hodgkiss Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 2-0 canada! goal by alex semments at 60" hold boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodgkiss Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 semenets leaves at 76' and agourram comes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 This is a good scoreline. Pretty sure right now Canada is at +1 and Cameroon even with all three teams on a win and a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 And Cameroon go down a man. Good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodgkiss Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 cameroon player ejected at 94+ so i'm assuming this is probably a final now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think we're finishing first of the group with that result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Impressive showing by Semenets of the Whitecaps. That's what, 3 goals in 2 games. Not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex36 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Alex is a scoring machine and can find the back of the net. Hopefully they advance and get another game to get more experience. sounds like they defended better this game and didnt allow as many oppertunities. Anywhere to get a game play recap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 And I think this is the first time we've beaten Cameroon at any level since the 1984 Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I thought we were going two and out. Semenets eh good to see him with the nats as he is Ukraine eligible too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 ^ He must be rated quite highly by Niendorf as he was the one on trial with TSG Hoffenheim, who have a great new development system in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Congratulations Boys. I'm very proud of this group. Any success in this tournament would definitely be against the odds. This is a group of boys that were largely strangers to one another and they've come together (under difficult conditions in Beirut). Word is that the CSA coaches like what they are seeing from some of these players. Who knows...maybe some of these young men have earned themselves a 2nd look down the road. To me, the best part of this tournament was the ability to expose new players to the national team coaches. Hopefully some of them might impress pro scouts as well, especially the ones who are not attached to a full time clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Ya it seems guys like Semenets and Davies score a lot for the Residency but have always been in the shadow of guys like Haber, Edwini-Bonsu, Orgill and Gage so they don't get their due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbucks22 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Game Report - http://www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_U20WC/game_profile.asp?gameId=1765 Canada came up big in its second game of the 2009 Francophone Games group stage with a 2:0 victory over Cameroon. With the victory, Canada finished first in Group B and qualified for the semi-final stage of the 2009 competition. “Knowing we had to win, the players performed very strong towards a 0-0 scoreline at the half,” said Canadian coach Tony Fonseca. “In the second half, knowing we needed two goals, the players put in a lot of effort and were rewarded.” Canada’s second half goals were scored by Agustin De Medina in the 49th minute and Alex Semenets in the 60th minute. After the 2:0 victory over Cameroon today and the 2:3 loss to Rwanda on 26 September, Canada finished the group stage with three points and a +1 goal differential. The play was even in the first half as Canada adjusted well to the size and speed of the Cameroon players. Canada displayed good pace and created a couple of chances. Canadian goalkeeper Michal Misiewicz was not tested in the first half, although Cameroon nearly scored on the last play of the first half. On a Cameroon free kick, Canadian defender Taylor Lord came up big as he blocked the shot and deflected it wide. In the second half, Canada created more opportunities as it pressed to find the back of the net. De Medina was the first to score, doing so on a header from a Paris Nakajima-Farran cross. Then in the 60th minute, Alex Semenets was pulled down in the box and he was awarded a shot from the penalty mark. Semenets made no mistake with his shot to make it 2-0 for Canada. After Canada’s second goal, Cameroon responded and dictated the play, but could not penetrate Canada’s back end. With five minutes to go, goalkeeper Misiewicz made a tremendous save to keep his clean sheet in tact. In the 94th minute, substitute Reda Agourram was taken down in the box and Canada was awarded another kick from the penalty mark. This time, Philippe Davies’ shot was blocked by the Cameroon goalkeeper. Canada’s next match will be the semi-final match on 3 October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Canada will play Congo in the semifinal and Morocco plays Cote d'Ivoire in the other semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Bites Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 So how did Cameroon's U-20's play Canada when they just lost to the United States at the U-20 World Cup 2 days ago? Am I missing something here? http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=253217/match=300090221/summary.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Reality Bites So how did Cameroon's U-20's play Canada when they just lost to the United States at the U-20 World Cup 2 days ago? Am I missing something here? http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=253217/match=300090221/summary.html Obviously not the cameroon A squad just as this certainly isn't our A squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 what's to say that Cameroon sent actual U20 players to the Francophone games? we all know that the african nations have a reputation for playing fast and loose with birth certificates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 quote:Originally posted by VPjr what's to say that Cameroon sent actual U20 players to the Francophone games? we all know that the african nations have a reputation for playing fast and loose with birth certificates If mistakes were made, they would be a couple months off at worst. Alot of third world nations are like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Keegan Ya it seems guys like Semenets and Davies score a lot for the Residency but have always been in the shadow of guys like Haber, Edwini-Bonsu, Orgill and Gage so they don't get their due. That, or the more likely scenario of the res being really deep in talent! Of course I'm just a biased Caps fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay20 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Pictures from game against Cameroon http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-54-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-55-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-56-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-57-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-58-eng.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Macksam If mistakes were made, they would be a couple months off at worst. Alot of third world nations are like that. My buddy played in the Everton youth set up for a few years and he told me of 2 African players who admitted on a night out that they were actually about 2 years older than their birth certificates said they were. I think it happens more than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Jay20 Pictures from game against Cameroon http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-54-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-55-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-56-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-57-eng.cfm http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/francophonie/rslts_img/photo-58-eng.cfm We got some good looking boys on the team. It will help for the PR and marketing of the future senior team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 We lost today. Regulation time, tied 2-2 (goals by Jarek Whiteman at 3rd minute and Reda Agourram at the 89th minute). Went to extra time, then PKs. Congo keeper made 4 saves, our keeper made 3 saves. We lost PKs 2-1 Unfortunate result but not a bad run all in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 quote:Originally posted by maccaliam My buddy played in the Everton youth set up for a few years and he told me of 2 African players who admitted on a night out that they were actually about 2 years older than their birth certificates said they were. I think it happens more than you think. Falsified birth certificates are a MASSIVE issue and its a story that doesn't get discussed very often. Just gets brushed under the carpet alot of the time but it is very common. It's like a running inside joke that at international U17 and U20 tournaments, the 1st world countries are truly youth teams and many of the 3rd world countries are senior teams. Someone mentioned in passing to me that there is talk of instituting mandatory bone density testing at international youth tournaments. I'm not sure if that's 100% for sure or just something that is being debated. I'm also not sure how long it takes for those tests to be processed. I've heard that many big clubs are alread starting to use bone density tests to double check the veracity of some players birth certificates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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