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March 25, 2013 |
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Canada 0 Belarus 2
In a match in which Canada did not convert their scoring chances, the Belarus National Team took full advantage and pulled out a 2-0 victory on Monday, March 25th at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar.
See also: Canada push to the final whistle in loss to Japan
Vitali Radzionau and Uladzimir Khavaschynski provided the goals as Belarus converted its two best opportunities while the Canadians squandered a number of good looks on goal.
The game was quite spirited and intense for an exhibition match – with both teams receiving multiple yellow cards and Belarusian Head Coach Georgy Kondratiev being ejected from the match early in the second half.
“It was frustrating,” said Interim Canadian Head Coach Tony Fonseca.“We lost 2-0 and that doesn’t tell the story of the game. I thought we played well, controlled a large part of the possession and created chances. But that’s football…”
While disappointed by the loss – the Canadian coach was pleased with the effort and intensity his side put into the game.
“There is no such thing as a friendly, that’s the way it should be,” said Fonseca. “Our players got into it and I loved the commitment they showed.”
Canada had a number of chances in the game with perhaps the best opportunity of first-half going to Marcel De Jong.
The Canadian left-back whipped in a free-kick effort but it dipped just over the crossbar.
Tosaint Rickett, Will Johnson and Marcus Haber had chances in the second half – but none of the three were successful in finding the right touch in front of goal.
Goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski earned his first cap for Canada and started between the sticks. Stefan Cebara started his first match for the senior team.
Match Highlights: Canada 0-2 Belarus
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