TORONTO -- Canada was on the verge of elimination, two goals and just 45 minutes away from being ousted from its most important tournament, and on home turf.
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Trailing 2-0 to Finland at halftime, Nichelle Prince scored the game-winner as
Canada roared back to win 3-2 at the FIFA U20 Womens World Cup on Friday,
breathing new life into the teams hopes of advancing. "It was a great atmosphere
in the locker-room (at halftime) considering the score," said coach Andrew
Olivieri. "They were just really clear of the objective in the second. We had to
find a way to finally put one in and then keep the pressure on." Janine Beckie
and Valerie Sanderson, second-half substitutes, also scored in a thrilling final
45 minutes that Canada thoroughly dominated. Coming off a 1-0 loss to Ghana in
their tournament opener, the Canadians needed at least a draw to have any hopes
of moving on, but a victory looked far from certain until Beckie, who plays
college soccer at Texas Tech, finally scored the teams first goal of the
tournament in the 48th minute. The 19-year-old, whose older brother is former
Columbus Crew defender Drew Beckie, fired a shot off the post that curled in off
a Finnish defender. "Andrew (made the substitutions) to bring a little bit more
energy to the game, we were in a little bit of a slump so I just wanted to come
on and bring my own kind of energy and my game," Beckie said. "I scored the
goal, thank god, it was a great ball in, and we were just really excited to get
in there and make a difference." Sanderson, a 19-year-old who plays for the
University of Memphis, pulled Canada even in the 50th when she one-timed a low
cross from Prince to beat Finnish goalkeeper Vera Varis. The 19-year-old Prince,
a forward at Ohio State University, scored in the 80th minute, one-timing a
cross from Beckie to the delight of the noisy fans at National Soccer Stadium --
or BMO Field to its regular inhabitants, Major League Soccers Toronto FC. "It
was an amazing feeling," Prince said. "We all worked hard to get back to the 2-2
tie, and we just had to push a little bit longer and get that extra goal in. I
knew we were going to get it and I was happy I could be the one to score." The
game drew 16,503 fans to the lakeshore stadium. A large section of Ghana fans
had stuck around from their 3-0 loss to North Korea in the early game, and
spontaneously broke into "O Canada." "Thats for sure the biggest crowd Ive ever
played in front of, and it was just incredible," Beckie said. "To have this
World Cup at home in front of a 16,000-plus stadium is just an unbelievable
feeling, and for them to be behind us the whole game, even when we were down,
they really helped us get that win." Canada heads to Montreal to face Finland on
Tuesday in its final game of the preliminary round. The Canadians need to finish
top two in Group A to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament, which is
a test run for the Womens World Cup next year in Canada. Juliette Kemppi scored
both goals for Finland, opening the scoring in the ninth minute with a header of
a corner kick. Kemppi doubled Finlands lead in the 21st, capitalizing on a poor
clearing effort by Canada. Sura Yekka, who made her national senior debut almost
a year ago, passed the ball inside straight to the foot of Kemppi, who launched
a shot past Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. Canadas keeper said, despite
the halftime score, she was confident her team could turn it around. "We had a
long talk about this before the game, it was really important for us to get
goals, and (the strikers) were determined, I knew they were determined,"
Sheridan said. "They had so much grit and so much power in them, I was just so
happy when that first goal went in, I knew we were going to get ahead." Finland
had opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to North Korea, which is undefeated in
two games to lead Group A. Canadas best finish at this tournament was in 2002 --
a loss to the United States in the gold-medal game in Edmonton in an event that
launched the international careers of Christine Sinclair and Kara Lang, among
others. The Canadians had several other decent scoring chances Friday, including
a couple from Jessie Fleming. The 16-year-old had a long floating shot that
bounced off the crossbar midway through the first half, then fired a low shot
that Varis had to dive for a few minutes later. Emma Fletcher fired a long
volley off a cross from Prince that would have been a beautiful goal had it not
soared just wide of the net. The Canadians know theyre in tough in against North
Korea. "Theyre the third best in the world in youth programs," Olivieri said.
"We know we need to play better than we did tonight, even though there was some
good stuff, some bright moments, and were going to have to play 90 minutes of
quality football against North Korea just to get a result." The Group A winner
will play its quarter-final in Toronto, while second place in the group will
head to Edmonton for the quarters. The tournament semifinals are in Montreal and
Moncton, N.B., while Montreal hosts the gold-medal game. Earlier in the day, Ri
Un-Sim scored twice as North Korea blanked Ghana 3-0 to take sole possession of
top spot in Group A. Jo Son-Yon also scored a stoppage-time penalty for North
Korea (2-0-0), which will face Canada on Aug. 12. In Group B play, Sara Daebritz
and Theresa Panfil each scored twice as Germany and China battled to a 5-5 draw.
Pauline Bremer added the other for the Germans (1-1-0), while Zhu Beiyan led
China (0-2-0) with a pair of goals and Jiali Tang, Zang Chen and Lei Jiahui each
scored once. Also, Lindsey Horan scored once to lead the United States to a 1-0
victory over Brazil. The Americans are 1-0-1, while Brazil is 0-1-1.
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quarterfinals. Catch the game on TSN starting at 3:30pm et/12:30pm pt. There
have been fistfights, elbows to throats, ejections, claims of "cowardly
basketball," and old-fashioned physical play. That was all just on Christmas
night! Actually, three of the four regular-season meetings in 2013-14 featured
some sort of physical altercation. "Not to hype it up at all, but there is no
love lost between these two teams," Warriors forward David Lee said after a
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pushing and shoving, lies a rivalry predicated on two teams that are both
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opponents scoring and LA came in 14th in that category. Los Angeles underwent
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the Boston Celtics for a first-round pick. He runs the basketball operations and
brought in J.J. Redick, Jared Dudley, Danny Granger and Glen Davis. But the
Clippers are run by Rivers newest incarnation of the Big Three. Blake Griffin
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and Miamis LeBron James. Guard Chris Paul might have come in third had he not
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made his first All-Star team and is among the games elite. Head coach
Mark Jackson tried to infuse a defensive mindset into the group. It worked for
the most part, but problem is, their top enforcer, starting center Andrew Bogut,
is out indefinitely with a broken rib. He was at the heart of most of the
problems between the two teams. And this is a huge series for Jackson. Reports
indicate his job might be in jeopardy if the Warriors lose. Allegations are he
and owner Joe Lacob are at odds and, despite leading Golden State to a
first-round upset of the Denver Nuggets last season, Jackson might be on the
unemployment line if the Warriors lose. The two teams dont like each other as
Lee pointed out, and the series should be physical. Keeping out of the
skirmishes could be an issue for the Clippers, who lost in the first round last
season, despite having home-court advantage over the Memphis Grizzlies. "Like
weve said all season long, its about us," Paul said. "Its not about them. We
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