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November 2013
Though they may have fallen at the final hurdle at the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship, there is a measure of consolation for Canada’s Women’s U-17 Team in that they have bigger battles to win next March.
After 90 scoreless minutes, Canada was beaten 0(2):0(4) in penalty kicks by Mexico as Canada finished as runners-up for the second straight tournament while Mexico won their first ever CONCACAF championship at the women’s u-17 level.
“I’m really, really proud of the girls. If you look at what this team’s about, it’s about future national team players,” said Canadian Head Coach Bev Priestman. “I think losing on penalties it’s hard for the girls but ultimately, there have been some girls who stepped up in this tournament and are knocking on the door.”
Canada weathered the storm early as Mexico created a few chances but the Canadian defence bent but never broke and eventually started to press forward and created some chances on their own.
At the U-17 level, there is no extra time and after a second half where both teams had their chances, the two teams went straight to penalty kicks.
Mexico had beaten the United States on penalties in the semi-finals and showed their experience as they converted their first three chances while Canada only converted one of their first three.
But despite the loss, the journey isn’t
over for this young team as they’ll focus on taking on the world in Costa Rica
at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2014 thanks to their 5:0 win over Jamaica in
the semi-finals.
“I think we have to keep up the great work
we’ve done,” said Priestman. “I think defensively we’re always going to have to
build on that. In possession this team has a lot of strengths we just have to
keep working on it.”
The fourth edition of the CONCACAF Women's
Under-17 Championship ran from 30 October to 9 November and featured eight teams
split into two groups of four. The top two teams of each group moved on to the
knockout stage where the two final teams qualified for the fourth FIFA U-17
Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014 to be held from 15 March to 5 April.
In addition to Canada and Mexico, Costa
Rica (host), China, Japan, Korea DPR, Nigeria, Venezuela, Colombia, and Paraguay
are all qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2014. Six spots are still to
be determined, with two countries from Africa, one from Oceania and three from
Europe still to be qualified.
Canada vs Mexico - 2013-11-09
Canada, CONCACAF Women's Under-17 ChampionshipProject: [2013-11] CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship
| Canada | Mexico |
|---|---|
 |  |
| 0 | 1 |
| Location | Montego Bay, JAM |
| Venue | Catherine Hall Park |
| Kickoff | 18.00 local (18.00 ET / 15.00 PT) |
| Broadcast | Sportsnet World |
| Canada colours | White |
| Mexico colours | Black |
| Canada Player of the Match | Jessie Fleming |
| canw17 | 0:1 | MEX |
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