UAE FIFA WORLD CUP U-17 MEN: Canada opened with a 2:2 draw against Austria

 

 

Canada vs Austria - 2013-10-19

Canada, FIFA U-17 World Cup
Project: [2013-10] FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013

Canada	Austria
2	2

Location
Venue
Kickoff	17.00 local (09.00 ET / 06.00 PT)
Broadcast	Sportsnet World (TD: 19.00 ET / 16.00 PT)
Canada colours	All Red
Austria colours	White shirts / Black shorts

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canm17	2:2	AUT
Jordan Hamilton (53') Elias Roubos (58')		(28') (61')

Canada m17 opens UAE 2013 with a point

19 October 2011

Canada opened with a 2:2 draw against Austria at the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013. Both sides traded goals and opportunities, but had to be content with a single point each.

Sascha Horvath opened the scoring before Jordan Hamilton and Elias Roubos gave Canada a 2-1 just inside the hour mark. Austria's Nikola Zivotic equalised for Austria just three minutes later.

This marks Canada’s sixth participation at the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, with this year’s edition featuring players born 1996 or later. The 24-team tournament runs 17 October to 8 November.

Canada’s next match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 will be in three days when Canada faces Iran on 22 October (live on Sportsnet World, 09.00 ET / 06.00 PT). Canada’s third and final group match will be Friday 25 October against Argentina (again live on Sportsnet World, 12.00 ET / 09.00 PT).

Match Report : Canada M17 2:2 Austria

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