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2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship Will be Played in Dallas and Houston
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The United States will host the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship from Feb. 10-21 in Dallas and Houston.
The two venues for the competition are BBVA Compass Stadium, home to the Houston Dash of the NWSL and the Houston Dynamo of MLS, and Toyota Stadium, home to FC Dallas of MLS, which is located in the Dallas suburb of Frisco.
The tournament will feature eight nations divided into two groups of four, with the top two finishers in each group after round-robin play advancing to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinal matches qualify for the Olympics.
Ticketing information for the competition will be announced in the near future.
The United States will be in Group A and will play all of its group matches in Frisco. The round-robin stage of the tournament will be conducted with three doubleheaders in each group. Group A will play doubleheaders at Toyota Stadium on Feb. 10, 13 and 15 and Group B will play doubleheaders at BBVA Compass Stadium on Feb. 11, 14 and 16. The all-important semifinal matches will be on Feb. 19 in Houston with the championship game on Feb. 21, also in Houston.
The top two finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament that will run from Aug. 3-20 in six Brazilian cities including the host city of Rio de Janeiro.
"The Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship is a tremendous platform for our brightest stars on the women’s stage," said CONCACAF Acting General Secretary Ted Howard. "At CONCACAF we take pride in the quality of our women’s football, and look forward to following our teams on their path to Rio.”
The eight participating nations will include host United States as well Canada and Mexico, which get automatic berths into the tournament. Those three countries will be joined by three nations from the Caribbean region and two from Central America, with qualifiers in those regions beginning in late September.
“We’re excited to host this event at two excellent venues and look forward to some entertaining matches in what will be the first tournament competition for our team since the Women’s World Cup,” said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. “The quality of women’s soccer in CONCACAF continues to improve during every cycle and we expect that to be the case once again over the 15 matches in Texas.”
The final tournament schedule and kick-off times will be set following the qualifying tournaments in Central America and the Caribbean.
2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship Schedule
| Date | Event | Location |
| Feb. 10, 2016 | Group A Doubleheader | Frisco, Texas |
| Feb. 11, 2016 | Group B Doubleheader | Houston, Texas |
| Feb. 13, 2016 | Group A Doubleheader | Frisco, Texas |
| Feb. 14, 2016 | Group B Doubleheader | Houston, Texas |
| Feb. 15, 2016 | Group A Doubleheader | Frisco, Texas |
| Feb. 16, 2016 | Group B Doubleheader | Houston, Texas |
| Feb. 19, 2016 | Semifinal Doubleheader | Houston, Texas |
| Feb. 21, 2016 | Final | Houston, Texas |
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USA’s Waldrum set to return as Women Soca Warriors prepare for Olympics.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
USA-born Randy Waldrum is expected to return to T&T soon for a third stint as head coach of the Women’s Soca Warriors as they look ahead to the Caribbean Football Union opening round of the Women’s Olympic Qualifiers for Rio de Janeiro, next year.
The T&T women are expected to kick off Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands and St Lucia in Group Two next week, at the end of which the top team along with the other group winners One (Aruba, Grenada, Haiti, Puerto Rico); Three (Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Suriname) and Four (Cuba, Guyana, St Kitts/Nevis) will advance to next year’s Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship from February 10-21 in the USA.
The top two finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament that will run from August 3-20 in six Brazilian cities including the host city of Rio de Janeiro.
Speaking at a T&T Football Association media conference called to relaunch the “Soca Warriors” and give updates on a number of activities planned, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, VIP Lounge on Friday, T&TFA president Raymond Tim Kee confirmed that Waldrum will be back in charge of the team.
The current coach of US National Women’s Soccer League Houston Dynamo, Waldrum was last in charge of the T&T women’s team for this year’s Canada World Cup qualifiers, in which T&T fell at the last hurdle, losing 1-0 at home to Ecuador in their playoff tie, after a 0-0 away deadlock. He was expected to be at the helm of the T&T women’s team for the recently concluded Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada as well but he failed to come to a suitable agreement with the T&TFA due to his commitments with his US women’s club.
However, with the NWSL season coming to a close within the few two weeks, and his team still five points out of a playoff spot, the 53-year-old American has committed himself to serving as coach for the Maylee Attin-Johnson-captained Women Soca Warriors once more.
A few months ago, Tim Kee, when questioned about Waldrum not being re-appointed as coach of the Women’s Soca Warriors team, had explained that the team had two major tournaments around the corner and the T&TFA did not had the luxury of time to wait on him.
Following a few weeks of searching and training under Under-20 women’s coach Jason Spence, former national goalkeeper and Defence Force coach Ross Russell were appointed on an interim basis to coach of the women’s team for the Pan American Games in Canada, where the T&T women drew 2-2 with Argentina and 1-1 with Colombia, before losing to Mexico 3-1 in their final round-robin group match and failing to make the semifinal playoffs.
On returning home, Russell was hired as coach of reigning Digicel T&T Pro League and Caribbean Football Union Club champions, Central FC, which again left the national women’s team without a coach, until Waldrum was again appointed, and according to Tim Kee, when both men last spoke over a week ago, the American was ready to come on board as soon as possible.
In explaining the return of Waldrum as team coach, Tim Kee noted that contrary to what some may say, the women’s arm of T&T football has been very active. “Russell was filling a void left by Randy Waldrum who had to be excused because of his commitments for a tournament in the USA.
“He had to ask for a sort of sabbatical for the last few months to attend to some of that business and as case would have it Ross Russell has been appointed as a coach for of our clubs teams locally, therefore that void that was created will now be refilled by Randy Waldrum”, stated Tim Kee. “He is expected to be in a few days to commence training and clinics for our senior women’s team as they prepare for Olympic qualification.”
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Saw that coming. "Houston" and we have lift-off.
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Trinidad & Tobago hosting Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia and Antigua & Barbuda on 21, 23 and 25 August in their first step towards Rio 2016. Pretty much no news anywhere, from CONCACAF, CFU or TTFA. FIFA also does not know where the matches will be played. I can't understand why Olympic Qualifiers aren't better covered.
Should be 3 straight wins for T&T, anyway.
Does anybody have any clue where the matches will be held? Not sure how TTFA expect people to turn up to support the team if they don't release any details before the matches begin. Only 3 days away...
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wait? This is only 3 days away? ridiculous!
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wait? This is only 3 days away? ridiculous!
Date change
August 26-Sept 2 in St Lucia
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Thanks - nothing about this in the news. Even if it's a week away, still should be some news at least of fixtures or something. It's the same for all the other groups as well though - Jamaica has nothing about its matches in Dominican Republic.
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Women Soca Warriors resume training.
T&T Guardian Reports.
This country’s Women’s Soca Warriors returned to the training field yesterday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo in preparation for their Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic qualification for Rio de Janeiro 2016 in St Lucia
The T&T women are expected to kick off Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands and St Lucia in Group Two next week at the end of which the top team along with the other group winners One (Aruba, Grenada, Haiti, Puerto Rico); Three (Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Suriname) and Four (Cuba, Guyana, St Kitts/Nevis) will advance to CFU finals from which three teams qualify to the 2016 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship from February 10-21 in Houston, USA next year.
The national women’s team is being coached for the third time by USA-born Randy Waldrum, who is expected to return to T&T by the weekend, and in the meantime, former national Olympic team player and US-based women’s coach Anthony Creece, who has been appointed assistant and was in charge of the Chancellor Angels during the Women’s Professional League will oversee the team’s preparations.
Former T&T senior men’s goalkeeper Clayton Ince has been named as goalkeeper coach while Claire George is the equipment manager, and Sharon O’Brien as manager while a trainer and physiotherapist will join the team staff soon.
According to manager O’Brien, only 15 players have been invited for training to date and includes Kimika Forbes, Tenesha Palmer, Nicolette Craig, Arin King, Karyn Forbes, Anique Walker, Tasha St Louis, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Mariah Shade
Ahkeela Mollon, Khadidra Debesette, Khadisha Debesette, Lauryn Hutchinson and Annalis Cummings
O’Brien also disclosed that the fixtures for the tournament have not been confirmed to date by CFU while at the eight-team Concacaf final round event, the top two finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament that will run from Aug. 3-20 in six Brazilian cities including the host city of Rio de Janeiro.
The Warriors invited to train are: Kimika Forbes, Tenesha Palmer, Nicolette Craig (goalkeepers), Arin King, Khadisha Debesette, Lauryn Hutchinson, Annalis Cummings (defenders), Karyn Forbes, Khadidra Debesette, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Tasha St. Louis (midfielders), Anique Walker, Mariah Shade and Ahkeela Mollon (attackers).
Injury List: Maylee Attin-Johnson and star attacker Kennya “Yaya” Cordner.
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Any news of exact dates of matches? Also, has order of original matches changed since chance of venue? (T&T v Cayman, St. Lucia, Antigua in that order in original draw).
26 August-2 September is 8 days. These groups are usually held over 5 days, with 2 days in between each set of matches. Possibly matches are 27, 29, 31 August?
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FULL FIXTURES FOR CARIBBEAN QUALIFICATION
Top 3 CFU teams qualify for the CONCACAF Final Round in USA next year.
Group 1, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
21 Aug - Haiti v Aruba
21 Aug - Puerto Rico v Grenada
23 Aug - Haiti v Grenada
23 Aug - Puerto Rico v Aruba
25 Aug - Grenada v Aruba
25 Aug - Puerto Rico v Haiti
Group 2, Castries, Saint Lucia
28 Aug - Trinidad & Tobago v Antigua & Barbuda
28 Aug - Saint Lucia v Cayman Islands
30 Aug - Trinidad & Tobago v Cayman Islands
30 Aug - Saint Lucia v Antigua & Barbuda
01 Sep - Antigua & Barbuda v Cayman Islands
01 Sep - Saint Lucia v Trinidad & Tobago
Group 3, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
21 Aug Dominican Republic v Dominica
23 Aug Dominican Republic v Jamaica
25 Aug Jamaica v Dominica
Note: Suriname withdrew
Group 4, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (*Note, Groups 3 and 4 played at same venue)
21 Aug Guyana v Saint Kitts & Nevis
23 Aug Cuba v Guyana
25 Aug Cuba v Saint Kitts & Nevis
CFU - Final Round
02 Oct Winner Group 1 v Winner Group 4 (Winner qualifies for CONCACAF Final Round)
02 Oct Winner Group 2 v Winner Group 3 (Winner qualifies for CONCACAF Final Round)
04 Oct Loser Match 1 v Loser Match 2 (Winner qualifies for CONCACAF Final Round)
04 Oct Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
So, it looks like Haiti v Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago v Jamaica in the semi-finals.
If T&T lose to Jamaica, then they would most likely face Cuba for their last chance at a place in the CONCACAF final round.
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So, it looks like Haiti v Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago v Jamaica in the semi-finals.
Don't Discount Guyana from group 4 although they have been inactive internationally at the senior level for quite a while. The team is comprised of mostly players from the Toronto , Ontario , Canada area. I would say 98% are from the Toronto area. They all play in a women's provincial league (highest in Ontario) and many play on the same team so even though Guyana has been unofficially quiet the majority of the players are playing year round. They are my dark horse to move to round 2.
