CONCACAF

April 27, 2005 Canada shuts out France France 0 Canada 2 (0-0) Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Strasbourg, France Scoring Canada Schmidt, 78th. minute Canada Neil, 89th. Canada 1-Leblanc, Karina 2-Cicchini, Amanda 3-Schmidt, Sophie 4-Andrews,Sasha 6-Robinson, Jodi-Ann(14-Allen, Amber 67) 7-Morneau, Isabelle 8-Matheson, Diana 11-Hermus, Randee 13-Walsh, Amy 16-Thorlakson, Katie (5-Neil, Andrea, 67) 17-Timko, Brittany Substitutes not used 20-Swiatek, Taryn 10-Hooper, Charmaine 9-Tancredi, Melissa 15-Lang, Kara Post game quote: Head Coach Even Pellerud Fielding a very young team without regular starters as Christine Sinclair and Candace Chapman, and using veterans as Andrea Neil and Charmaine Hooper as replacement players; our team accomplished a stunning win by beating France 2-0. This was our fourth game in eight days and our focus was on team structure and discipline. France, an often mentioned candidate to win the European Championship in June, started strong offensively, but Randee Hermus and Sasha Andrews in the back controlled the tempo and did not allow penetrations. With a well organized midfield, our players fed our strikers with good services and we scored (Schmidt) on a well taken volley from the back post.