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00:00Rustam Ashermatov and Abdule Abduleev will be also in that back three just two
00:07changes for Uzbekistan from the FIFA series that they had hosted in Tashkent
00:12their last official match ended as a nil-nil draw against Conmebol's Venezuela
00:30Uzbekistan can no longer really be considered one of the strongest
00:34footballing nations in Asia to have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup
00:38they've done so now and they were able to qualify through this very exciting
00:43young generation with a couple of wily vets littered in throughout the
00:48lineup as well this is not your run-of-the-mill World Cup debutants who
00:55will go in with glossy eyes big dreams and little expectations they have
01:01become very well drilled they're trying to prove a point to world football
01:05Canada trying to prove a point to their country to their region and of course
01:10make a splash as one of the three co-hosts in the World Cup which begins in
01:1411 days
01:24so under the soggy skies of Edmonton Alberta this international friendly is
01:28underway Uzbekistan wearing white with blue trim they will defend the goal to
01:34the right side of your screen in this opening half attack the goal towards the
01:38left while Canada wearing their primary reds defending left and attacking right in a
01:43four four one one well what of Kyle Lahren and his very interesting year
01:50abroad the Mallorca player loaned out to Southampton in a promotion push right
01:56through to the very end of course his club was involved in some less than
02:01reputationally stellar activities let's just say that prevented Kyle Lahren's side
02:05from chasing promotion after being banned from the final at Wembley but take
02:11nothing away from what Lahren was able to do with the Saints Buchanan gets
02:16himself acquainted with Abduahid Neymatov pardon me the starting goalkeeper once
02:22again today for Uzbekistan
02:29Alistair Johnston
02:33still have images in my brain of the Ice Tech standing about seven yards behind the
02:39goal that Uzbekistan will defend in this first half watching Alistair Johnston
02:44rock his short sleeves under the snow against Mexico and Costa Rica referee
02:49Marco Ortiz he wastes no time reaching for a yellow card a crunching tackle and an
02:56unfair one committed by Aziz Haneev sees him booked
03:04studs up on the inside of the right foot of Derek Cornelius the referee was not about to let him
03:11use
03:11his early get out of jail free cards this is an international friendly Canada are black and blue
03:17enough as it is a long injury list the officials know these things the players will feel like
03:27maybe the referee will just have our backs tonight on the ground and short to
03:32restart as Tejan Buchanan once again operates from the right wing
03:41Buchanan turning firing the first shot on target of the match brings Neymatov out to his left to make the
03:49save
04:03two and a half minutes in in Edmonton
04:11Chimura Dov and a flick setter for as Rulyev dispossessed just upon entry in the box it's Ismail Kone
04:21taking the ball to the end line scooped up and into the Uzbekistan dugouts and a quick throw will keep
04:30in the back of Uzbekistan pushing
04:49organized group will see them defend in a very compact mid to low block they do have some quick
04:55transitional players the Central Asian side
05:00two and a very compact mid to low block they do have some quick throw in the back of Uzbekistan
05:08David back to help defend it's a race out from Maxim Crepeau and that's clever from Nasrulyev
05:15a couple of trips from the referee's whistle he thought he had done enough to win a corner kick
05:26benefit of the second look the referee might have pointed to the flag instead Canada get away with one
05:34Alistair Johnston his 57th cap today and his 51st start for the country Buchanan taken down again referee
05:44three quick to spot eagle eyed and gives Canada another free kick
06:00three quick to win a close out of Ad kami
06:02dennis
06:03Lillard of city
06:05all kyle aaron's side and the championship might have faltered
06:10Sam Knafe said for the Tigers. Liam and Hull City are going up to the big show
06:15next year at English football.
06:21Shtakia jams up the ball, floating high in the air. Kone goes short. Kyle
06:26Lahren shimmies and shakes his way into some open turf.
06:32That's adjustment from Kone. Richie Larea.