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Give it your best Women Warriors! We want to see allyuh in Rio
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Caribbean Zone Women's Olympic Qualifying Results
CFU
The Caribbean Football Union's Women's Olympic qualifying kicked off with Groups 1, 3 and 4 starting the action on August 21st.
GROUP 1, Puerto Rico
Aruba 0 - 14 Haiti
(Batchera Louis 32', 45', 80', 89', 90'; Sherly Jeudy 40', 41', 53'; Nerilia Mondesir 48', 58', 65', 75'(PK), 76', 91').
Puerto Rico 12 - 0 Grenada
(Socarass Karina 10', 13', 65', 87', 89', 91'; Mendez Annie Lee 23'; Martinez Majory 62', 72', 76'; Pagan Selimar 64', Rodrigez Nicole 69').
http://www.fedefutbolpr.com/impresionan-nuestras-olimpicas-en-solida-victoria/
GROUP 3, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic 11 - 0 Dominica*
(Yaqueisi Nunez 7', 74'; Betzaida Ubri 32', 40', 53', 55', Winiban Peralta 57', Paloma Perez 65', 73'; Donisha Xavier, own goal)
* CFU missed a goal scored by Winibian Peralta.
Note: The DR introduced a 15 year old GK as a substitute for skipper, Isairis Minaya.
GROUP 4, Dominican Republic
St. Kitts and Nevis 0 - 8 Guyana
(Otesha Charles 23', 35', 46'; Mariam El-Masri 51'; Kayla Desouza 65'; Lalaigh Copland 76'; Alison Heydorn 85'; Olivia Gonsalves 87').
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Busby set for rare opportunity to play international soccer
By Daniel Allar (Evansville Courier & Press).
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University of Evansville goalkeeper Simone Busby couldn’t pass up what she called “a one-in-a-lifetime chance,” even if it meant missing the first two games of her senior season.
Busby flies to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to compete with the Guyana national soccer team as it looks to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. Guyana will play St. Kitts and Nevis on Friday and Cuba on Sunday.
Guyana is part of Group 4 of the CONCACAF qualifier, with the group winner advancing to the CONCACAF women’s championship in the United States in January.
“It’s almost crazy to think that this is an opportunity that I have,” Busby said Tuesday. “I’m very excited — and now it’s kind of setting in now that I’m packing — that it’s real and it’s going to happen.”
A two-time Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year at Evansville, Busby previously played for the Guyana under-20 team when she was a senior in high school. Her maternal grandparents are from the coastal South American nation east of Venezuela.
Busby made the senior national team after participating in a training camp in Guyana in July. Soccer in the country is still developing, Busby said.
“It’s in the stages where funds really aren’t coming in,” she said. “Really, every chance that we get we have to try to make the most of it and really take women’s soccer in Guyana one step further. This is definitely a chance for us to bring some pride to that country and get the ball rolling for younger girls and anyone else interesting in playing soccer in Guyana.”
Busby will miss the Aces’ first two-regular season matches — at home against Xavier and Tennessee-Martin. Junior Whitney Biggs will fill in between the posts.
“You just have to be ready to step forward and put in a good performance whenever your number’s called, so obviously for (Biggs) it’s going to be on Day 1,” Evansville coach Krista McKendree said. “I’m expecting her to step up to the task from the first whistle and do a good job.”
In McKendree’s eight seasons as head coach, UE has had one active player play on an age-group national team. But Busby will be the first to play on a senior national team.
“It’s a very exciting chance for her to get to play at the international level,” McKendree said. “It’s not something that happens to a lot of the people, so for that part of it, it’s good. And also the confidence that she’s going to be able to bring back from this trip is going to be able to help our team.”
Said Busby: “It definitely adds to it being at an international level, but I’m going to try to keep a level mind going into it and know that it’s just soccer. ... It’s a one-in-a-lifetime chance. I didn’t want to get to October and think, ‘Man, I wish I would’ve done that.’”
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Matches scheduled for Sunday, August 23
GROUP 1
Haiti v Grenada @ 4:00pm
Puerto Rico v Aruba @ 6:30pm
GROUP 3
Dominican Republic v. Jamaica @ 4:30pm
GROUP 4
Guyana v Cuba @ 2:00pm
Matches scheduled for Tuesday, August 25
GROUP 1
Grenada v Aruba @ 5:00pm
Puerto Rico v Haiti @ 8:00pm
GROUP 3
Dominica v. Jamaica @ 4:30pm
GROUP 4
St. Kitts-Nevis v Cuba @ 2:00pm
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Matches scheduled for Sunday, August 23
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GROUP 4
Guyana v Cuba @ 2:00pm
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According to a Dominican Republic federation report, this match ended as a 1-1 draw. The report indicates that, to advance, Cuba needs to defeat St. Kitts-Nevis by more than 8 goals. Otherwise, Guyana advances.
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Matches scheduled for Sunday, August 23
GROUP 3
Dominican Republic v. Jamaica @ 4:30pm
Second half play has resumed. Jamaica leads 2-0.
Update: Ended 6-0.
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Matches scheduled for Sunday, August 23
GROUP 1
Haiti v Grenada @ 4:00pm
Puerto Rico v Aruba @ 6:30pm
Haiti won 13-0. Puerto Rico prevailed 9-0.
Puerto Rico's task now is to defeat Haiti.
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Matches scheduled for Tuesday, August 25
GROUP 1
Grenada v Aruba @ 5:00pm
Puerto Rico v Haiti @ 8:00pm
GROUP 3
Dominica v. Jamaica @ 4:30pm
GROUP 4
St. Kitts-Nevis v Cuba @ 2:00pm
Suspected this would happen: Despite needing only a tie to advance, Haiti lost to Puerto Rico.
http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/futbol/nota/pasaninvictaslasboricuasalafinaldelcaribe-2091045/
Grenada 2-0 Aruba
Puerto Rico 3-2 Haiti
Dominica 0-12 Jamaica
http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/sport/WOMEN-S-OLYMPIC-QUALIFIER--Merciless-Girlz-demolish-Dominica-12-0
Despite defeating St. Kitts-Nevis, Cuba could not muster the number of goals they needed to advance. As such, Guyana moves on to the next stage.
St. Kitts-Nevis 0-6 Cuba.
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Matches scheduled for Tuesday, August 25
GROUP 1
Grenada v Aruba @ 5:00pm
Puerto Rico v Haiti @ 8:00pm
GROUP 3
Dominica v. Jamaica @ 4:30pm
GROUP 4
St. Kitts-Nevis v Cuba @ 2:00pm
Suspected this would happen: Despite needing only a tie to advance, Haiti lost to Puerto Rico.
http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/futbol/nota/pasaninvictaslasboricuasalafinaldelcaribe-2091045/
Grenada 2-0 Aruba
Puerto Rico 3-2 Haiti
Dominica 0-12 Jamaica
http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/sport/WOMEN-S-OLYMPIC-QUALIFIER--Merciless-Girlz-demolish-Dominica-12-0
Despite defeating St. Kitts-Nevis, Cuba could not muster the number of goals they needed to advance. As such, Guyana moves on to the next stage.
St. Kitts-Nevis 0-6 Cuba.
I'm surprised that Haiti lost to PR; I didn't see that coming at all. Reminiscent of our shock loss to The Dominican Republic last time around.
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I'm surprised that Haiti lost to PR; I didn't see that coming at all. Reminiscent of our shock loss to The Dominican Republic last time around.
The times, my friend, are a-changing. Everyone has solicited reinforcements. For instance, the DR has Gladys Loyas who plays D-I ball at NC State.
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Winners of Groups 1, 3 and 4 ready for Women’s Olympic Final Round
CFU
Groups 1, 3 and 4 of the 2015 Caribbean Zone of the Women’s Olympic Qualifiers preliminary games have been completed with Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Guyana emerging as the top teams to compete in the Final Round set for October of this year.
Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, the Cayman Islands and St Lucia are the teams in Group 2 that will do battle for the last space left in the final Round from which three teams will advance to compete in the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Tournament in 2016.
During the preliminary games played in Group 1 Puerto Rico earned nine points from three games, Haiti six , Grenada three and Aruba nil. In Group 3 Jamaica gained six points from two games, Dominican Republic three and Dominica nil.
Guyana and Cuba ended up with four points each in Group 4 but Guyana had a better goal average than Cuba hence they advance to the final round while St Kitts and Nevis never made it on the points table. The date for the staging of Group 2 will be announced shortly.
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Erick gives Women Warriors extra week to prepare.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
This country’s Women’s Soca Warriors will have at least an extra week of preparations for their Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic Qualifiers in Castries, St Lucia after the T&T Football Association was informed by CFU of a postponement due to the passage of a Tropical Storm Erika through the Lesser Antilles.
The T&T women, who came within a win of appearing at a first ever Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada earlier this year, but fell at the last hurdle, 1-0 on aggregate to Ecuador in a continental playoff, were due to depart for St Lucia earlier this week for their four-team qualifying tournament which also involves Antigua & Barbuda and Cayman Islands in Group Two.
However, following Tropical Storm Erika’s passing over the last few days, CFU officials are now awaiting word from the St Lucia Football Association as to when and if it can host the qualifiers, before making their decision.
The last qualifying group must be played before the middle of September so that teams can make the necessary arrangements for the CFU Four-Team Women’s Final Round Tournament which will take place during the first week of October.
So far Groups One, Three and Four of the 2015 CFU preliminary round have been completed with Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Guyana emerging as the top teams ahead of the four-team final round from which three teams will advance to compete in the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Tournament next year.
Yesterday, the national women’s team under the supervision of former national Olympic team midfielder and USA-based women’s coach Anthony Creece continued their preparations at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
The St James-born Creece, a former Fatima College standout was at the helm of the Chancellor Angels during the inaugural Women’s Professional League and has been overseeing the team’s preparations in the absence of US-born Randy Waldrum, who is due to return shortly for a third stint in charge of the squad.
Former T&T senior men’s goalkeeper Clayton Ince has been named as goalkeeper coach while Claire George is the equipment manager, and Sharon O’Brien as manager while a trainer and physiotherapist will join the team staff soon.
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
Good question.
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
Good question.
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
Good question.
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These results are from the men world cup qualifying.
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
Good question.
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These results are from the men world cup qualifying.
sorry my bad......
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Updates about the qualifiers ?
No news on the reschedule yet. I had sent the CFU a message and they responded eloquently to keep watching their web site for updates. The TTFA has heard nothing either , word is its in the St Lucians governments hands to give the green light.
Hope something occurs soon as round two is not that far away and we are losing many young players to school in the states every day round one is postponed.
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Low Warriors turnout before Olympic qualifiers.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago’s senior women’s football team is currently facing a player crisis ahead of the opening round of 2016 Concacaf Olympic qualifying matches.
