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National Post
2 days ago
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- National Post
Tajon Buchanan's brace lifts Canada to Gold Cup blowout win over Honduras
Article content Niko Sigur has made some special memories over his years of watching soccer at BC Place. Article content He added another Tuesday as he scored his first goal for Canada and helped his country thump Honduras 6-0 to open their Gold Cup campaign. Article content Article content 'Of course, it feels really nice,' Sigur said of the strike. 'Something I'm working for all these years. You don't always see right away the work paying off, but this is one of those days that it is.' Article content The 21-year-old rightback/midfielder from Burnaby, B.C., was part of a well-rounded offensive onslaught for the 30th-ranked Canadians on Tuesday. Article content Sigur opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and Tani Oluwaseyi followed with a tally in first-half injury time. Tajon Buchanan notched a brace with goals in the 48th and 65th minutes, substitute Promise David scored in the 75th, and Nathan Saliba sealed the win with a strike in the 90th minute. Article content Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair stopped all four on-target shots he faced from No. 75 Honduras. Article content The victory was a 'total team' effort, said Canada's assistant coach, Mauro Biello. Article content 'I can't look at one guy and find someone who had an off game. Everybody came out with the right mentality,' said Biello, who stood in for head coach Jesse Marsch on the touchline as he sat out the first game of a two-game suspension. Article content 'We played within our identity, and we were able to not give them much and score goals. And that's part of who we want to be. And I think for this first game of the tournament, super happy to get it started in that way.' Article content The Canadians settled into the game midway through the first half and took charge when Sigur scored in the 27th minute. Article content Sigur passed off to Jonathan David at the top of the penalty area and, when David chipped it right back, he sent a right-footed shot sailing in past Honduras 'keeper Edrick Menjivar. Article content His first goal for the senior national team came in his sixth appearance, and with ample friends and family in the announced crowd of 24,286. Article content 'I don't often get to play in front of my family and friends in Croatia. I've maybe got two, three people I have to give tickets to,' said Sigur, who plays for signed with Hajduk Split in Croatia's first division back in December 2023. 'This night was a little different. But it means the world to me. Article content 'And with the World Cup coming, we have two group stage games here (in Vancouver). But we have a little bit of work to do in between, so we'll get to that.'
CBC
2 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Tajon Buchanan's brace lifts Canada to 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras
Social Sharing Niko Sigur has made some special memories over his years of watching soccer at Vancouver's B.C. Place. He added another Tuesday as he scored his first goal for Canada and helped his country thump Honduras 6-0 to open their Gold Cup campaign. "Of course, it feels really nice," Sigur said of the strike. "Something I'm working for all these years. You don't always see right away the work paying off, but this is one of those days that it is." The 21-year-old rightback/midfielder from Burnaby, B.C., was part of a well-rounded offensive onslaught for the 30th-ranked Canadians on Tuesday. Sigur opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and Tani Oluwaseyi followed with a tally in first-half injury time. Tajon Buchanan notched a brace with goals in the 48th and 65th minutes, substitute Promise David scored in the 75th, and Nathan Saliba sealed the win with a strike in the 90th minute. Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair stopped all four on-target shots he faced from No. 75 Honduras. The victory was a "total team" effort, said Canada's assistant coach, Mauro Biello. "I can't look at one guy and find someone who had an off game. Everybody came out with the right mentality," said Biello, who stood in for head coach Jesse Marsch on the touchline as he sat out the first game of a two-game suspension. "We played within our identity, and we were able to not give them much and score goals. And that's part of who we want to be. And I think for this first game of the tournament, super happy to get it started in that way." WATCH | Buchanan strikes twice in Gold Cup opener: Tajon Buchanan strikes twice as Canada crushes Honduras in opening Gold Cup match 7 hours ago Duration 2:28 The Canadians settled into the game midway through the first half and took charge when Sigur scored in the 27th minute. Sigur passed off to Jonathan David at the top of the penalty area and, when David chipped it right back, he sent a right-footed shot sailing in past Honduras 'keeper Edrick Menjivar. His first goal for