Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago earn victories in Caribbean Qualification
8.8.07 - Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago earned victories in their respective group encounters of the Caribbean Women’s Under-20 First Round Qualification on Tuesday.
Two goals by Kennya Cordner and one each from Dernelle Mascall and Mariah Shade led the hosts, Trinidad & Tobago (1-0-0, 3 Points) to a 4:0 win over Grenada (0-2-0, 0 Points) in a Group A match at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya.
The Caribbean Qualification Group A concludes on Thursday (9 August) in Macoya with US Virgin Islands (1-0-0, 3 Points) taking on Trinidad & Tobago.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Cuba (1-0-0, 3 Points) was competing in their first-ever women’s U-20 match as they topped visiting Barbados (0-1-0, 0 Points) 3:1 in Group C play at the Estadio Pedro Marrero in La Habana. Yezenia Gallardo scored all three goals for Cuba in the victory.
Group B action continues at the Estadio Pedro Marrero on Thursday with Barbados taking on Anguilla (0-0-0, 0 Points). The triangular concludes on Saturday (11 August) with Cuba hosting Anguilla.
The winners of Groups A and C will join Jamaica (Caribbean Group B winner) in the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Final Round along with Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua and USA, with the venue and dates to be announced in due course, where three nations will advance to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Chile 2008.
2008 CONCACAF WOMEN’S UNDER-20 QUALIFICATION
Caribbean Zone – First Round
Group A – Macoya, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Marvin Lee Stadium
07.08.2007: GRENADA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0:4 (0:2)
Mariah SHADE 9’; Dernelle MASCALL 31’; Kennya CORDNER 53’, 59’
GRN: Kendalyn Mark (65: Connie John) – Alisha Celestine, Lindonna Rennie, Jody Daniel, Ruth Munro, Sharie Williams (54: Terri Sylvester), Rockel Hood, Kishanee Thomas, Sania Nicholas (29: Canisa James), Curleen Samuel, Renae Samuel. Booked: none
TD: Nat SIMPSON
TRI: Kimika Forbes – Ayanna Russell, Annalis Cummings, Latifa Kelly, Dernelle Mascall (59: Avenell Isaac), Savitre Bachoo, Mariah Shade, Bianca Walker (66: Karyn Forbes), Rhea Belgraves, Candace Edwards (39: Nikeisha Noel), Kennya Cordner. Booked: none
TD: Marlon CHARLES
R: Dianne JAMES-FERREIRA (GUY)
09.08.2007: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – US VIRGIN ISLANDS (17:00)
Group C – La Habana, CUBA; Estadio Pedro Marrero
07.08.2007: CUBA – BARBADOS 3:1 (1:0) (A: 200)
Yezenia GALLARDO 1’, 50’, 71’ – Alyssa YARD 65’
CUB: Katherine Montesino – Yanis Leyois Bernal, Damaysa Valverde, Dairelyo Toledo, Yudislesxi Reyes (89: Rachel Pelaez), Yoanna Valdes, Yisel Rodriguez, Yaremi Karelin Fuentes (83: Misleidis Escalante), Yaimara Mena, Yezenia Gallardo. Booked: none
TD: Rufino SOTOLONGO
BRB: Kamillah Burke – Agliyah Alleyne, Kerry Bascombe, Sabrina Bell (27: Gabriela Lopez), Shonna Evelyn, Joelle Gibson (45: Soraya Toppin-Hebet), Tianna Hackett, Kyshona Knight, Kycia Knight (74: Shakira Powe), Shanice Stevenson, Alyssa Yard. Booked: none
TD: Edward SMITH
R: Shane DESILVA (TRI)
09.08.2007: BARBADOS – ANGUILLA (16:30)
11.08.2007: CUBA – ANGUILLA (16:30)
Photo - Cuba vs. Barbados, by Calixto N. Llanes