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The Canadian Press
TAMPA, FL — Canada dug a hole early on Sunday, conceding two goals in the first 10 minutes, to take defending champions USA 4-1 in the final of the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15. was defeated. Championship.
Alexandra Pfeiffer and Kennedy Fuller scored in her seventh and her tenth minutes, respectively, of the 70-minute match. Abby Barek and Ashlynn Puerta added insurance goals in the 67th and stoppage time (72nd) to level the score for Canada.
Isabelle Chukwu she replied for Canada in the 26th minute and scored her first US conceded goal of the tournament.
Hillsboro County Kickoff at 11am local time at her Sportsplex was 30 degrees Celsius and it felt like 34 degrees.
In the 7th minute, Canada failed to clear the ball from their own half and Pfeiffer put Canada keeper Noel Henning in the lead with a left-footed shot from a tight angle, giving the USA the lead.
Things took a turn for the worse when Caroline Helfrich's cross hit Bianca's Hanisch's arm and Jamaican referee Nelessa's Goldson pointed to her spot for a penalty. Fuller stepped up and beat Henning 2-0 in the 10th minute.
As the United States continued to press, Hennig made his diving one-handed save in the 18th minute to block McCammon's long shot from his Ainsley.
Isabel's twin sister Annabelle Chukwu of Canada had a half-chance in the 20th minute but failed to make proper contact with the ball in front of goal. , United States keeper Molly She conceded a goal to Bapenski. clean.
Isabelle Chukwu came on after her break as she cooled in the 25th minute and made an immediate impact, in the 26th minute she edged past Vapensky to cut the US lead to 2-1. rice field.
Hennig made his save fine again in the 44th minute, Katy he dove in to fend off Fuller's redirect of Scott's free kick.
Twin sisters Keelin and Tegan Stewart will represent Canada in the second half.
Barek won 3–1 in the closing stages of the game after his American teammate turned the Canadian defender Nutmeg to force Barek clear. Ballek took his time getting the ball between Henning's legs.
Puerta completed the scoring with a low cross from close range.
USA won all three of her CONCACAF U-15 Championships in which she participated, and also won the trophy in 2016 and her 2018.
Canada won her inaugural tournament in 2014 and failed to reach the semi-finals in 2016 (where she lost 2-0 to the USA) and 2018.
Fuller won the tournament's Golden His Ball Award as Top Player, as well as the Fair Play Award. Gabriela Quesada of the US Virgin Islands won the Golden Boot Award for leading scorer.
On Thursday, when her two North American rivals met in their Group B final match, the United States won her 1-0 victory, with both teams thriving thanks to victories over Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. They had already qualified for the semi-finals. The Americans defeated Canada in that match with her 11-1 victory, taking the lead with a 17th-minute goal from Fuller.
The United States defeated the Dominican Republic in the semi-finals, her 6-0 victory. Canada advanced to the final after beating Mexico 6-5 on penalties after drawing 0-0. Early on Sunday, Mexico beat the Dominican Republic 5-0 in her third-place play-off.
The eight-team League A Canadian went 3-1-0 into Sunday's final, where he beat his opponent 9-2. The Americans were 4-0-0 and 30-0 in goals.
Canada is coached by her Jasmine Mander of Delta, BC.
League B ranked 12 CONCACAF teams: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, St Kitts and Nevis, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Nicaragua beat Aruba to her 3-1 victory to clinch the League B title on Saturday.
The American beat Mexico her 3-0 to win the final competition of the 2018 CONCACAF U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida. The 2020 tournament has been canceled due to the pandemic. Canada's record in
tournaments is her 16-4-2.
Of her 51 players who have represented Canada in the last three tournaments, 12 are already Olympic champions Giulia Grosso (2014) and Jordyn Uitema (2014 and 2016). , and Jade Riviere (2016).
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This Canadian Press report was first published on August 7, 2022