With team captain Maylee Attin- Johnson and TT ’s leading female goalscorer, Kenya ‘Yaya’ Cordner, still nursing serious injuries, the absence of ace winger Ahkeela Mollon and midfielder Arin King, several of the first team picks in college abroad, and a turnout of just six or seven players at the last few national training sessions at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, team selection for Olympic qualification may pose a challenge this year.
TT are in Group II with regional rivals Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia and the Cayman Islands. The Women Warriors were scheduled to begin their campaign against Antigua and Barbuda almost two weeks ago but were forced to postpone this meeting due to a tropical storm.
With qualifying matches now scheduled to kick off within the coming weeks, TT seem to be in a spot of bother, since most of the top players are either injured, unavailable or too demotivated to drape themselves in national colours once more.
Mollon, who has opted to refrain from national training due to internal issues with team management, revealed yesterday that several other players share her sentiments and have also chosen to be absent from practice. The winger previously cited issues such as non-payments to players, unavailability of proper training attire and having to take money out of their own pockets to attend training as some of the key problems arising out of the female camp.
These matters, according to the 30-year-old, have now forced some of the girls to stay away from training in a crucial time just days ahead of their opening Olympic qualification matches.
“I really hope this issue between management and some of the players can be solved really quickly because of the upcoming Olympic qualifiers,” said Mollon yesterday. “There are only a handful of players coming out to train and there’s only so much that the local coach (Anthony Creese) can do.
The players are not encouraged at all. Some of them are concerned to speak up for fear of being blacklisted but I am at a place in my life where I have experience playing at the top level and I have to stand for something because I’m 30, and there’s only so much more years I have in me.”
Questioned on Thursday as to what avenue of approach might quell the emotions involved in this touchy situation, general secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TT FA) Sheldon Phillips stated that it will be resolved within the managerial ranks of the team. Efforts to reach coach Creese via his mobile phone yesterday however, proved futile.
But Phillips remains calm about the situation, stating: “The coaching staff is on top of the player pool. We are right now discussing the dates with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and we are confident that a player pool (for TT) issue shouldn’t be a concern. The group stage matches will see many of the players who are in college unavailable.
As far as numbers are concerned the coaching staff is on top of that issue and we see no problems. All our players should be available following the group stages.” Mollon on the other hand, continued to shed light further on the situation and revealed that when players take time off from their jobs to represent TT competitively, they are unable to receive monetary compensation from either the Ministry of Sport or their respective employers.
She then reflected on her recent Pan American Games experience in July, where she and two other track and field athletes who are all employed as Athlete Development Officers in the Ministry of Sport, were blanked payments for their three weeks on national duty in Canada.
“When we returned and asked if we would be paid for our time away, we were told that we were on contract and would not be paid,” revealed Mollon. “The stipend promised by TT FA for representation is also yet to be paid to us.
“So we are working for free it seems, and have bills to pay like everyone else. I also asked my superior on work if I would be paid for my time away if I’m selected for the Olympic qualifiers and was again given a negative response.
I took it to management and told them of my situation and nothing has been done.” She also indicated that the last time the Women Warriors played a match together was at the Pan Am Games over two months ago.
Mollon noted that development is taking place throughout the Caribbean and urged TT not to be at a standstill.
“Right now Jamaica women’s team are in a camp in Miami and Haiti had the wonderful privilege of playing the USA earlier this week, but what is being done for women’s football in Trinidad? We must put things in place for our players now. Why wait for next two years to decide to get things organised for World Cup qualifiers.
We need to act now and get the practice games now and begin preparations,” she said.
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The TTFA is really a disappointment time and time again they are haunt with the same problems and yet they manage to keep their jobs and the same personnels from the old TTFF.
So the ladies dont have a team and they have a tournament around the corner.
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Waldrum to arrive in early October
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)
US-born coach Randy Waldrum is expected to arrive in T&T in the first week of October to pick up coaching duties with the T&T Women Soca Warriors ahead of their Group Two Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic Qualifiers and Final Round series in November.
Providing the necessary financial support from corporate T&T comes forward, the T&T Football Association is very likely to host the Group Two qualifiers in November featuring host T&T, St Lucia, Antigua & Barbuda and Cayman Islands.
After that round-robin series, the group winner will advance to the final round four-team series which the T&TFA is hopeful of hosting as well, and from which the top three teams will advance to the eight-team Concacaf final round event from February 10-21 in Houston, USA next year.
Speaking on the weekend, T&TFA general secretary Sheldon Phillips noted that the T&TFA has been in contact with Waldrum and is awaiting confirmation of the dates when the Group Two qualifiers will be played. “We expect to confirm with CFU the final dates to host both sets of qualifiers, but coach Waldrum should be here to pick up duties by the end of the first week of October.”
Waldrum, who coaches the Houston Dash in the US Women’s Professional League, was last in charge of the women’s team which came within a win of appearing at a first ever Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada earlier this year, but fell at the last hurdle, 1-0 on aggregate to Ecuador in a continental playoff.
Asked what kind of player personnel Waldrum, who has recently completed his season with Dash, is expected to meet on return to T&T, Phillips said all the local players called up for training and who are not nursing any injuries should be present.
Commenting on recent criticism from national player Ahkeela Mollon over the lack of attention being given to the team, low player turn out and lack of financial support, Phillips said everything was being sorted out.
“We have met with Mollon and discussed the issues she has highlighted and she has since returned to training on Thursday last and is expected to be a major player in the team once more.”
During the preliminary Group One series, Puerto Rico earned nine points from three games, Haiti six , Grenada three and Aruba nil.
Puerto Rico blasted Grenada 12-0; Aruba 9-0 and edged Haiti 3-2. Haiti hammered Aruba 14-0 and Grenada 13-0 in their other matches, while Grenada blanked Aruba 2-0
In Group Three, Jamaica gained six points from two games, trouncing Dominican Republic 6-0 and Dominica 12-0 while in the other match, Dominican Republic clobbered Dominica 11-0.
And in Group Four, Guyana and Cuba ended up with four points each after they both swept aside St Kitts/Nevis (8-0) and (6-0) respectively, but Guyana had a better goal-difference than Cuba hence they advance to the final round while St Kitts/Nevis ended without a point.
The eight-team Concacaf final round event takes place from February 10-21 in Houston, USA next year and the top two finishers will qualify for the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament that will run from Aug. 3-20 in six Brazilian cities including the host city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Guyana will battle Puerto Rico on November 18 in the final round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Olympic Qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago.
According to a press release, the CFU wrote the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), indicating that they were having major challenges in securing a host for the Women’s Olympic qualifiers.
Nevertheless, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation has now agreed to host the Women’s Qualifiers Final Round.
Guyana, Jamaica and Puerto Rico qualified for the four team playoff by coming out on top of their respective groups.
Group Two winners have not yet been decided, since the group is yet to be played.
http://www.guyanatimesgy.com/2015/10/19/lady-jags-to-face-puerto-rico-on-november-18/
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http://www.socawarriors.net/womens-team/16126-waldrum-back-with-women-warriors.html
Some how the enclosed article got missed due to all the other headline news going on
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http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/international-tournaments/fixtures-results/women/date=20151101/index.html
Funny how FIFA has the upcoming matches for our Senior WNT on their web site and both CFU & Concacaf does not. Concacaf still has 2011 Women's Olympic news on its Women's feed :banginghead:
Good luck ladies on the 13th :wavetowel:
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No news about the Olympic qualifying matches ?
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So is it that the women are playing this Friday the same day as the men?
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What's the deal with Randy and Ben Waldrum and not getting their plane tickets to Trini?
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What's the deal with Randy and Ben Waldrum and not getting their plane tickets to Trini?
Randy is unlikely to return?? at least so I was told.
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So is it that the women are playing this Friday the same day as the men?
Yes the Women are playing this Friday 13th as well on Sunday 15th. The team is in camp in Couva headed up by the teams assistant Coach Anthony. The squad will be playing both games at the Ato Bolton Stadium in Couva. I will update you all on game times as soon as I can.
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This is a issue we should asked the candidates about. What are their plans to give each national squad EQUAL attention. The MNT getting full attention now because of 2018 WC. The women has an opportunity to go to Rio and is like, whatever ....... Whoever intends to run TTFA should stipulate how they intend to support the 8 women and men national teams for regional and world football.
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What's the deal with Randy and Ben Waldrum and not getting their plane tickets to Trini?
Randy is unlikely to return?? at least so I was told.
That will be a big loss for the ladies. I thought he was doing a good job with them IMO
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The FIFA website link saying the 12th and the 14th. Anyone knows if the games were changed to the 13th and 15th or have they now been changed to the 12th and 14th?
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This is a issue we should asked the candidates about. What are their plans to give each national squad EQUAL attention. The MNT getting full attention now because of 2018 WC. The women has an opportunity to go to Rio and is like, whatever ....... Whoever intends to run TTFA should stipulate who they intend to support the 8 women and men national teams for regional and world football.
These competitions didn't just sneak up. These dates would have been known long time. Again lack of planning and coordination by the administrators. There shouldn't be a situation where you have to sacrifice one for the other. Geez. All our national teams should be given the requisite support. SMH. November 29th soon come.
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Women Warriors face St Lucia tomorrow.
T&T Express Reports.
ANTHONY CREESE, the former USA high school coach, will be in charge of the Trinidad and Tobago national women’s football team for tomorrow’s opening leg of a two-match Caribbean Zone Olympic qualifier against St Lucia.
The Women Warriors will be in action the same day Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men take on Guatemala in 2018 World Cup qualification. The T&T Women will play St Lucia twice in Group Two Caribbean playoff, with the winner moving on to meet Group Three winners Jamaica in one of two Caribbean semi-finals to be played next week at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
Group Two matches, originally scheduled for August 21–25 in Saint Lucia, were delayed due to Tropical Storm Erika. Antigua and Barbuda and the Cayman Islands later withdrew and the matches were rescheduled as a two-legged tie in the lead-up to the final round at to be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.
CFU WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Group 2 qualifier
(Fri, Nov 13)
6 pm — Trinidad and & Tobago v St Lucia, Ato Boldon Stadium
(Sun, Nov 15)
6 pm — Trinidad and & Tobago v St Lucia, Ato Boldon Stadium
CFU FINAL ROUND:
(Wed, Nov 18)
5 pm — Puerto Rico v Guyana, Ato Boldon Stadium
7.30 pm — Trinidad and & Tobago v Jamaica, Ato Boldon Stadium
(Fri, Nov 20)
5 pm — 3RD PLACE PLAYOFF: Losers 1 v Losers 2, Ato Boldon Stadium
7.30 pm — CARIBBEAN FINAL: Winners 1 & Winners 2, Ato Boldon Stadium
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Nothing on the new TTFA website about the Women's games this weekend :cursing: Well if it is I can't find it however no disrespect intended to the men however if Jones or Bateau has a hang nail it's front page news so when are the women going to start getting some respect TTFA :busshead: It is on the Facebook page of the Women Warrior's with the TTFA logo Front and center. Anyways hope that the Women get the fan support they deserve this weekend. It's time the TTFA starts to give the Women the respect they so rightfully deserve.
https://www.facebook.com/events/743528075751588/
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Nothing on the new TTFA website about the Women's games this weekend :cursing: Well if it is I can't find it however no disrespect intended to the men however if Jones or Bateau has a hang nail it's front page news so when are the women going to start getting some respect TTFA :busshead: It is on the Facebook page of the Women Warrior's with the TTFA logo Front and center. Anyways hope that the Women get the fan support they deserve this weekend. It's time the TTFA starts to give the Women the respect they so rightfully deserve.
https://www.facebook.com/events/743528075751588/
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That's why SWO is the best.
