Floro inches away from looking like a genius; instead, he’ll be under heavy criticism 14 Jul 2015 Then, the replay; it showed Haber was a step ahead of those three defenders when the ball was struck. The linesman had got the offside call correct. We couldn’t even have the cold solace of a conspiracy theory.
Oh no: Canada starts another Gold Cup with a scoreless effort 9 Jul 2015 But at no time in that scoreless 2013 run did Canada have a chance as clear-cut, as golden, as the one that Cyle Larin spurned in the first half of the match in Carson, Calif. against El Salvador.
Floro: Lack of Canadian content on Canadian MLS teams puts national team in “bad position” 6 Jul 2015 “We have three teams who are playing in MLS,” said Floro. “But only two or three players are starting. That’s a bad position for us, no?”
Midfielder Granitto had options in Serie A and MLS, but chose FC Edmonton 24 Feb 2015 Granitto comes from a sporting family. He was born in El Salvador to Argentine parents. His father, Gustavo, ran a tennis academy and had been assigned by the International Tennis Federation to Central America to help develop the game there. Granitto lived in El Salvador till he was five, then his family moved to the United States. Granitto would excel at soccer and would play his way onto the roster at Florida Gulf Coast University, and helped that team to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.
Dissecting another U-20 loss: Why didn’t Hamilton start for Canada? 20 Jan 2015 Through the two most recent games, Larin has become the favourite for minutes, even though Hamilton’s returns have been better. For sure, Hamilton may have needed some rest against El Salvador — hence why he didn’t come into that game till the 81st minute — but Larin had a chance to prove something in that game, and didn’t come up with a finished product.
Ecstasy and the agony: Larin feels the sting of defeat hours after being No. 1 MLS pick 15 Jan 2015 And, deep into second-half stoppage time, Larin stood right next to Romilio Hernandez as the El Salvadoran forward buried the dagger-through-the-heart winner off a set piece. Keeper Nolan Wirth made a diving stop off the first attempt in the box. Larin, who was back in the box to help defend the set piece, had the rebound carom off of him before it fell to Hernandez, who slammed the ball in.
TFC coasts to easy CCL win over listless Aguila side 26 Sep 2012 No Canadian team — club or national side — will ever have as easy a time of a match in Central America as Toronto FC did Tuesday night in its 3-0 win over El Salvador’s CD Aguila in CONCACAF Champions League action.
TFC scores 5 in CCL opener, but the game wasn’t seen by many 2 Aug 2012 With just 5,324 fans in attendance at BMO Field and no TV broadcaster airing the game, Toronto FC's performance in its CONCACAF Champions League opener against CD Aguila could well become an urban legend.
Canadian futsal squad felled by Escobar’s four-goal effort 3 Jul 2012 The Cardiac Kids from Canada scored the first two goals, but then succumbed to a barrage from the hosts. On Monday night, Canada lost its opening match of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship to Guatemala by a 7-3 count.
Last-gasp goal gives Cuba shock draw with Canadian U-23s 27 Mar 2012 Canada looked comfortable until substitute Maykel Reyes leapt high and headed past a helpless Michal Misciewicz, who had kept a spotless goalkeeping record through every other minute of the tournament to date. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
