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theaub · 12-02-2008, 01:48 PM

6/16/2008

Canada crushed by missed spot kick

JOHANNESBURG (CP) - The shot came off Dwayne De Rosario's foot like a rocket. But Paul Robinson's finger managed to save England from a stunning draw.

Robinson stopped De Rosario's penalty kick in the 89th minute to allow John Terry's goal to hold up as the lone effort, giving England a 1-0 victory over the Canadians in Group H World Cup play.

As expected, England carried a majority of the play. But the match also proved that the Canadians are no slouches, and if one considers England the class of the group, Canada may just do well against Croatia and Uruguay in their next two matches.

The first real chance of the game was to Canada, in the 21st minute, as Atiba Hutchinson's cross found the head of Rob Friend, but could not evade the fingertip of Robinson. England responded shortly after, as a corner from the foot of Ashley Young found star striker Wanye Rooney, but the Man U star could only nail the crossbar, and then fire the rebound right at Canadian keeper Lars Hirschfeld.

England struck after Young was injured, forcing Stewart Downing to take the resultant corner kick. Downing's ball was headed off the line by Marcel de Jong, but Patrice Bernier, who had just entered the game, couldn't clear it, and Terry had an open net to deposit the ball.

The last 15 minutes of the match were all in England's end, as Canada ferociously attempted to pick up a draw. De Rosario was tripped at the edge of the box by Rio Ferdinand, and the official, who appeared to be very lenient towards Canada, pointed to spot despite the arguments from the English players. De Rosario fired the spot kick towards the lower right corner of the goal, but Robinson did a great job both in stopping the kick, and managing to then deflect it out of the box. While Canada kept the pressure on, they never had a serious chance again.

Canada will take on Croatia in a game where they must get points in order to hope to advance. England will move onto play Uruguay.

Game Summary
England - 1, Canada - 0

Scoring
ENG: John Terry 68' (1-0 ENG)

Cards
CAN: Michal Klukowski
ENG: Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Theo Walcott, Gareth Barry

Match Stats
Shots: 13-7 England
SOG: 5-4 England
Possession: 55-45 England
Fouls: 19-5 England

Man of Match: John Terry, England (1 goal)
Attendance: 36,988

theaub · 12-02-2008, 04:31 PM

6/21/2008

No goals, but a point

DURBAN (CP) - In a sport that is a little more familiar to Canadians, the goalie is the most important person on the ice. It is often said that when it comes to the NHL playoffs, the team that wins is the team that has the best goalie. The Canadian Men's National team has taken that to heart.

Lars Hirschfeld made six humongous saves, and although Canada was horrible outplayed by a far superior Croatian side, the Canucks picked up their first ever point in the World Cup, with a scoreless draw that may even put Canada in position to somehow advance to the second round.

Croatia came the closest to victory late in the match, as Luka Modric drilled the crossbar from 8 yards out. The rebound bounced right to Ivica Olic, who seemed poised to send Canada home, but Hirschfeld made an unbelievable diving stop, pushing the ball out of play. Croatia then hit the bar once again on the corner kick, but Julian De Guzman cleared the ball off the line.

Canada was outshot 18-2, as they had little pressure. They also received three yellow cards, as Croatia managed to outrun them constantly. It will be interesting to see how Canada holds up against Uruguay. If Canada draws Uruguay, and Croatia loses to England by two or more goals, Canada will be through, and in an extreme circumstance, they could go through without scoring a goal. A Canada win will put them through as long as Croatia does not beat England. A Croatia win or a Canada loss will eliminate the Canucks, as will ties in the remaining two matches. Michael Klukowski will miss Canada's final match, and it looks like Paul Stalteri will replace him in the lineup.

Game Summary
Croatia - 0, Canada - 0

Scoring
No scoring

Cards
CAN: Michal Klukowski, Dwayne De Rosario, Rob Friend
CRO: None

Match Stats
Shots: 18-2 Croatia
SOG: 6-1 Croatia
Possession: 62-38 Croatia
Fouls: 12-9 Canada

Man of Match: Lars Hirschfeld, Canada (6 saves)
Attendance: 64,985

theaub · 12-02-2008, 07:15 PM

6/25/2008

Canada leaves South Africa with high hopes for future

BLOEMFONTEIN (CP) - Although Canada will not advance to the Round of 16 in the 2010 World Cup, there are plenty of reasons for Canadian soccer fans to finally believe that this team can be competitive on the world stage.