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So the winner between the 2 games between us and St Lucia will face JA? Is that so? That's how I interpreted it.
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So the winner between the 2 games between us and St Lucia will face JA? Is that so? That's how I interpreted it.
Yes sir the Reggae Gurlz are awaiting the winner of our games.
Round two ::: Guyana and Puerto Rico , JFF vs ??? , Round 2 will begin on Nov 18th & 20th in Trinidad.
In tonight's match we are the visiting team and we on Sunday evening we are the home team. I am going to assume that the structure is two game aggregate scoring seeing the way the matches are set up (away & home).
Good luck tonight ladies :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Wait...so is games on the 13th, 15th, 18th and 20th? Is machines playing...especially as those games were supposed to include flights to and from location.
So qualifications could be done before next weekend???
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Flex could you elaborate further on why Randy Waldrun is not likely to return. What does that mean. Till when? When we play US friendlies in Hawaii and Arizona in December, will he be with the team? More info needed.
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Congratulations Soca Warrior Women
Game ended Six nil
4 nil at end of first half.
Have no scoring details
Go get them on Sunday
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Congratulations Soca Warrior Women
Game ended Six nil
4 nil at end of first half.
Have no scoring details
Go get them on Sunday
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I heard that there were 4 goals by Tasha StLouis and 2 by Akella Mollon.
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Congrats and big up to de women warriors for de win .... wishing de the entire team best wishes in yuh next games ... keep the good work.
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Great Start for Both our Senior Men and Women's team to kick off there Olympic and W. C qualifying campaign 2night...
I went to the game and watched our Ladies defeat St. Lucia 6-0 earlier tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium. 4 fantastic Goals from Skipper Tasha St. Louis and 2 From Ahkella Mollon...
And the Icing on the Cake our Men with a brilliant 2-1 win over Guatemala... #AhLoveit #Warriors :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Well done ladies!
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Congrats on the win Women Warriors!!! Now on to the next victory ;)
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Great Start for Both our Senior Men and Women's team to kick off there Olympic and W. C qualifying campaign 2night...
I went to the game and watched our Ladies defeat St. Lucia 6-0 earlier tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium. 4 fantastic Goals from Skipper Tasha St. Louis and 2 From Ahkella Mollon...
And the Icing on the Cake our Men with a brilliant 2-1 win over Guatemala... #AhLoveit #Warriors :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
Congrats to the ladies.
Adam Lake, What kind of crowd was at Ato Boldon?
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Great Start for Both our Senior Men and Women's team to kick off there Olympic and W. C qualifying campaign 2night...
I went to the game and watched our Ladies defeat St. Lucia 6-0 earlier tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium. 4 fantastic Goals from Skipper Tasha St. Louis and 2 From Ahkella Mollon...
And the Icing on the Cake our Men with a brilliant 2-1 win over Guatemala... #AhLoveit #Warriors :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
Congrats to the ladies.
Adam Lake, What kind of crowd was at Ato Boldon?
Had around 300 people. Real disappointed with the support especially after the kinda display these ladies put on late last year and after seeing that almost sold out game against Ecuador in HC. I honestly think the TTFA need to promote these games more, apart from facebook posts on there page, there isn't much publicity. These ladies deserve our full respect and support.. Good result for them though.
Still should have been about 8 or 9-0, they threw away some pretty easy chances... Can't afford to waste those kinda opportunities when we come up against JA
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Tasha scores 4 in honeymoon victory over St Lucia.
By Inshan Mohammed.
Trinidad and Tobago Women's Senior team opened it's 2016 Olympic qualifying play-off match against St Lucia with an emphatic 6-0 victory over their Caribbean neighbours at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, yesterday.
The Lady Warriors captain Tasha St Louis, who, recently got married, celebrated her honeymoon in fine-style when she registered a double brace, while former Swedish-based winger Ahkeela Mollon got the remaining two.
The team is being coached by former Northampton Laurels and Notre Dame High School head coach, Anthony Greese. Formerly of Port of Spain, Greese played locally for both Mucurapo and Fatima before moving on to play at East Stroudsburg University, where he was named College Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1993. The former Philadelphia Freedom defender also represented Trinidad & Tobago at the U-19 and U-23 levels.
Meanwhile, both teams will meet again in Couva on Sunday from 6pm. The Reggae Girls awaits the winner of this two-legged series, a match up scheduled for next Wednesday at the same venue from 7:30pm.
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T&T hit St Lucia for six
By JOEL BAILEY (NEWSDAY)
TASHA ST LOUIS netted a beaver-trick while Ahkeela Mollon scored a double on Friday as Trinidad and Tobago women football team began their campaign for a place in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a 6-0 mauling of St Lucia in the first game of their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) First Round Group Two Qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
Both teams will square off again Sunday at the Couva venue from 6pm, with the winner advancing to the CFU Final Round, which will also be staged at the Ato Boldon Stadium on November 18 and 20.
Mollon got things going in the. second minute for the national. women’s team — playing their first international match at home since the ill-fated 1-0 loss to Ecuador on December 2 2014, while St Louis, playing a week after her marriage to Morvant Caledonia United defender Kareem Joseph, got her name on the scoresheet in the tenth.
After a few missed opportunities, Trinidad and Tobago netted their third in the 32nd, as midfielder Janine Francois sent Mollon clear on the right, with a neatly- placed diagonal pass.
Mollon, with two defenders closing her down, sent the ball into the six-yard box where St. Louis was on hand to bundle her shot beyond the reach of goalkeeper Namaly Flood.
The veteran attacker completed her hat-trick five minutes later — collecting a through-ball from Victoria Swift, she broke the off-side trap, got around a timid Flood and slotted her left-footed. shot into the open net.
St Louis could have extended her tally in the 41st, but she struck. her penalty against the crossbar, with the ball trickling along the goalline to add to her agony.
However, St Louis netted her fourth item in the 57th, again going around Flood and hitting a low left-footer after defender Nicia Octave was caught in possession by midfielder Naomie Guerra.
Mollon completed the rout. in the 65th, with Octave losing out to her on the flank and Mollon came in from the right and slipped the ball to the left of a flat-footed Flood.
The Group Two matches were originally slated for August 21-25 in St Lucia, but were delayed due to the passage of Tropical Storm Erika.
Antigua/Barbuda and the Cayman Islands withdrew and the matches were then rescheduled to a two-leg contest in Trinidad.
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Did not know Tony coaching the ladies squad, nice man... :beermug:
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Women Soca Warriors look to finish job.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
Assistant coach of the Women Soca Warriors Anthony Creece says his team has no intention of easing up when it faces St Lucia in their second-leg of their Group Two Caribbean Football Union Women’s Olympic Qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, from 6 pm today.
This after the Women Soca Warriors crushed St Lucian 6-0 led by a beaver-trick from Tasha St Louis at the same venue on Friday night.
Former European-based striker Ahkeela Mollon opened the scoring for the Women Soca Warriors as early as the third minute and added a second in the 66th. St Louis, who married long-time soulmate Kareem Joseph of Morvant Caledonia United recently, got the other goals in the tenth, 33rd, 38th and 58th minutes.
Commenting on the win, Creese said: “Our goal in the first match was to get a big result and keep a clean sheet in the first match and I’m very satisfied that the ladies played to the game plan, got the result we wanted and will have a clean sheet going into the next match.”
A former T&T Olympic team midfielder, Creese added: “What was also a good sign for us was that none of our players picked up any injuries in the first match, because with the small squad we have and the next round of matches to follow very soon next week, it could have a setback on the team.”
Looking ahead today’s encounter, Creese said he wants his team to go out with the same intensity and come away with another impressive result.
“We have a 6-0 lead and for St Lucia to get to the next phase they will have to overturn that scoreline. That means they will have to come at us so we will need to observe their approach early on and play to plan,” ended Creese, who is in charge of the team in the absence of US-based coach Randy Waldrum.
The qualifying tournament was reduced to T&T and St Lucia after Antigua & Barbuda and Cayman Islands, the two others teams who were expected to compete withdrew from the group series.
The winner of the T&T/St Lucia tie will then qualify to the four-team CFU Final round semifinal playoff versus Jamaica with Puerto Rico and Guyana to meet in the other, also at Couva on November 18, followed by the final and third matches two days later.
At the end of that four-team tournament, the top three teams will advance to the eight-team Concacaf final round event from February 10-21 in Houston, USA, next year, from which the top two will qualify for the 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, August 3-20.
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HIGHLIGHTS T&T 6-0 St Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago Women Senior team opened it's 2016 Olympic qualifying play-off match against St. Lucia with an emphatic 6-0 victory. Watch here https://www.facebook.com/csportslive/videos/1047324015319230/
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Unofficial
Women won 8-1 this evening
Mollon netted a hat trick and
Hutchinson potted 2
Jamaica next on the 18th
Congratulations and Good Luck
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Congrats Warriors!
Every win must be celebrated.
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hope they keep it up against jamaica.
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Congrats Warriors!
Every win must be celebrated.
Ditto. Well done, ladies. :applause:
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http://wired868.com/2015/11/15/maylee-kennya-refuse-to-join-women-warriors-under-current-manager/
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson and star attacker Kennya “Yaya” Cordner are refusing to represent their country, as the “Women Soca Warriors” remain divided since coming to international prominence during their Canada 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Cordner, who was a 2014 CONCACAF Player of the Year nominee, and Attin-Johnson have refused to play under current team manager, Sharon O’Brien, while former teammates Dernelle Mascall and previous vice-captain Ayanna Russell also allegedly opted out of the current Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying series.
And the disillusioned Women Warriors have company in former head coach Randy Waldrum, who also chose to remain in Dallas due to his concern about numerous administrative issues surrounding the programme and a lack of job security.
Cordner and Attin-Johnson, who were injured at the July Toronto 2015 Pan American Games are angry at their subsequent treatment from the TTFA and, in particular, O’Brien.
Cordner flew to Canada to seek medical treatment after being injured on international duty. And the former three-time Trinidad and Tobago Player of the Year was told she had to pay for her own trip home to play in the Olympic qualifiers, even though plane tickets were dispatched to other W/Warriors who were based in North America.
“Yaya paid for herself to go Canada to have her injuries taken care of,” said Waldrum, “and Sharon (O’Brien) said because she flew there on her own dime, she has to fly back on her dime.
“But she only went there because the (TTFA) wasn’t taking care of her in the first place…”
Cordner suffered a grade two MCL strain on her left knee after she collided with the opposing goalkeeper while scoring Trinidad and Tobago’s equaliser against Colombia on July 14. Her goal meant the Women Warriors retained a chance of qualifying for the semifinal round.
