Forward Junior Hoilett, who plays for England’s Reading, will miss Canada's World Cup qualifier in Mexico on Thursday because of quarantine requirements following a visit to the country by British residents. Instead, he will the squad in Jamaica for a Sunday match.
Substitute Junior Hoilett's 82nd-minute goal the difference as the Canadians emerged with a 1-0 win in the opening leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal in Paramaribo, Suriname.Forward Junior Hoilett, shown in this file photo, scored the winning goal in Canada's 1-0 win over Suriname on Friday. The two teams will meet again on Tuesday in Toronto.
The breakthrough came after captain Stephen Eustaquio won the ball back and found Jonathan David in the corner of the penalty box with a perfectly lofted long ball. David paused, then found Hoilett streaking toward goal and the 34-year-old deflected the ball past Suriname goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen for his 16th Canada goal.
The Canadian men fell at this hurdle in last year's competition, losing to Jamaica on the away goals rule after the two-legged series finished knotted at 4-4.Priestman won't return as Canada women's soccer head coach after drone-spying investigation Canada was without captain Alphonso Davies, who did not make the trip as a precautionary measure "due to physical fatigue." And Marsch, no doubt with an eye to Tuesday's rematch, had veterans Jonathan Osorio, Kamal Miller, Cyle Larin, Max Crepeau and Hoilett on the bench to start.
The four had 30 caps between them going into the game. Waterman replaced the injured Derek Cornelius. Canada sent on Larin, Osorio, Buchanan, Hoilett and Mathieu Choiniere as the second half wore on. Buchanan was making his return to the national team after breaking his leg in In training at this summer's Copa America.
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