Atiba Hutchinson scored Canada's first ever goal at the World Cup, giving Canada a 1-1 draw with Uruguay and ensuring three quality performances in South Africa. Canada lost to England 1-0, but missed a late penalty, and then picked up points in their final two matches.

Canada was assured elimination after a nine-man England side got demolished 3-1 by Croatia. Both of those countries will advance from Group H, with Canada finishing ahead of Uruguay in the group on goal differential.

Uruguay jumped out to the lead off a long free kick from Diego Lugano that avoided Marcel de Jong and fell onto the foot of Diego Forlan. The Athletico Madrid striker fired the ball past a diving Lars Hirschfeld to make it 1-0.

Canada answered on a goal that may be in contention for goal of the tournament. Iain Hume took a short pass from Olivier Occean and took off on a 40 yard run down the right flank. Hume then found Atiba Hutchinson just insde the box with a perfect cross. Hutchinson fired on the straight volley into the top right corner, tying the match. Canada then dominated the entire second half but couldn't find the net again.

Canada will return home with two points, a goal, and a sense that Canadian soccer may become a power in CONCACAF in the near future. Only two years to qualifying.

Game Summary
Canada - 1, Uruguay - 1

Scoring
URU: Diego Forlan 29' (1-0 URU)
CAN: Atiba Hutchinson 48' (1-1)

Cards
CAN: None
URU: None

Match Stats
Shots: 12-5 Uruguay
SOG: 7-2 Uruguay
Possession: 53-47 Uruguay
Fouls: 12-11 Canada

Man of Match: Atiba Hutchinson, Canada (1 goal)
Attendance: 36,974

theaub · 12-02-2008, 09:32 PM

6/6/2010 - 7/17/2010

AFC Wimbledon

6/16/2010
AFC Wimbledon sign GK Clayton Ince to a one year deal worth $120,000. Ince had 79 caps with Trinidad & Tobago, including two World Cups.

6/25/2010
D Michael Haswell has been named the fans player of the year.

The fans also have named the Best Eleven

GK - David Wilkinson
D - Michael Haswell, Ian Simpemba, Patrick van Aanholt, Luke Garrard
M - Jamie Day, Tom Taiwo, Alan Inns, Scott Donnley
F - Jon Main, Morten Nielsen

AFC Wimbledon have officially become a full-time professional club.

7/5/2010
F Marko Mitrovic has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan.

7/10/2010
D Jeffrey Bruma has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan.

AFC Wimbledon has acquired D Brendan Maloney to a two year deal worth $136,000.

7/15/2010
M Scott Sinclair has moved from Luton to AFC Wimbledon on a three month loan.

theaub · 12-02-2008, 11:13 PM

7/18/2010 - 8/7/2010

AFC Wimbledon

7/20/2010
D Chris Hussey was loaned out to Staines for six months.

7/22/2010
D Sam Hutchinson has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan.

7/25/2010
Friendly vs Rochdale

AFC Wimbledon - 0, Rochdale - 2

Scoring
ROC: Adam Le Fondre 45+1' (1-0 ROC)
ROC: Steven Thompson 59' (2-0 ROC)

Cards
AFW: None
ROC: None

Match Stats
Shots: 12-4 Rochdale
SOG: 6-3 Rochdale
Possession: 58-42 Rochdale
Fouls: 7-6 AFC Wimbledon

Man of Match: Adam Le Fondre, Rochdale (1 goal)
Attendance: 1,201

8/4/2010
D Bryn Ruddy has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan.

8/7/2010
M Sam Hatton and M Luke Pidgen has moved from AFC Wimbledon to Waltham Abbey on loan.

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Canada

N/A

theaub · 12-03-2008, 12:01 AM

8/8/2010 - 8/14/2010

AFC Wimbledon

8/14/2010
Coca-Cola League 2 at Morecambe

Morecambe - 3, AFC Wimbledon - 1

Scoring
MOR: Aaron Doran 24' (1-0 MOR)
MOR: Sean Clohessy 48' (pen, 2-0 MOR)
AFW: Kennedy Adjei 82' (2-1 MOR)
MOR: Aaron Taylor 90+2' (3-1 MOR)

Cards
MOR: Matty Bell
AFW: None

Match Stats
Shots: 15-7 Morecambe
SOG: 7-3 Morecambe
Possession: 54-46 AFC Wimbledon
Fouls: 14-3 AFC Wimbledon

