MURCIA — Canada was beaten 2-0 by England on Tuesday at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup women's soccer tournament.
Aston Villa's Freya Hirons opened the scoring in the 24th minute with Chelsea's Vera Jones doubling the score in the 55th minute.
Midfielder Olivia Chisholm, from the Ontario National Development Centre, captained Canada. Khadijah Cisse, from the CF Montreal youth ranks, started in goal.
The young Canadian women face Scotland on Thursday and Sweden on Saturday.
Canada, led by interim head coach Gary Moody, is using the tournament to prepare for CONCACAF U-17 Women’s qualifying play in March-April. England is gearing up for the final stage of qualification for the 2025 UEFA Women's U17 Championship.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2025.
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