Canada hammers Chinese Taipei to win Pinatar Cup

• 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.