2006-05-11-MS-Canada-U20-preview

Canadian U20 National Team plays TWU
as warm up for Brazil series

Langley, British Columbia - In their final match of the 2006 spring season the Trinity Western University men’s soccer team will play host to Canada’s U20 men’s national team. This spring the Spartans have played well against tough competition, which included matches with NCAA Division I Gonzaga University, Portland University and Oregon State University as well as two matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Now after a month off from competition the 2005 Canada West Champions and CIS Bronze medalists enter the final match with a spring record of two wins, five losses and one tie.

For Canada, Saturday's match is a warm-up for the

The U20 team is just coming off a tour of Portugal and is tuning up for  teams three match set against traditional soccer powerhouse, and arguably the world’s best youth team – Brazil as part of their journey to hosting 2007 FIFA U20 Youth World Cup.

Canada will host the Brazilians at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB on May 19th, at Centennial Stadium in Victoria, BC on May 22nd, and at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC on May 25th.

Canada Coach Dale Mitchell’s squad could be the most experienced of any U-20 team he has assembled in recent years.

Ten of the 22-man roster is currently with a professional club and over 60% of the squad has played in either a World Championship or a CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament at the U-17 or U-20 level.

Three members of the Canada roster- Will Johnson, Jaime Peters, and Asmir Begovic - have also been involved with Canada’s senior team over the past year and will certainly be looked to for their experience.
One of the players that impressed Mitchell and his staff during last month’s Porto Tournament, Glasgow Celtic’s Jacob Lensky, will not be attending the three game series. The talented midfielder requested that he be left off the squad to rest after his first full season of professional soccer.

Tickets for the two of the three matches are still available.

Victoria has already sold out for the May 22nd match.

Edmonton has already sold over 8,000 tickets for the May 19th match since going on sale on April 1st.

Since tickets went on sale to the general public in the second week in April in Burnaby, approximately 4,000 tickets have been sold for the May 25th match.

Ticket prices range from $15.00-25.00 for Edmonton and are available through Ticketmaster at (780) 451-8000, and $20.00-30.00 for Burnaby which are also available through Ticketmaster by calling (604) 280-4400. Both can be purchase online via ticketmaster.ca. Please note that tickets purchased through Ticketmaster are subject to taxes and surcharge.

The matches between Canada and Brazil in Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium and Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium will both be broadcast live on all Rogers Sportsnet channels.

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Last Updated: 2009-09-03
Author: Scott Stewart
Email: ssstew@twu.ca