LONDON 2012: Canada's brilliant qualification to Women's Soccer semifinals vs UNITED STATES

LONDON 2012 WOMEN'S football: Canada 2 vs. Great Britain 0 Live, FINAL. Now, Canada will play against United States for the semifinals, next Tuesday in Manchester Stadium. USA won last friendly 2-1 at 89' minutes, so they are close.

Play by Play

Play by Play

Time	Country	Play
90+3’	CAN	Brittany Amanda Timko caught offside
90+3’	GBR	Shot taken by Karen Carney
89’	CAN	Rhian Emilie Wilkinson commits foul
88’	CAN	Brittany Amanda Timko enters game for Christine Margaret Sinclair
87’	GBR	Shot taken by Fara Williams
86’	CAN	Marie-Eve Nault receives a yellow card
86’	CAN	Marie-Eve Nault commits foul
85’	GBR	Shot taken by Fara Williams
84’	GBR	Rachel Yankey enters game for Sophie Bradley
84’	GBR	Stephanie Houghton commits foul
83’	CAN	Attempt on goal by Christine Margaret Sinclair saved
82’	GBR	Rachel Williams enters game for Kim Little
78’	CAN	Kelly Parker enters game for Sophie Diana Schmidt
77’	GBR	Fara Williams caught offside
77’	GBR	Shot taken by Eniola Aluko
72’	CAN	Shot taken by Lauren Marie Sesselmann
72’	CAN	Corner kick taken by Sophie Diana Schmidt
72’	CAN	Shot taken by Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi
71’	GBR	Attempt on goal by Jill Scott saved
69’	CAN	Corner kick taken by Sophie Diana Schmidt
69’	GBR	Casey Stoney commits foul
68’	GBR	Shot taken by Jill Scott
67’	CAN	Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle commits foul
65’	CAN	Shot taken by Christine Margaret Sinclair
64’	CAN	Diana Beverly Matheson commits foul
63’	GBR	Fara Williams enters game for Ellen White
62’	CAN	Corner kick taken by Sophie Diana Schmidt
61’	CAN	Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle enters game for Jonelle Filigno
60’	GBR	Shot taken by Stephanie Houghton
55’	CAN	Attempt on goal by Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi saved
55’	GBR	Jill Scott commits foul
50’	GBR	Corner kick taken by Kim Little
50’	GBR	Shot taken by Ellen White
49’	CAN	Christine Margaret Sinclair commits foul
47’	CAN	Shot taken by Diana Beverly Matheson
46’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno caught offside
45’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno caught offside
41’	CAN	Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle commits foul
38’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno commits foul
36’	GBR	Corner kick taken by Kim Little
36’	GBR	Attempt on goal by Ellen White saved
31’	GBR	Corner kick taken by Kim Little
30’	GBR	Corner kick taken by Kim Little
26’	GBR	Ellen White commits foul
26’	CAN	Free kick taken by Christine Margaret Sinclair - Goooaaaal!
25’	GBR	Kim Little commits foul
23’	GBR	Shot taken by Karen Carney
23’	GBR	Attempt on goal by Ellen White saved
21’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno commits foul
19’	GBR	Corner kick taken by Kim Little
17’	GBR	Attempt on goal by Jill Scott saved
14’	CAN	Desiree Rose Marie Scott commits foul
12’	CAN	Gooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal! Goal scored by Jonelle Filigno
12’	CAN	Corner kick taken by Sophie Diana Schmidt
10’	GBR	Attempt on goal by Alex Scott saved
7’	CAN	Attempt on goal by Jonelle Filigno saved
6’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno commits foul
5’	CAN	Jonelle Filigno commits foul
4’	CAN	Corner kick taken by Sophie Diana Schmidt

Canada Lineup

Player Stats

Player	Position	Min.
Erin Katrina McLeod	GK	90
Rhian Emilie Wilkinson	DF	90
Marie-Eve Nault x1	DF	90
Lauren Marie Sesselmann	DF	90
Carmelina Moscato	DF	90
Desiree Rose Marie Scott	MF	90
Diana Beverly Matheson	MF	90
Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi	FW	90
Christine Margaret Sinclair 88' x1	FW	88
Sophie Diana Schmidt 78'	MF	78
Jonelle Filigno 61' x1	FW	61
Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle 61'	MF	29
Kelly Parker 78'	MF	12
Brittany Amanda Timko 88'	MF	2
Karina Chenelle Leblanc	GK	-
Melanie Booth	DF	-
Candace Marie Chapman	DF	-
Chelsea Blaine Stewart	MF	-

Great Britain Lineup

Player Stats

Player	Position	Min.
Karen Bardsley	GK	90
Casey Stoney	DF	90
Stephanie Houghton	DF	90
Alex Scott	DF	90
Anita Asante	MF	90
Jill Scott	MF	90
Eniola Aluko	FW	90
Karen Carney	FW	90
Sophie Bradley 84'	DF	84
Kim Little 82'	MF	82
Ellen White 63'	FW	63
Fara Williams 63'	MF	27
Rachel Williams 82'	FW	8
Rachel Yankey 84'	FW	6
Rachel Brown	GK	-
Dunia Susi	DF	-
Claire Rafferty	DF	-
Kelly Smith	FW	-

Team Stats

Team Stats

Country	Goals	Shots	Shots on goal	Corners	Offsides	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Poss. %
Canada	2	9	6	5	3	1	0	53
Great Britain	0	13	5	5	1	0	0	47

CANADA SCORES! 1-0 CANADA. Wilkinson marauds down the right flank. Her cross is headed out into touch. On ensuing corner, Schmidt shorts it to Filigno, sitting at the top of the six yard box. She side foots it into the top of the British goal. A beautifully designed play, and remarkable execution. A really top class goal.

25 mins - The crowd has a new Canadian enemy, as the foul is called on ... someone ... for dumping Scott just outside the British area.

On the ensuing free kick ... SINCLAIR SCORES! What a beautiful goal.

And she's all the way over to the bench to celebrate with the subs. Crowd. Not. Happy.

Canada's line up

GK Erin Mc Leod

Defence Wilkinson, Moscato, Matheson, Sesselman

Midfield: Scott,  Schdmidt, Sinclar, Nault

Strikers: Filigno, Tancredi

CDA XI: McLeod, Moscato, Wilkinson, Sesselmann, Nault, Matheson, Scott, Schmidt, Sinclair, Tancredi, Filigno.

That should spread out as a 4-3-1-2, with Sinclair playing in the hole behind the forwards. OR WILL IT?

Obviously, a few suspicious eyes will turn to GK Erin McLeod, who's been at fault for two of the four goals Canada have allowed in this tournament. I won't gainsay her selection now. I will pretend I knew all along afterward, whichever way it breaks.

And in other tournament news, we already know the three other semi-finalists: Japan (winners over Brazil); USA (winners over New Zealand); and France (winners over ... I'm all confused now. This is too many countries.)

So what we have here are three of the four semi-finalists at last year's Women's World Cup. And maybe the team that finished 16th out of 16 teams at that tournament (Canada)