Canada has started the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship on a good note, picking up the maximum three points in the opening match against Jamaica. Canada won 4:1 over Jamaica and starts the tournament in second place behind Mexico. Mexico is in first place following a 6:0 victory over Panama earlier in the day.

'It was a good game for us to get under our belt,' said national head coach Bryan Rosenfeld. 'We got the result which was the most important thing for us.'

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In the opposite group, the ranking after one day is USA (3 points, +9 goals), Costa Rica (3 points, +7 goals), Cayman Islands (0 points, -7 goals) and Haiti (0 points, -9 goals). The opposite group resumes play with matches on Friday 12 March.

Canada, whose title sponsor is BMO Financial Group, is competing in the second CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship from 10-20 March in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The top two teams from the eight-team competition will qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010. All 16 matches in the tournament will be broadcast live on CONCACAF.com. Fans can also follow the Canadian matches via www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN. Canada’s next two matches are 13 March against Panama and 15 March against Mexico. The semi-final stage is set for 18 March while the final is set for 20 March.