the senior national team came in his sixth appearance, and with ample friends and family in the announced crowd of 24,286. "I don't often get to play in front of my family and friends in Croatia. I've maybe got two, three people I have to give tickets to," said Sigur, who plays for signed with Hajduk Split in Croatia's first division back in December 2023. "This night was a little different. But it means the world to me. "And with the World Cup coming, we have two group stage games here [in Vancouver]. But we have a little bit of work to do in between, so we'll get to that." WATCH | Is Canada ready to win the Gold Cup?: Is Canada ready to win the Gold Cup? Plus, Holly Ward talks her NSL journey 21 hours ago Duration 15:58 Oluwaseyi doubled the lead in the third minute of first-half injury time, collecting a pass from Richie Lareya and quickly blasting a shot into the top corner of the net from the side of the six-yard box. He celebrated by running to the touchline and grabbing the jersey of Canadian defender Sam Adekugbe, who's away from the team after suffering a torn Achilles tendon last week. The offensive onslaught continued early in the second half. Lareya crossed a ball into Oluwaseyi, and the Minnesota United forward back-heeled it to Buchanan. Stationed at the side of the six-yard box, Buchanan popped a shot up and in under the crossbar to give Canada a 3-0 lead in the 48th minute. The 26-year-old forward — who currently plays for Spain's Villarreal CF — struck again in the 65th off a corner. Mathieu Choiniere swung a ball in, and Oluwaseyi jumped up, trying to head it on net. The Honduran 'keeper made the stop, but couldn't cover the ball and Buchanan tucked it in for his second goal of the night. "I feel confident. Enjoying my football, that's the most important thing," Buchanan said of his recent play. "Playing with a smile on my face. And just got to keep pushing hard and keep improving." Promise David came on in the 71st minute for Oluwaseyi and quickly made an impact, scoring in the 75th. With less than a minute to go in regulation, Saliba fired a left-footed shot into the top corner of the Honduras net to seal the score at 6-0. The Canadians have been emphasizing offence during training over the past two weeks, said Jonathan David, the team's captain for the tournament. "I think before the camp and throughout the camp, we talked a lot about being more ruthless. That was a big talking point," he said. "So I think we just try to work on that in training and always try to support the chances that we have. And I think so far, it's been going on pretty well to this point." Canada will return to action on June 21 when the squad faces No. 90 Curacao in Houston. The team will wrap up Group B play against No. 81 El Salvador on June 24. The winner and runner-up from each of the four groups advance to the knockout stage in the 16-team tournament. The finale will be held in Houston on July 6. Canada won the Gold Cup in 2000 and finished third in 2002. When the tournament was last held in 2023, the country lost to the United States in a penalty shootout in the round of 16.
The National
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The National
Watch as Rangers ace Diomande wins penalty shootout for country
His nation took on Canada in an international friendly in Toronto. Ivory Coast were beaten by New Zealand just a few days before, but earned a gutsy goalless draw in 90 minutes against the Canadians. Read more: Diomande was introduced as a substitute and stepped up to take the decisive penalty in the shootout after the sides couldn't be separated in regulation time. He made no mistake, slotting the ball past opposition goalkeeper Dayne St Clair, who did get a slight touch before it hit the back of the net. Diomande Winning Pen for 🇨🇮 — John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) June 11, 2025 Diomande played 54 times for Rangers last season, scoring six goals and assisting nine. New head coach Russell Martin would like to keep the Ivorian and his midfield colleague, Nicolas Raskin, at the club this summer if possible. "We have to try and keep our best players," said Martin of the pair. "And I think we're all really aligned with that. "So, unless things come in that really help the club to build and move forward, I don't think it's a necessity to do that at all. That's my understanding of it. "And we've all been really clear on it. So we'll just have to wait and see. But I'm looking forward to working with those guys."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Diomande nets winning Ivory Coast penalty against Canada
Rangers midfielder Mohamed Diomande scored the winning spot-kick for Ivory Coast in a 5-4 penalty shootout victory against the Canadian Shield winners, Canada were guaranteed to be crowned the inaugural winners of the invitational tournament by forcing the penalties after a 0-0 draw with bottom-side, Ivory Coast, who lost 1-0 to New Zealand three days Diomande, 23, fired the decisive fifth penalty under Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair just after 23:00 local time.
