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SPORTS Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson@haltonsearch.com Oakville's 15-year-old phenom Kara Lang found the net with such a spectacular strike that it brought back memories of Ronaldinho's free kick that helped Brazil knock England out of the World Cup. Lang fired a looping shot from 25 yards out 10 minutes from time to give Canada a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Denmark on Sunday in their open ing game in the U-19 women's world soccer championships. The crowd of 21,117 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton was the largest ever to watch a women's game in the country. Just as Ronaldinho insisted that his free kick over goalkeeper David Seaman was planned, Lang made it clear that she, too, picked the upper left-hand cor ner over goalkeeper Sarah Andersen. Denmark's coach Per Rud was upset that Canada's goal came on a shot that was meant to be a pass. "I feel very sorry for my goalkeeper, the Canadian was going to make a pass and it went in," said Rud. But Lang, who will enter grade 11 at St. Thomas Aquinas this September, begged to differ: "When I started making my run, my first thoughts were to pass to either Christine (Sinclair) or Michelle (Rowe), but I then noticed the goalkeeper was way out of position and I decided to take a shot. "It was great to get the winner for the team -- especially after Denmark had gone ahead." The 5-foot-9 Lang, who was employed on the right flank, also had a hand in Canada's opening goal in the 15th minute. It was pure magic. She turned a Danish defender inside out and then floated a superb cross and Sinclair outjumped the Danes to head in a pic ture-perfect goal. Canada kept up the pressure with long balls, while the defence was superbly marshalled by centreback Sasha Andrews. But in the space of two minutes in the 51st and 53rd minutes, the previously water-tight defence crumbled. Both Dane goals were simi lar: they caught the Canadian defence square and napping. But Canada did not panic and Rowe, who was on the field for just a minute after being brought on as a substitute, headed in a free kick from Carmelina Moscato in the 70th minute. That was followed by Lang's brilliant goal. "We had a scary couple of minutes there," said head coach Ian Bridge. "But it was a great win." The relief, however, had obviously worn off the day after. In a Monday interview he offered that, "It was by far the worst game of the 10 or so interna tionals we have played so far this year. It could have been nerves playing before a big crowd (of 21,117). The team simply looked too tired. "We started off well and had at least half a dozen chances in the first 20 min utes, but after that we failed to take advantage. We should have done that after taking the lead, and our defence was caught flat-footed on the two goals the Danes scored." Lang agreed: "It was definitely not our best game," she said. "We have done better and I think now that we got the first game out of the way we will improve." The other pool game on Sunday had Nigeria and Japan playing to a 1-1 tie. Action last night (Tuesday) had Canada taking on Japan; Denmark vs. Nigeria. Preliminary pool action concludes Thursday night with Canada taking on Nigeria; Denmark vs. Japan. There are two other pools in the 12team tourney: Germany, France, Mexico and Brazil are playing in Vancouver; and the U.S., England, Taiwan and Australia play in Victoria. The top two teams from each pool advance to the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-place teams. The championship final and semifi nal will be played in Edmonton. While Lang made the team click with her speedy runs and pinpoint crosses, Japan assistant coach Hironau Watanabe said, prior to last night's game (which went beyond our press deadlines) that he did not plan on having her shadowed. "We do not single out any player for special attention," Watanabe said. "We play as a team and we are aware we will be up against a tall and physical opponent who rely on the long ball. "Technically, I think we are better than the Canadians." "Of course, we have to find a way to stop the Canadians and one way we can do that is by keeping the ball on the ground as much as possible." BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE WITH BARGAIN-RATE SERVICE IS NO BARGAIN D on't trust ju st anyone to insure your car, see me: Wayne McGill 2345 Wyecroft Rd. #21, Oakville "£ST 905-847-5671 Largest crowd ever for women's soccer in Canada watches Kara Lang score winning goal in 3-2 win over Denmark in U-19 World Cup opener REGISTRATION FINAL CUT The deadline for registration for the upcoming hockey season has passed. There are only a few limited spots available. To avoid disappointment, register now. Send registrations to: The Oakville Hornet Girls Hockey Association 200 North Service Road West, Unit 1, P.O. Box 224 Oakville, Ontario L6M 2Y1 Any questions can be directed to the Hornet Hotline at: (9 0 5 ) 8 4 7 - 1 4 0 0 R e g is tra tio n fo rm s c a n b e d o w n lo a d e d fro m th e H o rn e t w e b s ite : w w w .o a k v ille h o rn e ts .o n .c a Kara Lang The tournament opened with a colourful 30-minute ceremony featuring bagpipe music, aboriginal and ethnic dancing under sun-drenched skies. Hundreds of children in brightly coloured T-shirts took to the field wav ing pompoms as a host of entertainers performed cultural dances. TOURNEY NOTES Lang was one of two Canadians picked up after Sunday's game for dop ing control, and was held for a while. Usually beer ensures a quick exit from the testing facilities, but Lang said, "It will be almost four years before I can have a beer." - from Torstar News Service Shepley third in Canada Oakville's Jessica Shepley had the best round of the Canadian Women's Amateur Golf Tournament which wrapped up last Friday in Nova Scotia. But when all was said and done, the Oakville resident, who graduated Iroquois Ridge High School and is about to embark on her sophomore year at the University of Tennessee, had to settle for a third place tie with Laura Henderson-Mathews at 291. Shepley's four-round line went: 67-78-75-71. There was actually only one other round in the sixties in the entire tournament -- a first-day 69 by Veronique Drouin who finished tied for 8th at 304. Lisa Meldrum won the championship for the second con secutive year with a 287 (71-74-71-71). Murphy helps Canada win Canada had to work extremely hard to earn a 27-6 victory over Chile in front of 3000 fans in Calgary on Saturday. Oakville's Phil Murphy came in the game at the 46th minute. The win has ensured Canada at least a secondplace finish in the Americas Zone World Cup Qualifiers and a berth in next year's world rugby championship. Canada has a perfect 4-0 record as it heads to South America this week to play rematches with Uruguay and Chile. 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