RHIAN'S SOCCER JOURNALS: 

WHILE WE WERE AWAY....           23rd December 2009

Life does not stand very still, and plenty has happened while we were away in Italy. First, it is Christmas and so my very best wishes to all readers and soccer players for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2010. I will try to write a Journal on our Italian adventures soon.

While we were away, The Canadian Soccer Association announced that Christine Sinclair is the female selection for the 2009 Canadian Players of the Year award for the fifth consecutive year. Sincy was honored in a vote shared by Canadian media (50%) and Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national course at the B and A levels (50%). Sincy was also selected to the year-end WPS All-Star Team.

The final list of female nominees from the Women’s national team was:
1. Christine Sinclair (32.6)
2. Karina LeBlanc (21.3)
3. Erin McLeod (8.3)
4. Diana Matheson (7.9)
5. Candace Chapman (7.6)
6. Rhian Wilkinson (6.5)
7. Kelly Parker (5.9)
8. Carmelina Moscato (4.8)
9. Martina Franko (2.1)
10. Sophie Schmidt (1.0)

Meanwhile, in Norway at the end-of-year team dinner, Team Strommen's coaches and players selected Diana Matheson as their player of the year.

The team ended in fourth place in the Premier League and was losing finalist in the Norway Cup.

Top goal scorers were:

 Una Nwajei with 13 goals
 Diana Matheson: 6
 Rhian Wilkinson: 4
 Ida Elise Enget: 3
 Cathrine Dekkerhaus: 3
Marit Sandvei: 3
Lene Storløkken: 3
Ingrid W. Andersen: 3
Nasr Abdullah: 2
 

Next season the team plays as LSK Women in yellow jerseys: "The Canaries."

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