Mexico & USA triumph in Group A openers.[/size]
The USA and the hosts, Mexico triumphed in their Group A openers at the 2008 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla on Wednesday. Michelle Enyeart scored three times for the defending champion, USA in the 4:0 win over Trinidad & Tobago, while Verónica Charlyn Corral also had three goals to lead Mexico to a 7:0 triumph against Cuba.
The 2008 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship continues at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc on Thursday with the Group B encounters as Canada face Jamaica and Costa Rica meet Nicaragua. At the conclusion of the first round on 22 June, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals in Puebla on 25 June. The third-place match and final of the CONCACAF event will take place on 28 June at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc. The top three teams from the CONCACAF Tournament will qualify to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Chile 2008.
2008 CONCACAF WOMEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
Puebla, MEXICO; Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Group A
18.06: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – USA 0:4 (0:3) (A: 300)
Michelle ENYEART 8’, 29’, 75’; Kelly O’HARA 31’
TRI: 1-Kimika Forbes – 2-Ayana Russell-C, 3-Danielle Blair, 5-Annalis Cummings, 7-Dernelle Mascall, 8- Iyesha Olliverirre, 11-Karissa Rodney, 15-Nikeisha Noel (67: 9-Shanellle Warick), 16-Candace Edwards (89: 6-Kennya Charles), 18-Jennelle Cunningham, 19-Kennya Cordner (14: 12-Bianka Walker).
Booked: none
TD: Marlon CHARLES
USA: 1-Alyssa Naeher – 2-Lauren Fowlkes, 3-Meghan Klingenberg, 4-Nicola Marshal, 5-Keelin Winters-C (51: 9-Gina DiMartino), 10-Kelly O´Hara (58: 7-Madeline Nicole Washington), 13-Michelle Enyeart, 15- Casey Nogueira, 17-Alex Morgan (59: 22- Sidney Loreaux), 19-Kiersten Dallstream, 25-Rebecca Edwards.
Booked: none
TD: Tony DICICCO
Statistics: TRI – USA
Goal Attempts: 2 –21
Shots on Target: 1 – 9
Saves: 6 – 0
Fouls: 3 – 9
Corner Kicks: 0 – 14
Offsides: 1 – 1
Officials
R: Dianne FERREIRA-JAMES (GUY)
A1: Cynette JEFFREY (GUY)
A2 : Jackeline SAEZ (PAN)
FO : Juana PADILLA (HON)
MEXICO – CUBA 7:0 (4:0) (A: 4500)
Verónica Charlyn CORRAL 8’, 32’, 52’; Yalú MONDRAGON 10’ pen; Sandra Stephany MAYOR 17’; Liliana Gudalupe GODOY 65’, 85’ pen
MEX: 1-Erika Venegas – 4-Ana Lilia Gómez, 7-Yalú Mondragon-C, 9-Verónica Charlyn Corral (62: 21-Inglis Yoana Hernández), 10-Dinora Lizeth Garza, 11-Sandra Stephany Mayor, 13-Susana Berenice Mendoza (60: 2-Wendoline Ortiz), 14-Edna Valera Hernández, 16-Rosaura Gallegos (36: 17-Ixchebel Tamara Romero), 23-Liliana Mercado, 27-Liliana Gudalupe Godoy.
Booked: none
TD: Andrea RODEBAUGH
CUB: 12-Lucilena Martínez – 4-Yamara López, 6-Jessica Popo Álvarez, 7-Yamisleidy Bernal Chacon (61: Leodana Bejerano), 8-Yesenia Gallardo, 9-Yudilsleivi Feliú Hernández (89: 11-Rachel Peláez), 10-Yareni Karelia Fuentes, 15-Yoanna Valdés-C, 16-Yaimara Aguilar (30: 5-Yadira Rodríguez), 18-Yudisleivi Reyes, 20-Yisel Rodríguez.
Booked: López 63’
TD: Rufino SOTOLONGO
Statistics: MEX – CUB
Goal Attempts: 24 – 1
Shots on Target: 8 – 1
Saves: 0 – 5
Fouls: 8 – 10
Corner Kicks: 11 – 2
Offsides: 1 – 2
Officials
R: Carol-Anne CHENARD (CAN)
A1: Yvonne LOPEZ (SLV)
A2: Lesbia JUAREZ (HON)
FO: Cecibel ORTEGA (SLV)
Up-Coming Fixtures
Group A[/b]
20.06: USA – CUBA (12:00)
MEXICO – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (14:30)
22.06: CUBA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (12:00)
MEXICO – USA (14:30)
Group B
19.06: CANADA – JAMAICA (12:00)
COSTA RICA – NICARAGUA (14:30)
21.06: JAMAICA – NICARAGUA (12:00)
CANADA – COSTA RICA (14:30)
Semifinals*
25.06: A1 – B2 (13:00)
B1 – A2 (15:30)
*Order of matches subject to change
Final
28.06: THIRD PLACE (12:00)
CHAMPIONSHIP (14:30)
Goals
9-Verónica Charlyn CORRAL (MEX) – 3
13-Michelle ENYEART (USA) – 3
27-Liliana Gudalupe GODOY (MEX) –2 (1 pen)
9-Paige ADAMS (CAN) – 1
10-Katherine ALVARADO (CRC) – 1
19-Shakira DUNCAN (JAM) –1
14-Monica LAM-FEIST (CAN) – 1
11-Sandra Stephany MAYOR (MEX) – 1
7-Yalú MONDRAGON (MEX) – 1 (1 pen)
10-Kelly O’HARA (USA) – 1
11-Raquel RODRIGUEZ CEDEÑO (CRC) – 1
17-Adriana Pamela VENEGAS (CRC) – 1
Source
CONCACAF.COM