Man of Match: Aaron Taylor, Morecambe (1 goal, 2 assists)
Attendance: 3,306

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Canada

N/A

theaub · 12-03-2008, 11:58 AM

8/15/2010 - 8/21/2010

AFC Wimbledon

8/18/2010
League Cup First Round at Reading

Reading - 1, AFC Wimbledon - 0

Scoring
REA: Shane Long 90+4' (1-0 REA)

Cards
REA: None
AFW: None

Match Stats
Shots: 16-5 Reading
SOG: 5-2 Reading
Possession: 58-42 Reading
Fouls: 11-3 Reading

Man of Match: Biram Kayal, Reading
Attendance: 12,890

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8/21/2010
Coca-Cola League 2 vs Torquay (1-0-0)
AFC Wimbledon - 1, Torquay - 1

Scoring
AFW: Jon Main 38' (1-0 AFW)
TOR: Kevin Nicholson 65' (1-1)

Cards
AFW: None
TOR: None

Match Stats
Shots: 6-4 Torquay
SOG: 4-2 Torquay
Possession: 54-46 Torquay
Fouls: 7-3 Torquay

Man of Match: Kevin Nicholson, Torquay (1 goal)
Attendance: 3,674
Record: 0-1-1

M Jamie Day was injured during the match and will be out for a month.

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Canada

8/18/2010
Canada have dropped to 44th in the latest FIFA world rankings.

theaub · 12-03-2008, 01:06 PM

8/22/2010 - 8/28/2010

AFC Wimbledon

8/23/2010
M Jason Euell signs a 1 year, $140,000 deal with AFC Wimbledon, completing a $5,000 transfer with S****horpe.

D/M Ben Herdsigns a 2 year deal worth $230,000, completing a $4,000 transfer from Shrewsbury.

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8/28/2010
Coca-Cola League 2 at Darlington (1-0-1)

Darlington - 1, AFC Wimbledon - 0

Scoring
DAR: Pawel Abbott 18' (1-0 DAR)

Cards
DAR: Ryan Valentine
AFW: Luke Garrard, Danny Kedwell

Match Stats
Shots: 14-1 Darlington
SOG: 8-0 Darlington
Possession: 57-43 Darlington
Fouls: 15-3 AFC Wimbledon

Man of Match: Pawel Abbott, Darlington (1 goal)
Attendance: 3,332
Record: 0-1-2

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Canada

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12-02-2008, 01:48 PM	#105
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 6/16/2008 Canada crushed by missed spot kick JOHANNESBURG (CP) - The shot came off Dwayne De Rosario's foot like a rocket. But Paul Robinson's finger managed to save England from a stunning draw. Robinson stopped De Rosario's penalty kick in the 89th minute to allow John Terry's goal to hold up as the lone effort, giving England a 1-0 victory over the Canadians in Group H World Cup play. As expected, England carried a majority of the play. But the match also proved that the Canadians are no slouches, and if one considers England the class of the group, Canada may just do well against Croatia and Uruguay in their next two matches. The first real chance of the game was to Canada, in the 21st minute, as Atiba Hutchinson's cross found the head of Rob Friend, but could not evade the fingertip of Robinson. England responded shortly after, as a corner from the foot of Ashley Young found star striker Wanye Rooney, but the Man U star could only nail the crossbar, and then fire the rebound right at Canadian keeper Lars Hirschfeld. England struck after Young was injured, forcing Stewart Downing to take the resultant corner kick. Downing's ball was headed off the line by Marcel de Jong, but Patrice Bernier, who had just entered the game, couldn't clear it, and Terry had an open net to deposit the ball. The last 15 minutes of the match were all in England's end, as Canada ferociously attempted to pick up a draw. De Rosario was tripped at the edge of the box by Rio Ferdinand, and the official, who appeared to be very lenient towards Canada, pointed to spot despite the arguments from the English players. De Rosario fired the spot kick towards the lower right corner of the goal, but Robinson did a great job both in stopping the kick, and managing to then deflect it out of the box. While Canada kept the pressure on, they never had a serious chance again. Canada will take on Croatia in a game where they must get points in order to hope to advance. England will move onto play Uruguay. Game Summary England - 1, Canada - 0 Scoring ENG: John Terry 68' (1-0 ENG) Cards CAN: Michal Klukowski ENG: Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Theo Walcott, Gareth Barry Match Stats Shots: 13-7 England SOG: 5-4 England Possession: 55-45 England Fouls: 19-5 England Man of Match: John Terry, England (1 goal) Attendance: 36,988 __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

