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Posted by
Mat Rooney,
June 14, 2017 |
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Canada beat Curacao 2-1 in front of 6,026 at Stade Saputo. In the debut heavy game, Canada seemed disorganized to start but picked it up against their Caribbean visitors, thanks to a number of strong substitute performances.
For much of the first half, Canada seemed to be on the defensive. They seemed to struggled to control the ball and get an attack going against Curacao. Several mistakes by the likes of Marcel de Jong and Manjrekar James made it hard for Canada to break free.
Towards the end of the half, Canada seemed to come alive with good outings from Cyle Larin and Junior Hoillett but neither was able to find the net.
Rangelo Janga and Gevaro Nepomuceno put Curacao on the board first, as Janga blasted a pass from Nepomuceno passed both James and Milan Borjan. James would redeem himself moments later by scoring just before the half.
Canada seemed to come fully alive in the second half, thanks to the entry of several subs into the game.
Subs Anthony Jackson-Hamel and debutant Alphonso Davies had nearly half Canada’s shot tally in their short time on the pitch, with Jackson-Hamel scoring the game winner. Davies was also able to draw a penalty, that Hoillett was unable to score (hitting the post).
Joining Davies in the debutant category were Raheem Edwards, Mark-Anthony Kaye, and Juan Córdova. All looked good in the game, as did coach Octavio Zambrano in his debut with the senior team.
Overall Canada still seems to have some work to do ahead of next month’s Gold Cup but it’s good to see them heading in the right direction.
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