CBC
11-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada wins inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament despite penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast
Social Sharing Canada won the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament on Tuesday night despite losing to African champion Ivory Coast 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The game went to a shootout after it finished knotted at 0-0 after 90 minutes. The 30th-ranked Canadian men finished with four points, one ahead of No. 86 New Zealand and No. 25 Ukraine and two ahead of No. 41 Ivory Coast. Victory was assured for Canada just by getting to the shootout, given it would finish the night with at least four points — with two points for a shootout win and one for a shootout loss — while no one else had more than three. A regulation win was worth three points at the tournament. Jonathan David, Mathieu Choiniere, Derek Cornelius and Ismael Kone scored for Canada in the shootout. Badra Ali Sangare stopped Tani Oluwaseyi and Luc de Fougerolles. WATCH | Canada falls to Ivory Coast on penalties but wins Canadian Shield on points: Canada falls to Ivory Coast in penalty kicks, still captures inaugural Canadian Shield 30 minutes ago Duration 1:59 Clement Akpa, Jereme Boga, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Franck Kessie and Mohamed Diomande scored for Ivory Coast in the shootout, beating Dayne St. Clair. Mory Gbane missed the target. Ukraine defeated New Zealand 2-1 in the early game Tuesday, leaving both teams at 1-1-0 with three points. That result meant Ivory Coast had to win by two goals to take the trophy. The Canadians defeated Ukraine 4-2 in the tournament opener Saturday while Ivory Coast lost 1-0 to New Zealand. Ivory Coast is currently ranked fifth in Africa by FIFA — behind No. 12 Morocco, No. 19 Senegal, No. 32 Egypt and No. 36 Algeria. But the Elephants are the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions and have been ranked as high as No. 12 in the world. Ivory Coast looked dangerous, comfortably moving the ball around as drums resonated in its supporters' section at BMO Field. The Ivorian 'keeper had little to do in the first half other than watch his team from afar. Both teams managed just one shot on target before the break with Canada never really finding its rhythm. The second half was choppy and chippy with plenty of stops and starts before an announced crowd of 18,489 at BMO Field. As promised, Canada coach Jesse Marsch fielded almost an entirely different lineup with only centre back Cornelius retaining his spot from the Ukraine starting 11. Veteran forward Cyle Larin served as captain for the first time. Daniel Jebbison, a 21-year-old forward with England's Bournemouth, won his third cap in his first start. Vancouver Whitecaps winger Jayden Nelson also made his first start, earning his seventh cap. It was a more experienced group of starters, with a combined cap count of 369 going into the game compared to 241 for the starting 11 against Ukraine. Larin, Jonathan Osorio and Richie Laryea accounted for 226 of Tuesday's total. Osorio's 85th cap moved him into third place on the Canadian men's all-time list behind Julian de Guzman (89) and Atiba Hutchinson (105). Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustaquio was honoured before the game for earning his 50th cap against Ukraine. St. Clair started in goal. The Minnesota United 'keeper is tied for the MLS lead in shutouts with eight and ranks second in goals-against average at 0.88. Jonathan David scores twice, Canada downs Ukraine at Canadian Shield 3 days ago Duration 2:32 Joel Waterman put the ball in the Ivory Coast goal in the sixth minute only to see the offside flag go up. At the other end, St. Clair stopped a 21st-minute free kick whipped in by Nicolas Pepe, formerly of England's Arsenal and now with Spain's Villarreal. Canadas best chances of the first half came off a free kick and two corners as the clock wound down, but each time the final ball was off target. Three of Canada's back four — Cornelius, Waterman and Sam Adekugbe — were on yellow cards by the 48th minute. An unmarked Pepe wasted a glorious chance in the 52nd minute when his header was off target. Soon after, Waterman made a saving tackle to stop Pepe. Ivory Coast argued unsuccessfully for a penalty kick in the 61st minute after Ibrahim Sangare went down in the Canada box trying to get to a quick free kick as the game grew more physical. Jonathan David's artistry whetting the appetite of Canadian soccer fans a year out from 2026 World Cup David and Tajon Buchanan, who accounted for three goals against Ukraine, came off the bench in the 76th minute as Canada looked for a goal. Adekugbe had to be helped off the field in the 83rd minute, favouring his leg after going down. Canada had never faced Ivory Coast before. The last time it faced an African side was at the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022 when it lost 2-1 to Morocco in its final group-stage game. The Ivory Coast squad draws on players from clubs in Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey. Canada heads to the CONCACAF Gold Cup next, opening against No. 95 Honduras on June 17 in Vancouver before completing Group B play in Houston against No. 90 Curacao and No. 81 El Salvador on June 21 and 24, respectively. Canada went into Tuesday's match with a 7-4-5 record under Marsch, with one of those ties turning into a penalty shootout loss to Uruguay and another into a shootout win over Venezuela. His previous three games in Canada — against Ukraine, Suriname and Panama — were all victories. Ivory Coast returns to World Cup qualifying play in September. It currently leads Group F in African qualifying with a 5-0-1 record, one point ahead of No. 79 Gabon in the six-country group that also includes No. 140 Burundi, No. 111 Kenya, No. 126 Gambia and the 203rd-ranked Seychelles.