12-02-2008, 04:31 PM	#106
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 6/21/2008 No goals, but a point DURBAN (CP) - In a sport that is a little more familiar to Canadians, the goalie is the most important person on the ice. It is often said that when it comes to the NHL playoffs, the team that wins is the team that has the best goalie. The Canadian Men's National team has taken that to heart. Lars Hirschfeld made six humongous saves, and although Canada was horrible outplayed by a far superior Croatian side, the Canucks picked up their first ever point in the World Cup, with a scoreless draw that may even put Canada in position to somehow advance to the second round. Croatia came the closest to victory late in the match, as Luka Modric drilled the crossbar from 8 yards out. The rebound bounced right to Ivica Olic, who seemed poised to send Canada home, but Hirschfeld made an unbelievable diving stop, pushing the ball out of play. Croatia then hit the bar once again on the corner kick, but Julian De Guzman cleared the ball off the line. Canada was outshot 18-2, as they had little pressure. They also received three yellow cards, as Croatia managed to outrun them constantly. It will be interesting to see how Canada holds up against Uruguay. If Canada draws Uruguay, and Croatia loses to England by two or more goals, Canada will be through, and in an extreme circumstance, they could go through without scoring a goal. A Canada win will put them through as long as Croatia does not beat England. A Croatia win or a Canada loss will eliminate the Canucks, as will ties in the remaining two matches. Michael Klukowski will miss Canada's final match, and it looks like Paul Stalteri will replace him in the lineup. Game Summary Croatia - 0, Canada - 0 Scoring No scoring Cards CAN: Michal Klukowski, Dwayne De Rosario, Rob Friend CRO: None Match Stats Shots: 18-2 Croatia SOG: 6-1 Croatia Possession: 62-38 Croatia Fouls: 12-9 Canada Man of Match: Lars Hirschfeld, Canada (6 saves) Attendance: 64,985 __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

12-02-2008, 07:15 PM	#107
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 6/25/2008 Canada leaves South Africa with high hopes for future BLOEMFONTEIN (CP) - Although Canada will not advance to the Round of 16 in the 2010 World Cup, there are plenty of reasons for Canadian soccer fans to finally believe that this team can be competitive on the world stage. Atiba Hutchinson scored Canada's first ever goal at the World Cup, giving Canada a 1-1 draw with Uruguay and ensuring three quality performances in South Africa. Canada lost to England 1-0, but missed a late penalty, and then picked up points in their final two matches. Canada was assured elimination after a nine-man England side got demolished 3-1 by Croatia. Both of those countries will advance from Group H, with Canada finishing ahead of Uruguay in the group on goal differential. Uruguay jumped out to the lead off a long free kick from Diego Lugano that avoided Marcel de Jong and fell onto the foot of Diego Forlan. The Athletico Madrid striker fired the ball past a diving Lars Hirschfeld to make it 1-0. Canada answered on a goal that may be in contention for goal of the tournament. Iain Hume took a short pass from Olivier Occean and took off on a 40 yard run down the right flank. Hume then found Atiba Hutchinson just insde the box with a perfect cross. Hutchinson fired on the straight volley into the top right corner, tying the match. Canada then dominated the entire second half but couldn't find the net again. Canada will return home with two points, a goal, and a sense that Canadian soccer may become a power in CONCACAF in the near future. Only two years to qualifying. Game Summary Canada - 1, Uruguay - 1 Scoring URU: Diego Forlan 29' (1-0 URU) CAN: Atiba Hutchinson 48' (1-1) Cards CAN: None URU: None Match Stats Shots: 12-5 Uruguay SOG: 7-2 Uruguay Possession: 53-47 Uruguay Fouls: 12-11 Canada Man of Match: Atiba Hutchinson, Canada (1 goal) Attendance: 36,974 __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn Last edited by theaub; 12-02-2008 at 08:51 PM.

12-02-2008, 09:32 PM	#108
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 6/6/2010 - 7/17/2010 AFC Wimbledon 6/16/2010 AFC Wimbledon sign GK Clayton Ince to a one year deal worth $120,000. Ince had 79 caps with Trinidad & Tobago, including two World Cups. 6/25/2010 D Michael Haswell has been named the fans player of the year. The fans also have named the Best Eleven GK - David Wilkinson D - Michael Haswell, Ian Simpemba, Patrick van Aanholt, Luke Garrard M - Jamie Day, Tom Taiwo, Alan Inns, Scott Donnley F - Jon Main, Morten Nielsen AFC Wimbledon have officially become a full-time professional club. 7/5/2010 F Marko Mitrovic has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan. 7/10/2010 D Jeffrey Bruma has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan. AFC Wimbledon has acquired D Brendan Maloney to a two year deal worth $136,000. 7/15/2010 M Scott Sinclair has moved from Luton to AFC Wimbledon on a three month loan. __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

