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Whitecaps Down Fusion

July 1, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC News Release


BURNABY, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC downed Ventura County Fusion 3-1 at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium Wednesday afternoon in front of 2,148 enthusiastic Canada Day fans.

Jodi-Ann Robinson scored two goals, including the game winner, after Kirsteen Buchan had headed Vancouver to a lead just two minutes in.

Whitecaps head coach Alan Koch made two changes from the starting eleven that played on Sunday, with Sian Bagshawe replacing rookie Stephanie Panozzo in goal. Kirsteen Buchan got the nod up front in a 4-3-3 alongside Amy Vermeulen and leading scorer Jodi-Ann Robinson.

Goal scoring has been a problem for the team this season, but Whitecaps wasted no time making their mark on the score sheet in this match. Just two minutes in, Katie Thorlakson curled a free kick into the box, which Kirsteen Buchan met in the air and headed past Fusion goalkeeper Kay Hawke. It was Buchan's second goal of the season.

The visitor's best chance of the opening half came on nine minutes, as Brazilian winger Heloisa Oliveria on the left fired a dangerous ball across the face of goal, but there was nobody there to get a final touch.

At the other end, on 11', Vermeulen danced passed two defenders on the left to break in on goal, but Hawke got enough of the sharp-angle shot to touch it against the outside of the post.

Vancouver was enjoying the better of the play. Robinson had a couple of chances, with Buchan twice chipping a nice ball into her, but the striker couldn't get a shot off.

On 24', Carmelina Moscato tried an opportunistic volley from 35 yards, but the keeper wasn't caught out, and made the save.

Whitecaps doubled their lead on 39', as Vermeulen on the left of midfield slipped the ball inside for Robinson who went passed several defenders with a burst of speed, then blew passed the last defender with another burst of speed. She charged in on goal before left-footing it over the sprawling keeper and into the net.

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