The CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification Preliminary Round continued over the weekend with Trinidad & Tobago posting a 2:0 victory over the host Suriname in the opening leg of the two-game series at the Andres Kamperveen Stadium in Parmaribo on Sunday.

After a scoreless first half (0:0), the Trinidad & Tobago got on the board in the 79th minute of the second stanza via an own goal by Suriname’s Glenoor Wilson.

Tasha St. Louis closed out the scoring for Trinidad & Tobago with two minutes remaining in the encounter for the 2:0 final.

Both will meet again in the second-leg set for Wednesday (12 November) at the Andres Kamperveen Stadium in Parmaribo at 19:00.

The winner joins Canada, Haiti, USA and the host Costa Rica in the Final Round of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification from 25 February – 7 March 2004 in San José. The eight-team tournament will qualify two nations to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

SUR: Daniella Laurence – Raquel Ziegelaar, Glenoor Wilson, Jolanda Saling, Vanessa Asami, Deborah Jeso (Rachel Righters 78th), Aisa Smith (Ethel Fraser 85th), Manuelloa Ruperti, Jennifer Buyne, Demia Vliet, Kimberly Pinas (Begnitte Righters 65th).

Suriname TD: Percy BENDT.

TRI: Nicole Mitchell – Kathy-Ann Nixon (capt), Leslie-Ann James, Terrie Lisa John, Natalie Des Vignes (Sedonna Agard 68th), Tasha St.Louis, Jenelle Nedd, Maylee Attin-Johnson (Nadia James 84th), Kia Rigsby, Aveann Douglas (Tanekar Alexander 68th), Niasha Reyes.

TnT TD: Jamaal SHABAZZ.

R: Esther Paez ALVAREZ (CUB).