“I would not know how to describe the field. It’s not even playable,” said Occean. “We came out with a big win and that’s important for us.”
“I would not know how to describe the field. It’s not even playable,” said Occean. “We came out with a big win and that’s important for us.”
“I’m glad we played the game,” said Stephen Hart who was less than happy with the game overall. “The first half, we did OK for about the opening 30 minutes of the game and then it was a matter of keeping proper possession of the ball and basically giving them the chances that they had.”
Both Jackson and Edgar were in the starting lineups as Norwich City faced Burnley. But it was Jackson who got the last laugh, as his Premier League Canaries beat Edgar and his Championship-side Burnley by a 4-1 score.
Those who watched the World Cup qualifier from Toronto's BMO Field cannot be faulted for perhaps falling asleep at some point or changing channels during the uneventful and disappointing 0-0 draw.
In the most dominating game in the history of the men’s program, Canada easily beat tiny St. Lucia 7-0. Simeon Jackson led the way with a first-half hat trick with Olivier Occean and Iain Hume contributing two goals each respectively.
Simeon Jackson and Tossaint Ricketts scored second-half goals late to give Canada an important 3-0 away win Tuesday over Puerto Rico in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
Injuries have already forced national-team coach Stephen Hart to make three changes to the roster ahead of Canada’s first two World Cup qualifiers.
As Canada prepares to begin its World Cup qualifying campaign — which kicks off Sept. 2 against Puerto Rico — coach Stephen Hart has a lot on his plate. With that in mind, The 11, with some input from our readers, has created a list of players — not including Junior Hoilett, he’s been talked about ad nauseam already— who didn’t take part in the Gold Cup and could inject some life into the Canadian squad.
The time for talking is over — in just over 24 hours, Canada will look to upstage its rivals from the Unites States as both teams begin their Gold Cup campaigns in Detroit. Whenever the U.S. and Canada play each other it’s a big game, but when the neighbours take to the pitch on Tuesday night, the Red and White will also have revenge on its mind.
Burnley defender David Edgar confirmed through Twitter that he will be called up for the March 29 friendly between Canada and Belarus scheduled for Antalya, Turkey. Edgar acknowledged his fans who congratulated him on his call-up.
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