{"id":43907,"date":"2022-07-12T21:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T01:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=43907"},"modified":"2022-07-12T21:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T01:52:19","slug":"canwnt-defeated-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/07\/12\/canwnt-defeated-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"The CanWNT defeated Costa Rica 2-0 to finish first in Group B"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guadalupe, Mexico – <\/b>The CanWNT defeated Costa Rica 2-0 at Estadio BBVA. One of the reasons why Canada won the game was that they got off to about as good of a start as you can ask for yesterday against Costa Rica.<\/span> Before five minutes had passed, goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan launched a long ball to Nichelle Prince on the left-wing, who played Jessie Fleming in on goal for a near-post finish<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chelsea midfielder\u2019s goal would have been enough to secure a victory, but another attack started by a Janine Beckie slaloming run and cross led to a Sophie Schmidt goal, and the game finished 2-0. As commentator Adam Jenkins put it, it was a \u201cvintage” Sophie Schmidt finish, curling around the keeper and inside the far post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CanWNT defeated Costa Rica 2-0 and progresses to the semi-finals of the Concacaf W Championship<\/b><\/h2>\n

The win secured Canada\u2019s place atop Group B, matching them up with Jamaica on Thursday in the semi-finals. Beverly Priestman\u2019s group advanced to the knockout rounds with a 3-0 record, nine goals scored, and zero conceded.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sophie Schmidt is the 3rd #CANWNT<\/a> player to score in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s). She joins Christine Sinclair and Diana Matheson \ud83c\udf41#WeCAN<\/a> @ConcacafW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Hf25Lf6Rub<\/a><\/p>\n

— CANWNT (@CANWNT) July 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n