Canada U21 dominated North American derby

Although the outcome looks one-sided, the game was anything but. The entire duel was accompanied by a tense atmosphere - and it's no wonder, as the North American derby is one of the biggest sports rivalries. While the Canadians only conceded twice, with both goals coming in the last period, the American team resisted and didn't want to leave empty-handed. The decisive factor was the opening period when Canada built up a four-goal lead, including two goals within the first three minutes by Neleh Vigneau Sargeant and Cassie Drover. Both also added their second strikes later to bring the score to 6-0 at that point. In the end, the scoreboard showed a 6-2 score, marking a comfortable Canadian victory.

Svijanska Arena 1

6-2

(4:0, 1:0, 1:2)

Canada U21 - USA U21

Penalties

3:1

PPG

0:1

SHG

1:0

Shots on goal

23:17

Goals and assists

1. Vigneau Sargeant, 3. Drover (Pugosa), 15. Brownridge (Meunier-Geoffroy, Guy), 27. Drover, 31. Vigneau Sargeant (Simpson, Dzikowicz) - 35. Pushkar (Caviston), 42. Simpson

Referees

Martina Zedníková, Dagmar Mihálová

Official game sheet

Canada U21

Glass - Guy, Payment, Hawryshko, Tuba, Brownridge, Eaton, Lannon (C), Pugosa, Simpson, Thomas (A), Dzikowicz, Meunier-Geoffroy, Faulkner, Wilson, Hayley, Butler, Vigneau Sargeant (A), Drover, Irvine, Carnegie

USA U21

Bergeron - Simpson, Slovensky, Catanzariti, Cunningham, Walsh (A), O'Melia, Pushkar, Schubmehl, Biagetti (A), Tedesco (C), Caviston, Hucic, Bish, Gray, Seymour, Gajor, Powell

COACHES´ REACTIONS

Chris Sirovyak (CAN): „We are happy that we got the win, but we still have a lot of work to do so that we can be at our best when it matters the most."

Taylor Steadman (USA): „We started off an uphill battle that first few minutes when the Canadians scored two quick goals and then we turned it around and actually ended up winning the last period. It was a super exciting turn around, I don’t think that the score reflects how we played at all. I think we played amazing."