So, despite the injury, Cordner played in T&T’s final fixture, which ended in a 3-1 loss to Mexico. She then paid her own way to return to Canada for treatment at the LJR Physiotherapy Services.
Her ticket was subsequently reimbursed by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).
“I didn’t really look to the TTFA for help because of the TTFA’s financial situation and I could not risk waiting and not knowing when my treatment would start,” Cordner told Wired868. “I took the opportunity because I wanted a speedy recovery in order to rejoin the team for the Olympic Games.
“By doing this, I also assisted the TTFA by taking away that financial burden.”
Cordner was flabbergasted when Waldrum informed her that the TTFA would not pay for her return to join the squad.
"I think it is very unprofessional that the TTFA would state that I’m responsible for paying my way to represent my country,” said the W/Warriors star, who is finishing her therapy in Seattle. “I’m cleared to play (by doctors here) so it’s disappointing that I won’t be representing my country in this upcoming tournament.
“I feel as though the current manager is being very vindictive towards me because there are five other players (based in North America) they (bought) tickets for.
“I do wish the team nothing but the best but I can’t subscribe to the current management they have in place.”
Former national captain, Attin-Johnson, slammed the TTFA’s stance on the outspoken Cordner as unforgivable.
“How in heaven’s name can a manager of the national team say Kennya has to pay her own way?” asked Attin-Johnson. “Is she representing us or St Lucia? For me, it shows it is a personal vendetta against Yaya because they brought in Lauryn (Hutchinson) and (Victoria) Swift but not her.
“Kennya is the one player who would play with a broken foot for Trinidad and Tobago. How can I accept that (treatment of her) as captain?
“And it is not just because she is my friend. I could never accept that for anyone.”
O’Brien did not deny asking Cordner to pay for her own airfare back to Trinidad. However, the W/Warriors manager suggested that the problem was partly down to miscommunication.
She did not elaborate.
“Kennya is an issue that we are trying to sort out,” O’Brien told Wired868. “I prefer to keep that private and we will deal with that behind closed doors.
“I feel communication was bad in Kennya’s case, so I am trying to see if I can rectify that situation.”
For now, Attin-Johnson is inconsolable. The gifted playmaker, who said she has recovered from injury at the Pan Am Games, said she will not wear national colours once O’Brien is team manager.
She explained too that she knows her request will not be an easy one for Tim Kee to fulfil—even if he wanted to—as O’Brien is the president of WOLF (Women’s League Football), which has two votes at the upcoming TTFA elections.
“For her to be a manager of a national team is unacceptable and I won’t sacrifice my body for people like that,” said Attin-Johnson, who claimed that many current players are also frustrated. “If I am not going to put my heart and soul into something, it is better I remove myself from it…
“The most difficult thing for me is knowing you worked your ass off to give a certain brand and identity to the women’s program, just to see it destroyed by one selfish individual…
“We are in 2015 and I am not going to take five or 10 goals from America again. And I am not going to make a fool of myself for a trip to Hawaii (for the Olympic qualifying series).
“I am very proud of my contribution to the women’s national team and, by extension, Trinidad and Tobago. But not even God can tell me play for Sharon O’Brien.”
O’Brien responded that she thought Attin-Johnson was still injured. She declined comment on the former national captain’s stance.
“Maylee, as far as I understand, is still injured (because) she has never indicated to me that she is fit and ready to come back to train,” said O’Brien, who claimed she never had a falling out with Attin-Johnson or Cordner. “That is Maylee’s choice (not to play). Maylee and them have their own agenda.”
The Women Warriors whipped St Lucia 6-0 on Friday and 8-1 tonight to breeze into the Caribbean semifinal round and a match-up with Jamaica on Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The top three nations from Jamaica, Guyana, Puerto Rico and T&T will advance to next February’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying rounds in Hawaii. Only two CONCACAF teams will progress to the Rio Olympics.
O’Brien said the W/Warriors squad, which includes Arin King, Ahkeela Mollon, Tasha St Louis, Lauryn Hutchinson and Janine Francois, will be further strengthened on Tuesday with the return of Karyn and Kimika Forbes and Khadidra Debesette, just 24 hours before the Caribbean semifinals.
“I personally believe that, after months with no training, the girls are beginning to gel again now that they are in camp,” said O’Brien, “and I expect them to do well as per usual.”
Editor’s note: Wired868 will publish a report on Randy Waldrum’s own strained position with the “Women Soca Warriors” shortly.
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She explained too that she knows her request will not be an easy one for Tim Kee to fulfil—even if he wanted to—as O’Brien is the president of WOLF (Women’s League Football), which has two votes at the upcoming TTFA elections.
Baseball bats being swung from all angles.
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good ...well done girls...expose
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Women Warriors crush St Lucia 8-1.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago national women footballers trounced their St Lucia counterparts 8-1 in the second leg of their 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women's Olympic qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couvayesterday evening.
Midfielder Ahkeela 'Lady Latapy' Mollon got the ball rolling in the 12th minute for the Women Warriors. And she would go on to add to her tally in the 32nd, 81st and 83rd minutes of the match to record a beaver-trick.
Teammate Lauryn Hutchinson registered a brace, in the 23rd and 26th minutes, while Naomie Guerra (65th) and Sharain Cummings (87th) rounded out the scoring. St Lucia captain Ellaisa Marquis got a consolation item when she converted a 58th minute penalty.
(http://www.trinidadexpress.com/storyimage/TT/20151115/LOCAL/151119667/AR/0/AR-151119667.jpg)
RACE ON: T&T’s Daniela Findley, right, vies for possession with St Lucia’s Joanne Alphonse during action from Friday night’s CFU Olympic qualifier clash at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. T&T shutout their Caribbean rivals 6-0. — Photo: DEXTER PHILIP
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Any rumours on what problem they had with Sharon O'Brien inthe past? Sounds like a personal thing going on there with these players and her
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Any rumours on what problem they had with Sharon O'Brien inthe past? Sounds like a personal thing going on there with these players and her
Also seems reasonable to ask why no solidarity from other senior players.
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Could someone confirm the time and location of today's encounter versus Jamaica?
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No promotion of this game on social media from the TTFA other than one line in the last paragraph from the article posted on Monday morning.
The Women Warrior's were at the men's game supporting them in force.
Will the men be out to support the Women tonight ?? Remains to be seen.
Will you ?? They really need your support considering all the adversity they have encountered .
http://ttfootball.org/2015/11/16/senior-women-finish-off-st-lucia-in-convincing-fashion/
T&T now faces Jamaica in the second semi-final on Wednesday from 7:30pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The winner will meet the winner of the other encounter between Puerto Rico and Guyana which kicks off at 5pm, in the final on Friday. The losing semi-finalists will square off in a third place playoff with the top three finishers advancing to the CONCACAF Finals next February in the United States. Two two teams will qualify for the Rio Olympics. The teams already through to the eight-team CONCACAF Finals include the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
The good new's is that a few of our girls at school in the states are back and will participate in tonight's game. The Forbes sisters are back as well as one of the Debesette twins as the other broke her collar bone recently.Having Kimika Forbes back for this all important game is a huge relief for the women. Prolific scorer Miss Shade is still listed as doubtful as is dealing with a medical issue. However a well rested Tasha St. Louis will be back in looking to add to her scoring total. As well Ms. Mollon will want to continue her scoring way's. Not sure where we will see the versatile Lauryn Hutchinson on the pitch tonight as she was at midfield in the last match however the back line will be anchored by the always calm and steady Arin King.
Jamaica is looking to dethrone Trinidad as Trinidad defeated the Reggae Gurlz back in Sept 2014 to win CFU. In the early match we see Guyana playing Puerto Rico. It is not surprising that both teams made their way to the final 4 in CFU as Guyana during group play tied Cuba one all and moved on based on tie breaking. The team consists of mainly players from Toronto, Ontario Canada however will be ready to show CFU they are a force to be reckoned with. Puerto Rico surprised all of CFU as the beat Haiti with a 3-2 win (or was it) in group play. Puerto Rico is also comprised by numerous USA dual citizen players who play football in various NCAA schools.Never the less two tough games tonight.
Be out to tonight to support our Women Warrior's :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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I am truly sorry that you're getting little or no audible verbal support from the TTFA.
It's quite sickening but we are with you 100%!
Go Warriors!!!
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Sorry Lady Warriors, everybody is still focused on yesterday's encounter. We forgot about you. Almost. Good luck. God Bless!!!
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No promotion of this game on social media from the TTFA other than one line in the last paragraph from the article posted on Monday morning.
The Women Warrior's were at the men's game supporting them in force.
Will the men be out to support the Women tonight ?? Remains to be seen.
Will you ?? They really need your support considering all the adversity they have encountered .
http://ttfootball.org/2015/11/16/senior-women-finish-off-st-lucia-in-convincing-fashion/
T&T now faces Jamaica in the second semi-final on Wednesday from 7:30pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The winner will meet the winner of the other encounter between Puerto Rico and Guyana which kicks off at 5pm, in the final on Friday. The losing semi-finalists will square off in a third place playoff with the top three finishers advancing to the CONCACAF Finals next February in the United States. Two two teams will qualify for the Rio Olympics. The teams already through to the eight-team CONCACAF Finals include the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
The good new's is that a few of our girls at school in the states are back and will participate in tonight's game. The Forbes sisters are back as well as one of the Debesette twins as the other broke her collar bone recently.Having Kimika Forbes back for this all important game is a huge relief for the women. Prolific scorer Miss Shade is still listed as doubtful as is dealing with a medical issue. However a well rested Tasha St. Louis will be back in looking to add to her scoring total. As well Ms. Mollon will want to continue her scoring way's. Not sure where we will see the versatile Lauryn Hutchinson on the pitch tonight as she was at midfield in the last match however the back line will be anchored by the always calm and steady Arin King.
Jamaica is looking to dethrone Trinidad as Trinidad defeated the Reggae Gurlz back in Sept 2014 to win CFU. In the early match we see Guyana playing Puerto Rico. It is not surprising that both teams made their way to the final 4 in CFU as Guyana during group play tied Cuba one all and moved on based on tie breaking. The team consists of mainly players from Toronto, Ontario Canada however will be ready to show CFU they are a force to be reckoned with. Puerto Rico surprised all of CFU as the beat Haiti with a 3-2 win (or was it) in group play. Puerto Rico is also comprised by numerous USA dual citizen players who play football in various NCAA schools.Never the less two tough games tonight.
Be out to tonight to support our Women Warrior's :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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I posted about this exact thing earlier on fb, Is really a damn shame how our women are being treated.... They deserve much more respect than this after all the sacrifices and hard work... Better than dat TTFA
Good Luck tonight Ladies will be there again to support Keep pressin on! :beermug: :beermug:
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All the best tonight ladies. It's always war when we face Jamrock.
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what is the update on the semi final?
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what is the update on the semi final?
Currently 1-1 with about 10 minutes to go.
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what is the update on the semi final?
Currently 1-1 with about 10 minutes to go.
