This a great day for Canada’s football. We’re really happy with the result,” Canadian coach Sean Fleming told reporters after the game. “We knew England was a great side. Roberts was called upon when No. 1 goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was injured in Canada’s 3-0 loss to Uruguay on Sunday
“This game will teach the boys something about playing to final whistle and never thinking the game is over,” England coach John Peacock said. England is second with four points and Canada has one. The top two teams in the group automatically move into the knockout phase. Canada concludes the group stage on Saturday against Rwanda.
CAN - Quillan Roberts, 87’ All it took was an unlikely goal by ‘keeper Quillan Roberts, but Canada finally have their first-ever point in 14 matches at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Roberts, the Toronto FC Academy shot-stopper who started in place of injured number one Maxime Crépeau, capped off a wild and fast-paced match with a 60-yard floater that bounced over the head of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, giving Canada their second goal in a 2-2 draw with the English on Wednesday night.
Turgott’s strike set the stage for the unlikely heroics from Roberts, whose goal came at the tail end of a furious spell of Canadian pressure to equalize.
SCORING SUMMARY
ENG - Adam Morgan, 46’
CAN - Sadi Jalali, 50’
ENG - Blair Turgott, 77’
England’s international soccer (football) team had a glaring issues with their goalkeeping during the 2010 World Cup last summer in South Africa. The goal by Roberts came in the 87th minute and helped Canada earn their first point of the tournament, via their improbable 2-2 draw against England.
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