06:39He and Kyle. The elder statesman on the pitch for the side in red.
06:51Marine continues to fall. Jesse Marsh mentioned to the media just before kickoff. He was looking at
06:56the weather forecast and expecting it to taper off slightly, never fully stop.
07:02The entire province getting absolutely drenched right now.
07:06It's 10 degrees feels like seven with the wind in Edmonton.
07:14Six minutes in and four quick fouls from Uzbekistan.
07:24Derek Cornelius.
07:32Just underneath the foot of Jonathan David, all the way to the back five.
07:45David takes on the turn.
07:48Miller from his shtakio.
07:51Struggling for traction. Liam Miller goes low,
07:54skips off the foot of a shtakio and cleared. And now look out.
07:57Led by the skipper on the counter.
08:00Bobbito makes the first tackle, then coughs it up.
08:02A comedy of errors for Canada.
08:04A lofted shot from Shomoradov.
08:09Should absolutely be 1-0 to the Central Asians.
08:15The turf monster bites Moise Bombitoa, then Cornelius and he a little friendly fire.
08:22That is not the type of finishing you'd expect for the near Centurion who has 44 goals for country.
08:32Playing in Istanbul for Bashak Shahir instead of at Commonwealth Stadium.
08:37On the artificial turf, it's likely 1-0.
08:48Bombitoa, of course, not in full match rhythm.
08:52It's been a while since they've seen him at Nice.
08:54When Jesse Marsh first took over this program and they had a memorable Copa America run.
09:03Canada's centre-back position went from one of the biggest question marks to maybe the surest thing they've had.
09:09Here's another sure thing. Jonathan David always steps up and performs when he's wearing the Maple Leaf.
09:17Ristakio sent it into a lot of bodies in between the top of the 18 and the penalty spot.
09:26Buchanan, another step over.
09:29Centre-back wouldn't bite.
09:30Johnston now, he's tackled and puts his hand on the ball.
09:34The foul is ultimately given against the Uzbeks.
09:40Referee had to blow his whistle either for the foul or handball.
09:43And after a quick chat with his AR, the direction his arm points was towards the Uzbekistan keeper.
10:00From the shelter of the Canadian dugout, Jesse Marsh, Paul Stolteri,
10:04Marabiello and the rest of the Canadian coaching staff watches on.
10:10It will be a Shtakio to deliver right at the keeper.
10:14Not risking an attempted catch in the wets.
10:21This could be another big decision for the referee.
10:24He's going to reach into his pocket and pull out a yellow.
10:29And Canada's domestic professional men's top flights.
10:34FIFA's trialing the football video support review system.
10:38And if we were in the CPL instead of an international friendly,
10:41I wonder if that might be reviewed.
10:44Raising the foot up at the end and catching Kone with the studs.
10:48That is now two Uzbeks on a caution.
10:52Farouk Sefiev will also need to be on his best behavior for the rest of the match.
10:59It's two yellow cards and five fouls inside of ten minutes.
11:06Miller once again leaves it as Shtakio's ball.
11:10Cornelius was in the box, but it did not get any farther than Husanov.
11:18Larea from Johnston, low cross.
11:21Gets caught under the foot, passed out to the wing.
11:25It has been unrelenting from Jesse Marsh's side, just the way they like to play.
11:31Nice feed from Ismael Kone.
11:37Drifts over to the middle, finds himself between the lines.
11:39Larea was upside, flag raised, whistle blown, 11th minute in Edmonton.
11:58We'll look at Fabio Cannavaro.
12:02Has not been very long at the helm of this Uzbek project.
12:13Napoli youth player through to breaking into the first team for a few seasons
12:18in the early to mid-90s before becoming a.
12:23We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:24We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:34We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:39We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:40We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:41We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:41We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:41We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:41We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:42We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:42We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:42We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
12:44We'll see you in the next couple of seasons.
14:20Just about able to disrupt Shukurov, one of the refereed is there to even out the foul counts.
