Men's Soccer

LEXINGTON ? Kentucky soccer standouts Michael D?Agostino and Masumi Turnbull have been named to the Canada U-20 roster for two upcoming games against the USA U-20 team, it was announced Wednesday.

The matches against the USA are scheduled to take place at Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 7th at 7:00pm ET and Richardson Stadium at Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario two days later with the kickoff also scheduled for 7:00pm.

It is the second straight international series the Wildcats duo has been on the national team roster. In May, the pair joined the U-20 team in a three-game series against Brazil and helped Canada to one victory against the world power.

Since the end of Kentucky?s 2005 season, D?Agostino has earned one cap to bring his career total to six. Turnbull has yet to be inserted into a game despite being named to multiple rosters.

Since Canada and the USA first tangled in October 1976, the two teams have played 24 times at the U-20 level, with the Americans holding the advantage in the cross-border series with 11 wins to Canada?s eight. Five matches have ended in draws. The last meeting between the two CONCACAF rivals took place in May 2005 in Blaine, Minn., ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Championship in Holland. Canada dropped that match 2-1.

Canada?s last victory over the US was at the 2002 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament in Charleston, S.C., when it clamed a 3-2 victory. The win propelled Canada into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championships in the UAE.

Both D?Agostino and Turnbull are British Columbia natives and have prior international experience. Other current UK players who have competed internationally for Canada are seniors Riley O?Neill and Nathan Li.

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