Canada's Olympic dreams are still alive.
After an opening day loss to the U.S., Canada’s U-23 side bounced back with a convincing 3-1 victory over Panama on Saturday afternoon at Sporting Park.
Michael Petrasso, Skylar Thomas, and Whitecaps FC Residency graduate Ben Fisk provided the scoring for Canada. Whitecaps FC striker Caleb Clarke, who set up Petrasso’s goal, and WFC2 defender Jackson Farmer also appeared in the match.
Canada will conclude the group stage on Tuesday against Cuba (4 p.m. PT), knowing a win (or potentially a draw) would secure a top two finish in Group A and therefore a semifinal berth.
Both semifinal winners will qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, while the winner of the third-place game will advance to an intercontinental playoff against Colombia for the final berth.
Here are the Group A standings after Saturday’s matches:
<strong>TEAM</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>W</strong> |
<strong>L</strong> |
<strong>D</strong> |
<strong>GF</strong> |
<strong>GA</strong> |
<strong>PTS</strong> |
<p align="center">United States</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">0</p> |
<p align="center">0</p> |
<p align="center">9</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">6</p> |
<p align="center">Canada</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">0</p> |
<p align="center">4</p> |
<p align="center">4</p> |
<p align="center">3</p> |
<p align="center">Panama</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">0</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">4</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">Cuba</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">0</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p align="center">7</p> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
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