14:37Also Johnston, nice stand up tackle immediately looks long. David I think knew he was off and bailed out of
14:45the run.
15:07I beg your pardon.
15:09It was just a few weeks ago that a temporary natural grass surface was laid down, but it's only been
15:15sodded in for about three or four weeks.
15:17And I don't know that they were expecting the amount of rain that they've got in Alberta the past month
15:22or two, pardon me, the past week or two.
15:24It's been a wet end of May.
15:29It will be one of the adjustments for the players to make.
15:32See Kyle Lahren down and then Stephanie Shtakio and tumbling into the tackle with Shukurov.
15:59And then Stephanie Shtakio and runoff.
16:04doing just the edge of the Canadian defensive third.
16:08Uzbekistan really hasn't spent any time in that area of the pitch
16:12barring the one breakaway.
16:15David wraps around Zhukurov.
16:19Derek Cornelius is on the floor.
16:21We play on without a whistle.
16:22Odd-numbered rush for Uzbekistan.
16:25Crossing in, looking back close.
16:26Bambino goes to ground and sends it wide to safety.
16:56Tayshaun Buchanan, he and Alistair Johnston do the job.
17:07I don't think necessarily either bench is particularly pleased
17:11without these first 16 minutes have gone.
17:36Trying to find a way, and Johnson's been busy defending.
17:40Lea Miller scuppers the clearance attempts.
18:04Reyes starts to step up from his left back position.
18:10Abduleyev.
18:12Haneev.
18:14Tackle from Larea.
18:16Referee was A-OK without attempts.
18:18Miller leaps around to his man, and he's held down.
18:41Coney releases Buchanan.
18:43It's a straight sprint to the end line.
18:45Buchanan slides.
18:46Keeps the ball in play, but he was all by his lonesome.
18:49No support to help keep Canada in possession.
18:53Now Coney.
18:53Nice second effort.
18:56Many have him penciled in to have a breakout tournament.
18:59Just a 23-year-old native of Montreal, Quebec.
19:03He will certainly expect to feature Canada's second and final tune-up friendly against the Irish.
19:10It's Dad Saputo coming up on Friday.
19:27So Johnston, a Vancouver-born Aurora, Ontario, raised right back for Celtic.
19:37There goes Jonathan Davids.
19:44Nice turn, trying to slip in behind.
19:47Defended tightly.
19:49Miller comes to help.
19:50Flicked up to Eshtakio.
19:52Back into midfield.
19:53Coney.
19:54Coney's pass.
19:54I don't know that he saw.
19:58Haneev with the referee standing in front of him.
20:06Samaradov spins and crosses.
20:14That's Rulayev.
20:17Hamro-Bakoff.
20:29Miller lunges into the tackle.
20:31Does really well.
20:33Three goals and five assists in the championship this season with Hull City.
20:39He's available to the left of Coney, bringing Canada forwards.
20:42It is Miller.
20:46Bounces off Hosanov.
20:51Toronto FC's Richie Larea.
21:00Marco Ortiz has brought play to a stop.
21:05Collects the ball as it's Maxim Kripo checking on Aziz Haneev.
21:36Places domestic football, the 28-year-old in the United Arab Emirates.
21:56Cannavaro understands what it means to play in a FIFA World Cup.
22:03It's 1998.
22:0716th World Cup and held in France.
22:11He was able to feature for the Italian national team.
22:16When the stretcher was getting prepared, he will be helped off the field of play.
22:20And you can see the signal right away from the physio,
22:25especially in a friendly this close to the start of the tournament.
22:29The finals doesn't look like they're going to risk Haneev any further.
22:36I wanted to ask for a good weight in a member of the village in Alberta if the undergone above
22:36it iswarted.
22:36però anson Cash, I think it is Hells?
22:54It's called.
