After opening the 2015 U-20 CONCACAF Championship with a 3-1 win over Haiti, Canada (1W-1L-0D) fell 2-0 to Mexico (2W-0L-0D) Monday in their second match of the tournament at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Jamaica.
Hirving Lozana gave Mexico a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute and Diego Peneda Juarez added an insurance marker in stoppage time. Mexico, a tournament favourite who beat Cuba 9-1 in their opener, outshot Canada by a 17-6 margin, but Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency graduate Nolan Wirth kept things close with a pair of outstandings saves.
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<b>canM20 head coach Rob Gale comments on the match</b> |
The Canadians looked stronger as the match went on and came close in the 65th minute when Michael Petrasso sent a shot just wide, but fell just short in the end.
"I think we can continue to play better," Canadian U-20 head coach Rob Gale said after the match. "That's why I'm confident. You haven't seen the best of us yet. We'll regroup from this."
The U-20 CONCACAF Championship doubles as the region’s qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Click here for more information.
Canada’s next match is Thursday vs. El Salvador at 12 p.m. PT.
WHITECAPS FC WATCH
- Sam Adekugbe: Started and played the full 90 minutes at left back.
- Marco Bustos: Started and played the full 90 minutes in midfield.
- Alex Comsia: Started and played the full 90 minutes at centre back.
- Jordan Haynes: Subbed on in the 63rd minute to make his tournament debut. Picked up a yellow card in the 72nd minute.
- Kianz Froese: Started and played 70 minutes on the left wing before getting subbed off.
- Chris Serban: Started and played the full 90 minutes at right back.
- Nolan Wirth: Started, played the full 90 minutes, and made a number of key saves, including a diving save off a header in the 80th minute.
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GROUP B STANDINGS
<strong>TEAM</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>W</strong> |
<strong>L</strong> |
<strong>D</strong> |
<strong>GF</strong> |
<strong>GA</strong> |
<strong>GD</strong> |
<strong>PTS</strong> |
<p>Mexico</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>11</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>+10</p> |
<p>6</p> |
<p>Honduras</p> |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
4 |
<p>Canada</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>El Salvador</p> |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
<p>Haiti</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>4</p> |
<p>-2</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>Cuba</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>12</p> |
<p>-11</p> |
<p>0</p> |
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