Olympic Games: Canada vs New Zealand - Thursday, July 25th - 11am Eastern / 8am Pacific - Saint-Étienne

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Canada vs New Zealand
Olympic Games, Group Stage, Match #1
Thursday, July 25 2024
11am Eastern / 8am Pacific / 5pm local
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France

Broadcast in Canada:
CBC 
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6441559
https://ici.tou.tv/evenement-en-direct/41951

Canada's roster:
https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-and-canadian-olympic-committee-unveil-womens-national-team-roster-for-the-paris-olympic-games/
Since the roster was announced Collins is out through injury and has been replaced by Carle. Scott is now an alternate.

New Zealand's roster:
https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/142844?newsfeedId=1275608
Since the roster was announced, New Zealand have also made changes:
https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/143444?newsfeedId=1275608

Weather:
Sunny and 19°C

Note:
• Andy Spence will be the head coach for this match after Bev Priestman decided to recuse herself due to the drone-spying scandal.
https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=55768

[narduch]

You can also stream this on CBC Gem.

Which I recommend getting if you want to watch the other Olympic soccer matches (men and women)

[narduch]

Riviere is out with an ankle injury.

Replaced by Zadorsky

 

[jonovision]

 

[TOcanadafan]

9 minutes ago, jonovision said:

 

Not sure how you don’t start Awujo… she was our best player in the Mexico friendlies.  Best player on the ball and always looking to progress it forward.

Edited July 25 by TOcanadafan

[BearcatSA]

12 minutes ago, TOcanadafan said:

Not sure how you don’t start Awujo… she was our best player in the Mexico friendlies.  Best player on the ball and always looking to progress it forward.

I like Awujo, too.  I thought that she would be one to watch at this tourney.

[rkomar]

Maybe they thought Awujo might be too inexperienced for the pressures of the occasion?  Give her some time on the bench to soak it all in and then put her into the games.

[narduch]

Canada ties it in 1st half injury time

[dyslexic nam]

Nice goal - and not really something that would be assisted by drone footage.   

[Gian-Luca]

6 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

Nice goal - and not really something that would be assisted by drone footage.   

The drone footage apparently was to show them how not to cross the ball into the box properly for the first 40 minutes of the match. Thankfully that was a great team goal at the end level things.

 

[Gian-Luca]

Not familiar with the lady joining Andi Petrillo and Amy Walsh in the CBC panel - anyone know who she is?

[jonovision]

16 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said:

Not familiar with the lady joining Andi Petrillo and Amy Walsh in the CBC panel - anyone know who she is?

I believe it was Shireen Ahmed. Only saw a minute of HT and missed the introductions.

[Gian-Luca]

Fleming to Viens for 2-1 lead. 

[Gian-Luca]

23 minutes ago, jonovision said:

I believe it was Shireen Ahmed. Only saw a minute of HT and missed the introductions.

Had to google her as I had never heard of her. Apparently she is a writer and “sports activist”. 
 

I guess it’s better than having Rick Westhead as your studio analyst.

[A.D.I.D.A.S.]

Fantastic pass from Fleming on that play.

[Canuckia]

Great changes for Canada! NZ has been on their back foot since. I sense another one at least.

[Canuckia]

....and exhale.

[Canuckia]

2-1 Canada FT

Not pretty. But, an important 3 points under a lot of off field pressure. Well done!

[jonovision]

In the end, NZ did a decent enough job of parking the bus, but on both goals and several other chances the lack of speed from their back line was exposed.

[dyslexic nam]

Big 3 points.   Assuming we keep them.   

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

19 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said:

Had to google her as I had never heard of her. Apparently she is a writer and “sports activist”. 

She has been a Sports writer for CBC for a little while now

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/author/shireen-ahmed-1.6310115

http://twitter.com/_shireenahmed_

Good editorials and also good on the "human interest" side of sports writing.

Normally doesn't really focus on the details of gameplay/tactics in her writing.

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 hour ago, Gian-Luca said:

Not familiar with...

Similar question, who was the lady doing commentary with Dr. Rustad?

http://twitter.com/ClareRustad

 

 

[Joe MacCarthy]

 

[narduch]

10 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Similar question, who was the lady doing commentary with Dr. Rustad?

http://twitter.com/ClareRustad

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/signa-butler

[gigi riva]

39 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said:

Had to google her as I had never heard of her. Apparently she is a writer and “sports activist”. 
 

I guess it’s better than having Rick Westhead as your studio analyst.

Its amazing during the Copa We never heard a thing from Westhead, Now something negative he comes out of no where