22:55It's called sal broadcasting, which is focused on the 22nd of the electrician,
22:55It's called a 4th World Cup and it's called a 6th World Cup.
22:58It's called for the National Assembly.
23:07The Uzbek staff.
23:13Don't waste much time to select Abbas
23:17Bake Fezulayev.
23:34Step from Derek Cornelius Canada putting the pressure on.
23:39Namatov. Out of his box, Alistair Johnston into a tackle with Shukurov.
23:48Ismail Kone with a somersault to Uzbekistan a little overeager.
24:00Now back to 11 v 11.
24:06He plays with his captain in Istanbul with Prusheksha here.
24:1422 year old attacking midfielder.
24:17Former CSKA Moscow player.
24:1912 year old attacking midfielder.
24:26July of last year.
24:29So coming up on a year that he signed a five year contract in Turquia.
24:3312 year old attacking midfielder.
24:37Richie Larea surrounded by three white shirts.
24:40He was ultimately caught a little late.
24:45Richie Larea as he often does.
24:49He's becoming a thorn in the side of the Uzbek suit.
24:57Letting him know he was hoping to start a little early.
25:04They've been training with it, of course, but.
25:07This is our chance to see the trianda ball and practice in a match environments.
25:16Anything other than the infamous Jabulani doesn't have that much of an impact on the World Cup Finals.
25:22Wait like that one good in 2010.
25:42The Rays in a race.
25:44Doesn't lose many of those.
25:46Sofiev.
25:49Poles the Canadian left back down.
25:52Deposited down the left wing.
25:53Kyle Laren races after it.
25:55It is swept back to.
25:58Namatov.
25:59Just in the nick of time.
26:18Cornelius, he slips.
26:20Down goes the Canadian center back again.
26:23He's bailed out by a foul from the substitutes.
26:37Canadians fortunate that those moments have yet to cost them.
26:41The Canadian crunched.
26:45Nasrulayev was late.
26:50They go quick.
26:51Ishtakio in the box.
26:52Swatted down.
26:54Trying to catch the Central Asians off guard.
26:57And it nearly turned into the opening goal.
27:08Any cross, any shot in the wet like this.
27:13Can lead to problems.
27:15Now the Canadian captain over to the corner flag.
27:19Buchanan.
27:20Johnston closest to the keeper.
27:21Cornelius looking for the header.
27:26First and second contact from the AFC nation.
27:30Ishtakio slides.
27:36And this could be something for Uzbekistan.
27:383v1 as the captain gets his chance at redemption.
27:41Great stop from Kripal.
27:44The Orlando City keeper diving left and getting just enough on the strike.
27:49At least it was on target this time.
27:5319th, 3v1.
27:5521th, 3v1.
27:5921th, 3v2.
28:0123th, 3v1.
28:022v1.
28:03Do you have paid any amount of attention to the Canadian media in the lead up to this tournament?
28:08One of the biggest questions other than who's gonna play in the outfield in terms of injuries and fitness.
28:14Who's gonna be the keeper?
28:16Kripal has 45 minutes to audition for Jesse Marsh.
28:20his first proper test and he passes. Out swinging corner from the substitute
28:26is Shtekia with the near post gets underneath it headed back in is that
28:30off it's close down goes the captain flag was raised at the end.
28:4144 times he has scored for his country and what is his 91st cap today Eldor
28:47Shamaradov. Certainly doesn't look any less innocent on the replay.
29:04The meteorologists in Edmonton were calling for up to 35 millimeters of rain
29:09over the 24 hours leading up to this game.
29:16Not quite an inch and a half for our friends over at Fox tonight, but
29:23it's wet. It's damp to say the least.
29:28But he can't run as well.
29:35Johnston's toss skips off the legs of Asher Matov.
29:49Locked by Kony.
29:51Sure he had much to do about it. It was just booted directly at his body.
29:5829th minute from Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, provincial capital of Alberta here in Western Canada.
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30:06High Street.
30:0725th minute.
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