter attacked quickly with a clever run by Louwwars who passed off to an unmarked Smith who drove it firmly past the keeper, Hooper took charge again when Neil headed a ball towards goal, and flicked it past the goalie for the go ahead goal.

Twenty minutes from the end of the match Schmidt cemented the win when she ran on to a free kick by Timko, and headed it past the keeper.

Post game quote by Head Coach Even Pellerud
We played another solid game; maybe more solid than spectacular. It was a very similar game to the match on Wednesday when we managed once again to put a lot of pressure on the Dutch team and could have scored more than we did.

Perhaps we were more lively this afternoon and a bit more skillful but the game was also hindered somewhat by a very strong wind.

Overall the goal chances were exactly the same as our last game which is quite remarkable, but in the end we won two matches against a Dutch team that perhaps was expecting to perform a bit better than they did.