12-02-2008, 11:13 PM	#109
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 7/18/2010 - 8/7/2010 AFC Wimbledon 7/20/2010 D Chris Hussey was loaned out to Staines for six months. 7/22/2010 D Sam Hutchinson has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan. 7/25/2010 Friendly vs Rochdale AFC Wimbledon - 0, Rochdale - 2 Scoring ROC: Adam Le Fondre 45+1' (1-0 ROC) ROC: Steven Thompson 59' (2-0 ROC) Cards AFW: None ROC: None Match Stats Shots: 12-4 Rochdale SOG: 6-3 Rochdale Possession: 58-42 Rochdale Fouls: 7-6 AFC Wimbledon Man of Match: Adam Le Fondre, Rochdale (1 goal) Attendance: 1,201 8/4/2010 D Bryn Ruddy has moved from Chelsea to AFC Wimbledon on a full season loan. 8/7/2010 M Sam Hatton and M Luke Pidgen has moved from AFC Wimbledon to Waltham Abbey on loan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada N/A __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

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12-03-2008, 12:01 AM	#110
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 8/8/2010 - 8/14/2010 AFC Wimbledon 8/14/2010 Coca-Cola League 2 at Morecambe Morecambe - 3, AFC Wimbledon - 1 Scoring MOR: Aaron Doran 24' (1-0 MOR) MOR: Sean Clohessy 48' (pen, 2-0 MOR) AFW: Kennedy Adjei 82' (2-1 MOR) MOR: Aaron Taylor 90+2' (3-1 MOR) Cards MOR: Matty Bell AFW: None Match Stats Shots: 15-7 Morecambe SOG: 7-3 Morecambe Possession: 54-46 AFC Wimbledon Fouls: 14-3 AFC Wimbledon Man of Match: Aaron Taylor, Morecambe (1 goal, 2 assists) Attendance: 3,306 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada N/A __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

12-03-2008, 11:58 AM	#111
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 8/15/2010 - 8/21/2010 AFC Wimbledon 8/18/2010 League Cup First Round at Reading Reading - 1, AFC Wimbledon - 0 Scoring REA: Shane Long 90+4' (1-0 REA) Cards REA: None AFW: None Match Stats Shots: 16-5 Reading SOG: 5-2 Reading Possession: 58-42 Reading Fouls: 11-3 Reading Man of Match: Biram Kayal, Reading Attendance: 12,890 --------------------- 8/21/2010 Coca-Cola League 2 vs Torquay (1-0-0) AFC Wimbledon - 1, Torquay - 1 Scoring AFW: Jon Main 38' (1-0 AFW) TOR: Kevin Nicholson 65' (1-1) Cards AFW: None TOR: None Match Stats Shots: 6-4 Torquay SOG: 4-2 Torquay Possession: 54-46 Torquay Fouls: 7-3 Torquay Man of Match: Kevin Nicholson, Torquay (1 goal) Attendance: 3,674 Record: 0-1-1 M Jamie Day was injured during the match and will be out for a month. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada 8/18/2010 Canada have dropped to 44th in the latest FIFA world rankings. __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

12-03-2008, 01:06 PM	#112
theaub Stop! Homer Time! OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 9,641 Blog Entries: 4	Re: AFC Wimbledon/Canada (Football Manager 2009) 8/22/2010 - 8/28/2010 AFC Wimbledon 8/23/2010 M Jason Euell signs a 1 year, $140,000 deal with AFC Wimbledon, completing a $5,000 transfer with S**horpe. D/M Ben Herdsigns a 2 year deal worth $230,000, completing a $4,000 transfer from Shrewsbury. --------------------- 8/28/2010 Coca-Cola League 2 at Darlington (1-0-1) Darlington - 1, AFC Wimbledon - 0 Scoring DAR: Pawel Abbott 18' (1-0 DAR) Cards DAR: Ryan Valentine AFW: Luke Garrard, Danny Kedwell Match Stats Shots: 14-1 Darlington SOG: 8-0 Darlington Possession: 57-43 Darlington Fouls: 15-3 AFC Wimbledon Man of Match: Pawel Abbott, Darlington (1 goal) Attendance: 3,332 Record: 0-1-2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada** N/A __________________ Blue Jays, Blackhawks, Auburn

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