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Day 1 at the Cyprus Cup

posted by Pretty Tough
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 1:52am EST

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If you’re a soccer fan, you gotta love all the soccer going on right now. While the Algarve Cup is going on in Portugal, more soccer games are being played over in Cyprus.

In Group A, Canada took a win over Scotland with a goal from Emily Zurrer, and England defeated Italy 2-0 with goals from Ellen White and a penalty Kelly Smith, who was playing her 100th match for England.

In Group B, Switzerland lost to France 2-0, and Holland beat New Zealand 4-1. Sherida Spitse scored in the 20th minute, Manon Melis scored two goals before New Zealand’s Sara Gregorious scored. Renee Slegers closed out the scoring in the 83rd minute to secure the win for Holland.

South Korea defeated Northern Ireland 3-1, and Russia played Mexico to a scoreless draw in Group C.

Group play resumes on March 4th with Holland vs Switzerland, New Zealand vs France, Mexico vs Northern Ireland, and Russia vs Korea Republic all at 7 am ET. Scotland will take on Italy, and Canada will face England at 10 am ET.

~Alondra Hernandez

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