This is an important game. If we win this and make final we automatically qualify to the CONCACAF round
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FT: Trinidad and Tobago Women 1-1 Jamaica Women. Goals scored by Jodi-Ann McGregor (45' penalty), Dernelle Mascall (60’). We are now headed to extra time.
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92': GOAAAAALLLLL! - Tasha St. Louis gives Trinidad and Tobago a 2-1 lead over Jamaica in the first half of extra-time.
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92': GOAAAAALLLLL! - Tasha St. Louis gives Trinidad and Tobago a 2-1 lead over Jamaica in the first half of extra-time.
dey better maintain this lead
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FINAL: A goal in extra-time by veteran striker Tasha St. Louis gives Trinidad and Tobago Women a 2-1 win over Jamaica. The other goals were scored by Jodi-Ann McGregor (45' penalty) and Dernelle Mascall (60’). T&T will now face the night’s other semifinal winner, Puerto Rico, in the final on Friday.
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Well done Women Warriors :applause:
Stay focused and win the final
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Congratulations in qualifying for Concacaf Warrior Women.
Despite all the obstacles you gave encountered as of late
You all found the strength and worked as a team to defeat the Reggae Gurlz
We all are so proud that words cannot describe
Enjoy and celebrate tonight howver you now have bigger fish to fry
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Congratulations on the victory and qualification ladies :applause: :applause: :applause:
Let's win the final :salute:
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Well done to our Women Soca Warriors!!
They are certainly scoring more goals than the men and deserve much more attention and support than they are currently getting!
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Get out on Friday to support. It's Friday evening people so you have no excuses. It won't even cut into your avenue lime time later.
The ladies deserve your respect.
http://ttfootball.org/2015/11/19/tt-women-come-from-behind-to-defeat-jamaica/
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Very very well done Warriors. HHYYUGE victory!!!
Qualification for Concacaf round is excellent!
Jamdown has to be shown who is top dog. Accomplished even with crucial players and captain missing.
Now to sort out the off the field matters.
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Congrats Ladies!!!!!
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Well done Ladies!
Ah must say though... We were really fortunate to win this match... The ladies looked out of sorts in the 1st and most of the 2nd half... JA looked more confident on the ball and held possession much better... Our passes were horrible at times.... Thank God for Kimika Forbes, she was huge in goal and Saved our ass a number of times, Arin King was also very solid in defense... Tasha, Lauren and Mollon struggled a bit, and had an average game, not the kind of performance that we have come to expect of them...
The rest of the team at times looked sluggish, like they weren't up to the task, this team is much better than this. Not sure if it was nerves, fatigue or wrong tactics by the coaching Staff... I saw them against St. Lucia last week but playing against a less formidable team as SLU, we expected the huge win... Last night though, was a different story. I couldn't believe this was the same Women's team minus a few players who had a Fantastic showing last year. Something has to be done soon to address this, cuz we can't go into concacaf playing like how we did last night, we'll get punished... Still credit to the girls for finding themselves and settling late in the 2nd, after some key changes they started jelling a bit more... A win is a win, and I know we'll get it right. Maybe it was just an average day at the office...
Good luck in the future ladies, keep ur head up and keep pressin on... TTFA and Corporate T&T get alyuh shit together and give these girls what they require from now to finish the campaign successfully... :beermug:
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WATCH: Coach Anthony Creece talks about Trinidad and Tobago Women’s come-from-behind 2-1 win over Jamaica
https://www.youtube.com/v/Vk0w_apjVm8
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They missing Waldrun. Coaching short-cuts and chinxin' with funding, training, general disrespect to cause and demoralization cyah work.
Get rid of Uncle Tim, bring back the man for whom they have mutual respect. Simple.
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WATCH: Coach Anthony Creece talks about Trinidad and Tobago Women’s come-from-behind 2-1 win over Jamaica
https://www.youtube.com/v/Vk0w_apjVm8
Thanks. I don't know much about Coach Creece. So this was well appreciated..
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They are certainly scoring more goals than the men
:o
WTF??? Really breds? ::)
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Congrats Lady Warriors... :beermug:
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https://www.facebook.com/tt.womensocawarriors/?fref=ts
Get out tonight and support the Women.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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@Sando, Creece is a former compre/fatima player (early 90s)...looks like at some pt thereafter would up at Notre Dame..
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HIGHLIGHTS T&T 2-1 Jamaica
http://www.tv6tnt.com/sevenpm-news/-Women-Footballers-Beat-Jamaica--2826---351978111.html (http://www.tv6tnt.com/sevenpm-news/-Women-Footballers-Beat-Jamaica--2826---351978111.html)
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(https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10584024_10153781880869314_4251856579825603249_n.jpg?oh=4a6dab01f796e5821e6a38f1d2f88252&oe=56F84440)
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Like dey get de damn message. Finally!
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Any video links to view this game tonight for those outside of T&T?
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Seems like our football is heading into a "golden age",men doing exceptionally well,and the ladies not far behind,full points whenever yuh beat Jamroc'.
Brovo!!
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CONCACAF to Hold Women’s Olympic Qualifying Draw in Miami on November 23rd
http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-to-hold-womens-olympic-qualifying-draw-in-miami-on-november-23
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Anybody hear anything about whether any radio station will be covering the game.
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Goal in 24th minute
No details
Watching on match tracker
Bet365.com
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One nil at half
Go Warrior Women Go
4 shots on target for Trindad
1 for PR
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For less well covered games, all the live score sites (including bet365.com, futbol24.com) get their info from various sources (like the rest of us mere mortals), including individuals on Twitter. I am pretty sure all those sites are getting the info from the Puerto Rico FA, which is the only one updating about the match on Twitter (in Spanish):
https://twitter.com/FutbolPR
However, bet365 seems to have more information like which team is attacking, free kicks, etc., which makes it seem like they have access to some live coverage of the match.
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68th still one nil
Both teams subbed in 63rd
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88th
Still up
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago Women claim the 2015 CFU Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship after defeating Puerto Rico 1-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Karyn Forbes scored the game-winning goal.
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Congratulations Women Warriors in your one nil win this evening
Back to back CFU champions
Keep up the great work ladies.
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Congrats to our Women Warriors on a job well done!!
Great start to this weekend! :beermug:
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http://wired868.com/2015/11/20/bibi-sinks-puerto-rico-wwarriors-rule-caribbean-again/
Baby Forbes scored in the 24th
King was Man of the Match
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Lash Dem T&T
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Congrats Ladies well done. It is shame the men's team did not stand a chance because the TTFA mishandling the visa issues.
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Big up to de ladies.
I hope a new president win and really do something for them so they could prepare better for the games coming up.
Well done ladies.
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Congrats to the Lady Warriors. Caribbean Champions again.
Puerto Rico was hungry to announce themselves as new kids on the regional block.
Hope that the TTFA uses the best talent available coachwise and best pool of players to represent when they head to Hawaii and Arizona (or is it San Antonio?)
Don't waste a good thing please.
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http://youtu.be/nfIxzj4xLms
Post game interviews with Captain King , Francois and Hutchinson
Enjoy your couple of days off and then back to the grind.
Good luck in the upcoming USA victory tour.
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Women Warriors tops Puerto Rico to claim Caribbean gold.
By Inshan Mohammed (SWO Media).
Without two of their most inspirational attackers, host Trinidad and Tobago rallied to defeat Puerto Rico 1-0 to claim the top spot in the 2015 CFU Olympic qualifying stage at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
A week ago former captain Maylee Attin-Johnson and Tobago-born striker Kennya Cordner refused to play for their country under current team manager, Sharon O’Brien. The pair also complained about personal problems with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), among other personal issues.
The move however, did not stop the current team form going for glory as the Soca Princesses dug deep to finish the Olympic qualifying stage tournament unbeaten and at the same time claimed the CFU title for a second straight year.
The Lady Warriors demolished St Lucia on a 14-1 aggregate two-legged series to breeze into the Caribbean semifinal round. Took care of Jamaica with a come from behind 2-1 win. Then sealed a narrow 1-0 victory over Puerto Rico to regain the title.
Karyn Forbes 24th minute goal was enough to separate both teams. Although, Puerto Rico did have their moments, T&T were solid at the back and made sure they were victorious on the night.
Foreign-born defenders; captain Arin King and Lauryn Hutchinson marshalled T&T defence and took care of everything Puerto Rico threw at them. Talented goalkeeper Kimika Forbes, the sister of Karyn, kept them at bay, while, midfielder's Ahkeela Mollon and Tasha St Louis used their experience to nullify any Puerto Rican attacks, while piling on the pressure at the same time.
In the end, T&T held on for the victory and though there where no champagne to celebrate with, the ladies made use of their water bottle pouring it on each other as they dance their way to glory.
“We were pleased to come away with the result tonight. I think the players deserve full credit for their efforts. It was not an easy tournament but the main thing is that we were unbeaten and we topped the region,” interim coach Anthony Creece told TTFA Media.
Defender Arin King also told the TTFA Media: “It was definitely a battle. We had a lot of outside noise in our heads but we stayed focused on the task at hand . We fought for one another and that’s what taken us to the next round.
“We need to stay committed and we need our preparation for the next round. We have the heart, desire and passion to play. We know what we need to do for the next phase.”
Guyana meanwhile, pulled of a shock when they also booked a place into the next round with a 2-1 victory over favourites Jamaica.
Tashana Vincent would open the scoring in the 44th minute giving Jamaica the early lead before Guyana responded minutes into the second half in the 48th minute with a strike from Mariam El-Masri. The winning goal would come in the 73rd minute from Brittany Persaud who would give the Lady Jags a 2-1 victory over Jamaica.
As for T&T, they will now take a short break before they resume training in preparations for their high-profile exhibition matches against the United States on December 6th and 10th, both games will be played in Hawaii and Houston respectively.
The next phase of the CONCACAF competition will follow in February 2016 and with the TTFA elections closing in on November 29th is leaves a question mark whether top-coach Randy Waldrum will rejoin the team for the tournament. Same can be said for troubled Maylee Attin-Johnson and Kennya Cordner.
One thing's for certain is, the Women Warriors are through to the next rounds, they have brought glory to their country once more and, with little, very little financial support from their employers.
Congrats to coach Anthony Greece and the entire team, from the Soca Warriors Online (SWO).
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Kimika Forbes; 13.Annalis Cummings, 20.Lauryn Hutchinson, 5.Arin King (capt), 2.Danielle Blair; 8.Naomie Guerra (15.Victoria Swift 64th), 6.Khadidra Debesette; 12.Ahkeela Mollon, 14.Karyn Forbes, 19.Chevonne John (11.Janine Francois 63rd); 10.Tasha St Louis.
Unused substitutes: 17.Nicolette Craig (GK), 3.Melissa Woo Ling, 4.Daniella Findley, 7.Dernelle Mascall, 9.Sharain Cummings.
Coach: Anthony Creece.
