As Ottawa Fury FC defender Drew Beckie and his teammates try to break out of a season-long slump, another Beckie is making a name for herself on the international stage.

That would be Janine Beckie, Drew's sister, who now has two huge goals in two games at the women's FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup to push her side into the quarter finals Sunday against Germany.

"It's really cool to see her succeed and play for Canada," Drew said of his 19-year-old sister after training Wednesday. "She's had a good tournament and hopefully she can keep it going against Germany."

Janine was born in the United States and has seen action with the American national program, but an injury saw her passed over by her birth country and picked up by Canada, where Drew and sisters Jenelle and Alysha were born.

Wise move by the Canucks, it would seem.

"She finally got to come over to Canada and I think she made the right decision," said Drew, four years Janine's senior.

Drew won't take credit for his sister's soccer success thus far, though he points out, as the baby of the family, Janine probably learned what not to do from her older siblings.

"I guess as the last child you're going to the best one, that's the theory isn't it?" Drew Beckie said.

"I think we made the mistakes earlier in our lives and she learned from those, but she's really taken it all on in her own way."

As a forward playing coach Andrew Olivieri's 4-3-3 formation, Janine Beckie has shown a knack for big and timely goals, coming on in the second half against Finland and scoring the goal that kickstarted Canada's come-from-behind 3-2 win. Tuesday, she converted a pass from Nichelle Prince's in the 65th minute for the game's only goal, securing a 1-0 win and a spot in the quarters.

"We were relentless," Janine told reporters after the latest victory. "It feels amazing. We're moving on."

Three other players with Ottawa soccer connections are also having strong tournaments. Kadeisha Buchanan, a standout defender for Canada who was named player of the match Tuesday, and midfielder Ashley Lawrence started the season with the Fury FC W-League squad. Kinely McNicoll, who played for Fury FC in 2013, is captain of the U-20 Canadian team.

COACH FRUSTRATED

After extending its losing streak to five games, the most troubling thing about the latest loss wasn't the result itself but the lack of compete after conceding a goal.

Fury looked like it was going to run away with it out of the gate, controlling the first 15 minutes of play which saw Carl Haworth score a beautiful goal to give his side its first lead of the fall season. But when a Fury mistake saw the ball end up in the back of the net to tie the game, all momentum Ottawa had was instantly gone.

Coach Marc Dos Santos acknowledges there are a number of areas that need fixing and admits frustration. The bottom of a league table is unchartered territory for the competitive coach. There are moves Dos Santos will make that will have to wait until the offseason, though he probably has them made in his head already. But there are areas the team as a whole needs to be better at, confidence and focus being chief among them.

"It's difficult when you're in every game but you end up losing," Dos Santos said. "We feel we play 60 minutes better than the opponent and they play 30 minutes better than us, and you get out with a loss because there is a disconnect somewhere."

Things aren't going to get any easier for Fury FC as it prepares to host the first-place San Antonio Scorpions Sunday afternoon.

SIDELINES

Fury FC's Tom Heinemann and RedBlacks quarterback Henry Burris will be at the Ottawa Food Bank Thursday to promote Purolator's Tackle Hunger initiative, in which fans are being asked to bring non-perishable food items to both teams' games this weekend. The Grey Cup and the NASL Soccer Bowl will also be on display ... Fury Academy standout Jacob Schroeter wrapped up his training sting with the NASL club Wednesday before heading off to Queen's University. He'll report for medicals and fitness testing Saturday. Schroeter, 17, has impressed during his time training with the club ... Andres Fresenga, Maykon and Ramon Soria didn't participate in full practice again Wednesday as they nurse injuries. Omar Jarun also remains out with a leg injury ... Fury FC trails FC Edmonton by four points for 9th spot on the NASL table.

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