Canada hammers Chinese Taipei to win Pinatar Cup
The Canadian women’s cruised to an easy victory on Tuesday in Spain to win its first piece of hardware under new coach Casey Stoney.
- Canada 7 (Alidou 4’, 14’, 33’; Huitema 26’, 48’; Reid 45+1’; Larisey 75'), Chinese Taipei 0
- Alidou 1st Canadian to score a hat trick since Feb. 25, 2024
- Canada unbeaten in regulation time in 22 consecutive games
The Canadian women’s team scored early, scored often and scored easily on Tuesday to win the Pinatar Cup.
Canada received a first half hat trick from Marie-Yasmine Alidou, a brace from Jordyn Huitema and goals from Megan Reid and Clarissa Larisey to breeze to a 7-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in Murcia, Spain in its final match of the round-robin competition. It’s the team’s first piece of hardware since winning gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and first under newly-hired head coach Casey Stoney.
Canada won the round-robin, invitational tournament with seven points, ahead of Mexico (six points), China (four points) and Chinese Taipei (zero points). Canada opened the campaign with a 1-1 draw against China before earning a 2-0 win over Mexico. The Mexicans defeated China 2-0 earlier on Tuesday, which meant Canada had to win this match in order to lift the Pinatar Cup.
