The men鈥檚 national soccer team got its first win of the year on a set-play that found Vancouver鈥檚 Marcus Haber for the go-ahead goal in a 1-0 win over Guatemala at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. March 28.
Haber, 26, notched his second goal for Canada at the senior level by heading in the corner kick from Kyle Bekker in the 11th minute on a day, according to Soccer Canada, 鈥渨hen creativity was hampered with strongly gusting winds made things complicated for both teams.鈥�
Head coach Benito Floro has a knack for staging goals on direct plays off free kicks and from the corner. Canada remains unbeaten against CONCACAF opposition with two wins and a draw in three games play.
The World Cup qualifiers and CONCACAF Gold Cup are on the horizon for Canada, and Haber, who plays in England, said the national side is feeling encouraged.
鈥淲e鈥檙e getting up to the real thing with the Gold Cup and World Cup qualifiers, so it鈥檚 important we get some results and everyone鈥檚 happy for sure,鈥� he said in a Soccer Canada announcement. 鈥淭his gives us confidence. We feel good as a team and we鈥檝e got good depth and players that can contribute all over the park and the players that came off the bench gave us a lift in these conditions.鈥�
