Canada 12-1 Vietnam: 2010 U21 ConfedCup

Canada wins easily while a Nigeria loss to Ecuador seals our passage into the knock-out stages!
Gaston Clement scored the first from about 25 yards out, his brilliant shot sailing into the far corner of the net. Alphonso Cho added the second four minutes later from the corner of the penalty area, and then made it three after gliding into the penalty area on breakaway; the fourth goal was also on a breakaway, scored by Grant Boivin. Rueben Webber and Cristobal Carney had their chances, but couldn't hit the target or beat goalkeeper Vo Thuyet, and so the half-time score was only 4-0 for Canada. Carney finally got on the score sheet in the 53rd minute, but only after his first shot was saved by Vo. What happened next was Cho hitting his stride: he got his hat trick three minutes later, followed by his fourth goal with an hour gone, and then a strike from long range that went over Vo and in, before finally score his sixth and final goal with a shot that flew into the top corner. Webber then scored his first from a tight angle, and Vietnam shockingly scored their only goal of the game when Nguyen Tong scored from a few yards to the left of the edge of the penalty area with a shot that went in off the far post. The game ended with two strikes from substitute Truman Land, the first from long-range and the second on a one-on-one with the goalie. So, 12-1 the final score, and a 3-0 victory for Ecuador against Nigeria meant that the Africans were eliminated and Canada have advanced on goal difference!
In the end, Canada did what was expected: a rout, although allowing one goal against a seven-man Vietnam side is frankly embarrassing. Still, Canada have made it through, and that's all that really counts. Most importantly, Canada seems to have solved the problem with Alphonso Cho. The North Americans used the 3-2-2-3 tactic again, but with some changes. Stephan McLean was moved to defensive midfield, the two wing strikers were closer to the middle, and Carney and Cho swapped places, meaning that Carney became the center striker and Cho played on the side. Although Cho probably had his best display so far, and is clearly this game's man of the match, Carney probably had his worst, and so now he's the one who is struggling. Could it be something to do with playing in the middle? Whatever the answer is, mikexvi will be pulling his hair out trying to find where exactly to play which players when the playoffs start.
Vietnam fielded a 3-2-1 with the limited players they had, with one central midfielder and two attacking players on the wing. Parker Fay continued the trend of each of Canada's games featuring one of our players being yellow-card by being booked in the 13th minute.