Puerto Rico: 1.Karly Gustafson; 17.Adriana Font, 14.Ashley Marie Rivera, 7.Delyaliz Rosario Amber (capt), 4.Jacqueline Marie Cruz; 20.Britanny Cruz, 10.Laura Suarez; 16.Alejandra Carrion (11.Annie Lee Mendez 46th), 19.Stephanie Colon (18.Nicole Rodriguez 46th), 6.Scout Benson (8.Selimar Pagan 64th); 9.Karina Socarras,
Unused substitutes: 13.Sandra Rolon (GK), 2.Franchelies Alvira, 3.Nashila Class, 5.Noella Reyes, 12.Antonella Monreal.
Coach: Garabet Avedessian.
Referee: Annia Navarrete (Cuba).
Video: - Post Match Reactions after T&T Women defeat Puerto Rico to top CFU Olympic Qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfIxzj4xLms&feature=youtu.be)
2016 Olympic Qualifying Caribbean Zone Full Results -
(All games were played at the Ato Boldon Stadium)
(Friday November 13)
Trinidad and Tobago 6 (Ahkeela Mollon 3, 66, Tasha St Louis 10, 33, 38, 58) v St Lucia 0
(Sunday November 15)
Trinidad and Tobago 8 (Ahkeela Mollon 12, 12, 81, 83, Lauryn Hutchinson 23, 26, Naomie Guerra 65, Sharain Cummings 87) v St Lucia 1 (Ellaisa Marquis 58-Pen).
(Wednesday November 18)
Semifinals
Puerto Rico 1 (Karina Soccarras Villalonga 119) v Guyana 0.
Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Dernelle Mascall 60, Tasha St Louis 91) v Jamaica 1 (Jodi-Ann McGregor 44-Pen).
(Friday November 20)
Finals
Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Karyn Forbes 24) v Puerto Rico 0.
Third Place Play-Off
Guyana 2 (Mariam El-Masri 48, Brittany Persaud 73) v Jamaica 1 (Tashana Vincent 44).
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http://youtu.be/nfIxzj4xLms
Post game interviews with Captain King , Francois and Hutchinson
Enjoy your couple of days off and then back to the grind.
Good luck in the upcoming USA victory tour.
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Hutch upbeat attitude and relaxed interviewee response style is infectious...don't drive it away admins
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Congrats to the squad on winning!!!
HOWEVER, the tactical indiscipline engaged in by players who should know better was inexcusable nonsense. It indicated a lack of maturity on the field, by mature players who just yesterday were knocking on a World Cup berth. None of that would fly/have flown under Waldrum, so why engage in it when his back "turn" (although he likely will see it on footage). From comments made in the stands, other spectators felt the same.
What was all that unneccesary, unproductive dribbling?
Despite the win, some of the decision-making was woeful!
Do better now, to do better later. It eh hard.
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http://www.concacaf.com/es/video/draw-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-texas-2016
Draw results for Concacaf Olympic Qualifying .....See Link enclosed.
Very favorable draw for us.
Lots of work to be done however we know the Women Warriors are up to the task.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :duel: :duel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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http://www.concacaf.com/es/video/draw-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-texas-2016
Draw results for Concacaf Olympic Qualifying .....See Link enclosed.
Very favorable draw for us.
Lots of work to be done however we know the Women Warriors are up to the task.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :duel: :duel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Guyana, Guatemala, Canada.... Not a bad draw at all... We have no excuse not to come of this group...
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http://ccf-draw.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/woq-2016/WOQ_2016.pdf
The schedule is posted.
Open Versus Guatemala then we face Canada and finally Guyana.
Good luck ladies & now the fun begins !!!!!
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http://wired868.com/2015/11/20/bibi-sinks-puerto-rico-wwarriors-rule-caribbean-again/
Baby Forbes scored in the 24th
King was Man of the Match
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Congrats to our Women Warriors!
Puerto Rico would likely have a number of players that play Womens US University football so they wouldn't be an easy team to beat.
BTW....in this day and age we need to rename the award to Player of the Match or something so.
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http://www.concacaf.com/es/video/draw-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-texas-2016
Draw results for Concacaf Olympic Qualifying .....See Link enclosed.
Very favorable draw for us.
Lots of work to be done however we know the Women Warriors are up to the task.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :duel: :duel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Guyana, Guatemala, Canada.... Not a bad draw at all... We have no excuse not to come of this group...
question......now that the team qualify WITHOUT Attin-Johnson and Cordner......should those 2 players be eligible for selection for the next phase?
Or did they disqualify themselves entirely?
As ah did say before....slippery slope dey.
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Well done. On top of this, a favourable draw with no USA or Mexico. Nice. Let's hope these ladies get good support and not lip service from the powers that be. I'm looking at you TTFA and by extension Ministry of sport. Don't find a way to mess this up!
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Women Warriors drawn with Canada, Guatemala.
T&T Express Reports.
The “Women Warriors” will open their final round of the CONCACAF Oympic Qualification against Guatemala on February 11, 2016, after they were drawn with the Central Americans, Guyana and Canada in Group B of the eight-team competition.
T&T will play all their matches at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas while Group A which contains the hosts the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Costa Rica.
The “Women Warriors” will have their work cut out for them as they will have to win their group in order to qualify. The two finalists of the tournament will automatically qualify for the Women's Olympic Football competition which will be staged at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This means that Canada will most likely be the team to stand between them and a ticket to Rio next year.
In the run up to the final round, T&T have two high-profile friendlies against the US next month and have just recently won the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) final, when they beat Puerto Rico 1-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium last Friday.
T&T's Group B Fixtures
(all in T&T time)
Thursday February 11, 2016
Guatemala v Trinidad and Tobago 5p.m.
Sunday February 14, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago v Canada 3 p.m.
Tuesday February 16, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana 5 p.m.
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So nobody pick Guyana?!!
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http://www.concacaf.com/es/video/draw-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-texas-2016
Draw results for Concacaf Olympic Qualifying .....See Link enclosed.
Very favorable draw for us.
Lots of work to be done however we know the Women Warriors are up to the task.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :duel: :duel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Guyana, Guatemala, Canada.... Not a bad draw at all... We have no excuse not to come of this group...
question......now that the team qualify WITHOUT Attin-Johnson and Cordner......should those 2 players be eligible for selection for the next phase?
Or did they disqualify themselves entirely?
As ah did say before....slippery slope dey.
Weren't both players injured? So why they talking about ticket and not playing if they injured. If they are healthy and back to form, yes they should be included, however, stars with attitudes can disrupt TEAM chemistry and create more problems. Slippery slope indeed!
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Them feel them is Yorke and Latapy, they injured since de Pan Am games in summer and was getting medical treatment, they wasn't training and playing games but yet they want to just jump up on run on de team.
Yorke (Tobago) and Latapy (Trinidad).
Yaya (Tobago) and Maylee (Trinidad).
Watch de patern, Yaya better doh follow Maylee, because she reaching retirement age soon, Yaya can still play pro.
If I was de coach ah never pick them again.
Is de point behind it.
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So nobody pick Guyana?!!
Guyana's team is mainly comprised of players from Toronto Ontario Canada. They have exceeded expectations in making it to Concacaf however this forumite is not surprised they succeeded as all the Guyanese players are playing their local club team soccer with the top teams in Ontario league. They too like most Caribbean women's teams suffer from lack of funding. They have only one camp in July for a long weekend in Toronto and then it was straight to CFU Group one matches. They arrived in Trinidad only a few days before Round 2. The game reports that I received were that Guyana should have won the game versus Puerto Rico however the PR keeper stood on her head to keep them in the game. Hopefully Guyana can have an extended camp before Concacaf to iron out their game plan. Guyana is definitely relieved as is Trinidad that they are not in the group of death.
To answer your question they have as good a shot as any in Group B. Canada should be in the next round however the ball is round and any given day anything can happen. I like Trinidad's schedule though as we have a good shot at winning Group B. We need to beat Guatemala , tie Canada & then beat Guyana and with some goal differential end up in first in the group. This way 1st place avoid playing the USA in the crossover game. Am thinking positively here :cheers:
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I was not saying that in jest. I have watch clips of their women's team. They eh bad, given the constraints they are put under.
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http://youtu.be/nfIxzj4xLms
Post game interviews with Captain King , Francois and Hutchinson
Enjoy your couple of days off and then back to the grind.
Good luck in the upcoming USA victory tour.
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Hutch upbeat attitude and relaxed interviewee response style is infectious...don't drive it away admins
Is that minted in, and imported from, Canada? I've noticed it in the ranks of other players with CAN connections.
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Is that minted in, and imported from, Canada? I've noticed it in the ranks of other players with CAN connections.
I am not 100 % sure of where the Canadian Guyanese team players were born. Whether they were born in Guyana & then immigrated to the Toronto area at a young age however they all have been playing soccer at the highest levels in Ontario for their entire playing careers. I believe a few had scholarships to play in the states at DIV 1 schools and many played at their University schools in Ontario as well most were also involved in the Ontario soccer association Provincial program trying to make team Canada U-17 back in the day.
Jamaica also has at least one high profile Ontario , team Canada player ( Exeter the team Captain) and of course Trinidad has King & Blair from Ontario. Many of these players play on the same club teams in the Toronto area. Guyana is hoping to get funding from their government as well as some high profile businessmen. Jamaica is mostly funded by the Marley foundation so lets hope despite this setback they continue to get stronger for WWC 2019. Once the Presidential election is over with in Trinidad and an new committee is in place then the women can get their funding. The soccer gods finally being kind to Trinidad as as being in group B they have a very good shot at qualifying with the right resources and of course Waldrum back in the picture.
Outside of the Caribbean the Toronto and surrounding area has the highest concentration of men & women footballers who given the chance could contribute to their parents birth countries playing on the National teams which would greatly strengthen and deepen the respective countries player pools.
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Arin King's post on Facebook
To my team: I want to congratulate you on once again being titled #1 in the Caribbean!!!! 👏🏼🙌🏼🏆⚽😊 I am proud to have led this bunch of girls to victory. It was an honour😌. You ladies showed true heart and fight. We may not have gone into these games with our full squad but we showed that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Respect to our Coaches who chose to help this team when we were struggling, I thank you for your sacrifices too. For eight years now I have put on the Red White and Black. And honestly speaking, for the first time I was discouraged to play and represent for my country. I always wear my uniform proudly, but the stress and patience for what is going on behind the scenes has really become unbearable. Enough is enough. We as players should have one thing to focus on, and that is the game alone. I can only speak for myself; but I have never been so worried, stressed, or concerned for the Senior Women's lack of sufficient and efficient preparation, resources, and the guarantee of players to be brought in to play. I want to thank my teammates, because if it wasn’t for you and my passion for the game I wouldn’t have gotten to reap in our success. For the girls who don’t usually get the opportunity to be a part of the National team, us Senior players truly appreciate you playing when asked upon. To the young bucks, I want to personally congratulate you on your first Senior caps, you nerds are a true inspiration. Sometimes we take the game for granted, but to see the energy, passion, and optimism you ladies bring.. it honestly made me fall in love with the game all over again and reminded me of why I continue to strap up my boots.
