Canada Out Plays Cuba

Both Canada and Cuba square off in the match of the tournament in addition to being the first-ever meeting between both clubs in front of 12,417 supporters.

Canada won the first match 6-0 over Haiti in which Sinclair managed 4 goals, which is a feat she has accomplished in the past. That is also the second time she has managed four goals against Haiti.

Canada is also undefeated in the last 6 WOQ games, posting shutouts in each win.

Having 10 goals Sinclair is the 2^nd all-time leading scorer in the WOQ final round history.

Cuba lost the opener by a narrow margin of 2-0 to Costa Rica and have an all-time WOQ record of 5 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses managing 47 GF  and 7 GA.

They have never qualified for the Olympic Games, while Yesenia Gallardo is the 2^nd on the all-time WOQ scoring with 15 goals.

The first half saw both teams come out very aggressive, with several long kicks.

Canada’s first goal came off the foot of Sinclair on a penalty kick which was her 5^th of the tournament at the 17^th minute.

This was followed by a set up by Sinclair to Tancredi putting them up 2-0 at the half.
With Canada playing Costa Rica on the 23^rd at 7:30 pm (Pacific Time) head coach John Herdman selected to rest Sinclair and not risk an injury.

She was replaced by Sophie Schmidt, who alone had some quality chances of her own.

Due to injury time the referee added an additional 5 minutes to the match, while Cuba sent in a sub for the extra time.

The attendance of 12,417 set’s a record for any CONCACAF tournament event as the previous record was 7,627.

Shows support from soccer fans in the area as well as the overall growth for the Women’s sport.

The win see’s Canada play Costa Rica on Monday and the winner of this match will finish first in Group A for the tournament.