It took exactly 11 minutes for the superior T&T girls to score their first goal, after some eaarly
poor finishing threatened to let SVG off the hook.
But after T&T’s USA-born striker Stephanie DeSousa opened the scoring with a masterful solo effort, dribbling four defenders in the process, the goals came fast and furious.
By the 36th minute T&T was leading 12 goals to nil and in an unprecedented move coach Jamaal Shabazz substituted start striker Kennya Cordner, skipper Aveann Douglas and foreign-based defender Katrina Meyer before the half-time whistle.
At that point, young Kennya Cordner had scored five goals, taking her tournament tally to 12; Aveann Douglas and Stephanie DeSousa had both scored doubles, with Karen Forbes, Dernelle Mascall and Janine Francois getting one each.
Substitute Bianca Walker was able to squeeze in a goal before the half-time whistle to take T&T to a 13-nil half-time lead.
The second half saw T&T maintaining dominance with a fine display of two-touch passing and ball possession.T&T scored six more goals in the second half with Bianca Walker and Karen Forbes each getting two more and Candace Edwards the other.
In the other match of the double-header, St Lucia and Grenada played to a thrilling 1-1 draw.
T&T’s TEAM: Kimica Forbes, Patrice Superville, Katrina Meyer, Ayana Russell, Anastasia Prescott, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Aveann Douglas, Karen Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Stephanie De Sousa.
Substitutes: Bianca Walker (Cordner 36th), Candace Edwards (Douglas 36th), Joseann Boyce (Meyer 36th).
Goalscorers: Kennya Cordner 5, Bianca Walker 3, Karen Forbes 3, Stephanie DeSousa 2, Aveann Douglas 2, Dernelle Mascall 1, Janine Francois 1, Candace Edwards 1.
T&T — 6 points, St Lucia — 4 points, Grenada —1 point and St Vincent & the Grenadines — 0.
Today: Grenada meets St Vincent & the Grenadines from 3.00 pm, while host team St Lucia and T&T clash from 5.30 pm at the Mindoo Phillip Park.
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