The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure. The Senior Women’s team has gone through countless disappointment, sacrifices, and poor treatment that only we as players can truly feel the pain. I swear, one day we could write a book on everything we’ve been through. We have come a long way in terms of development, and came off a huge high last year in our World Cup Campaign. We won the respect and hearts of Trinidad and Tobago, yet not of our very own federation. It’s not the will to win that matters - everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. In saying that, I call upon the TTFA to make a change. I stand behind my Coach, Randy Waldrum. He is a man that has fought for us, and even when he was left in the dark continued to support us. He can take this team where no Caribbean Women’s program has gone before, grant him the security for the next four years to do so!! For once believe in us. You see the talent, heart, desire, passion and hard work this team has to offer. Every game we battle to prove to you and to our doubters that we can be successful and qualify for major tournaments. You are our last piece to the puzzle that will get us over the mountain. “Together We Aspire, Together We Achieve”. Bring Equality. Give us Respect. Help us to Prepare Properly. Reign in our Success.
https://www.facebook.com/arin.king.1/posts/10153665287299000?pnref=story (https://www.facebook.com/arin.king.1/posts/10153665287299000?pnref=story)
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And there it is ladies and gentlemen a plea from a true warrior ( miss arin king ) on behalf the enrire team of lady warriors for the becessary tools and assistance needed in order to maximise their efforts as they strive to attain further successes along te way ..... it is surely a heart felt plea , i say to all the stake holders come to their aid, they certainly deserve it ....
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Great brave words by Warrior Ms.King.
Speaking truth to power as the corrupt TTFA uses Jackulito-style blacklisting tactics to divide and rule the team as it protests mismanagement and sabotage
Yaya Cordner was hero, Attin-Johnson was hero until they made the "mistake" of identifying Uncle Tim and his syndicate as the problem
They want their inspirational coach and TTFA is sabotaging the effort.
King is not taking this shit and is at breaking point in terms of being ready to quit for a principled stand.
She needs our support. Bring back the Warriors, Warrior captain, Warrior Supa striker and Waldrun!
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True words.
But TTFA will likely counter....."We broke. The senior mens national team have world cup qualifying. The Under 17, 19, etc for both men and women have upcoming tournaments and need preparation.
Where the $$$ coming from to fund everybody?"
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Canada looking to add to their already strong roster. They have a deeper identified player pool that is going into a camp in Vancouver soon.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-womens-team-camp-brazil-vancouver-john-herdman-janine-beckie/
http://www.canadasoccer.com/herdman-assessing-young-talent-as-women-s-national-camp-convenes-in-vancouver-p158870
Lets hope that the new TTFA executive see's the long term big picture and grant's the team a camp in Houston in early January so we can be prepared for Concacaf in February. We avoided the group of death so lets hope we are given the resources to perform admirably at Concacaf. Preparation is key !!!!!
Nothing on-line about the Guatemalan Women's team , even their Women's website has not been updated since 2012. We did beat them 2-1 at Concacaf WWC qualifying last October and I suspect the team was saw will beat 95 % the same as what we faced at Concacaf.
As for Guyana their squad will be 98 % the same as the team we saw two weeks ago at CFU's. They are working on trying to secure government money a swell as prominent businessman's help in order to have a camp before Concacaf. However the length of the camp is all predicated on funding. Updates to follow as information flows.
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Allyuh think Arin King could made the Canada national team?
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I am not sure if to post here but in a random TnT women football thread Socapro just created :D
But to answer your question Deeks. Yes King will make a Canadian Women's team p
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I am not sure if to post here but in a random TnT women football thread Socapro just created :D
But to answer your question Deeks. Yes King will make a Canadian Women's team p
The thread that I created on the topic of the Women's Football Team is not a random thread as it serves a specific purpose and will make finding dedicated information on the Women's Football Teams much easier in the furture once it is posted to regularly enough by enough posters.
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Although the Women Warrior's have been training daily since the appointment of Coach Hood the whole squad now are officially sequestered into a camp today for preparation of upcoming friendlies in Costa Rica. The women will be in Costa Rica from Jan 25th -31st where then they will depart directly to Houston.
In other Concacaf news Mexico currently ranked 26th in the World are over in the Four Nations Tournament in Shenzhen China They are facing South Korea (18th), China (17th) & Vietnam (29th)
The tournament opened today
Full time result China 0 – 0 Mexico
Mexico is without one of their top forwards Renae Cuéllar who is recovering from a meniscus tear suffered in their recent Tournament of Natal in Brazil. Ms Cuéllar will be facing a 4-6 week recovery and may or may not be ready for Concacaf next month. This nil nil result today is very good considering the teams recent performance in Brazil last month.
Presently as I write South Korea 2 – 0 Vietnam, 13′ 45′
Good luck to our Women Warrior's in their preparation for the upcoming Concacaf Olympic Qualifiers in Houston Texas next month.
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Peterborough soccer player playing with Team Guyana at Olympic qualifiers
By Mike Davies, Peterborough Examiner.
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Growing up in Peterborough Calaigh Copland dreamt of playing soccer for her country but never imagined it would be Guyana.
At age 28, Copland, who had never played beyond the Ontario Women's Soccer League, played her first international match in August. She represented Guyana in the opening rounds of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying in August in the Dominican Republic and in November in Trinidad and Tobago.
Next month, Guyana will compete in the final CONCACAF qualifier in Houston, Texas, the furthest the country has ever advanced. They'll play in a group with Canada, Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago starting Feb. 11 against heavily favoured Canada. The other group includes the USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. The top two teams in each group advance to semifinals with only the finalists advancing to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer.
So how does a girl born in Ottawa who grew up in Peterborough, starting soccer in the local youth club at age four, now living and working in Toronto as an audio-visual equipment saleswoman end up playing for Guyana?
Copland's journey began in June.
Donna Joseph a teammate on the OWSL's Woodbridge Strikers is a Canadian girl with Guyanese heritage who has represented the country in the past. Joseph discovered Copland's mother, Kathryn Eyre of Peterborough, was born in Guyana before immigrating to Canada at age four. With the bulk of the team comprised of foreign-born Guyanese, many in the GTA, Joseph urged Copland to try out. She attended a preliminary camp in Toronto in June and was invited to the final camp in Guyana in July.
"I knew my options for playing for Canada were gone because of my age and I didn't get into the program early enough," said Copland. "This was just a really cool opportunity."
Knowing how she compared to Joseph in calibre and that she was younger, Copland felt she had a shot.
The journey to Guyana was more than a soccer trip. It connected her to roots she knew little about.
"My Guyanese side of the family grew up in Guyana so I get the food but I'd never been there before," she said. "I never knew to what extent a Third World country it was until I actually got there and saw it. They have zero tourism and no real kind of commerce."
The team operates on a shoe-string budget. They don't stay in lavish hotels and often jam four or more women into a single room. The women fundraise to try to improve upon the bare bones funding provided by the national soccer body which basically consists of a flight and hotel room.
Being caucasian Copland stood out and was often treated like an outsider. But she and her teammates' performance on the pitch began to change opinions. In August, she scored a goal in an 8-0 win over St. Kitts and they tied Cuba 1-1 to advance to the second stage of Caribbean region qualifying. In November, they lost 1-0 to Puerto Rico but beat Jamaica 2-1 to advance to final stage of CONCACAF.
"Not everyone in the country likes the fact the majority of the team are foreign-born Guyanese. Our success is quickly turning their opinions around," she said. "We're the most successful Guyanese national football team they've ever had. The men's team has never gone as far as we have."
Ranked 89th in the FIFA world rankings, Guyana is considered a long-shot against powerhouses like No. 1 USA and No. 11 Canada. They are ranked seventh of the eight teams but lost to the only team below them, Puerto Rico.
But Copland said they're not going there to roll over for anyone.
"Our goal is to win. We're not just going in to play 18-yard box defence while we play against Canada," she said. "We're coming with a strong strategy and we're looking to actually beat them. We're looking for a spot in the Olympic Games."
Having said that, she understands they're long-shots for a reason. Canada has handily beaten Guyana in past matches. With a new goalie of higher standard, a new technical director plotting strategy and an improved team, Copland said they'll give it everything they have.
"I've never had the opportunity to play against this calibre before or against Canada. It will be very interesting," she said.
Copland has had to balance work life, the bills still have to be paid and playing for Guyana is volunteer-only, with her new soccer schedule. She's gone from one practice and two games a week at the provincial level to training daily. She's yet to crack the starting lineup but is determined to win over the coach.
"I have to manage something which is becoming a little bit more than a hobby. It's made things busier, for sure."
While it's not the red-and-white jersey she dreamt of wearing as a child, Copland said it was special to wear Guyana colours.
"I felt pretty proud and pretty honoured to put it on and be part of what is supposed to be a world class team. I felt like I had achieved something," she said.
No matter what happens, Copland said, it's been quite a ride.
"I'll always have this story to tell," she said.
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Canada names its roster for Concacaf
http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-names-roster-for-concacaf-women-s-olympic-qualifying-championship-texas-2016-p159108
I know this team quite well living North of the Mason-Dixon Line :duel:
The Canadians are quite a bit younger with this roster then they ever have been.
It will be very interesting how the youth integrates with the veterans.
Never-the-less John Herdman will have them ready for battle come early February.
Am sure you all saw the USA hammer Ireland this past weekend 5-0.
It was 4-nil at the end of the first half. The game could've been easily 8-9 + nil if not for some sloppy finishing from the USA forwards.
Makes one wonder how well we could really do with extend camps & friendlies / Resources $$$$ ETC ETC.
Our Costa Rican trip being cancelled at the 12th hour doesn't help matters either.
Mexico looks like they have regained some form playing oer in China this past week as they went undefeated.
Fixtures for the Four Nations Tournament 2016 – Shenzhen, China
21 January 2016
20:30 – Korea Republic 5 – 0 Vietnam, Lee Mina 13′, Lee Hyunyoung 45′, Yoo Younga 45′, Kim Sooyun 52′, Lee Sodam 87′
17:00 – Mexico 0 – 0 China PR
23 January 2016
17:00 – Mexico 2 – 0 Korea Republic, Veronica Perez 5′, Desiree Monsivais16′
20:30 – China PR 8 – 0 Vietnam
26 January 2016
17:00 – Korea Republic 0 – 2 China PR, Ma Xiaoxu 11′, Wang Shanshan 77′
20:30 – Mexico 1 – 0 Vietnam
- See more at: http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/four-nations-tournament-2016-shenzhen/#sthash.LzEpD4TB.dpuf
Hope the TTFA can find a few sheckles to continue with another camp ASAP as all the hard work as of late may be all for not.
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Women’s team to leave on Sunday for training camp in Houston.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
This country’s National Senior Women’s Team will depart for Houston on Sunday for a live-in training camp ahead of its CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying opening match against Guatemala on February 11th at the BBVA Compass Stadium.
TTFA President David John-Williams relayed on Wednesday that the team would not be traveling to Costa Rica for two international warm up games which had been previously announced, due to financial constraints and visa matters. Members of the team only received their US visas on Tuesday. Originally the two games against Costa Rica were carded for January 25th and 27th.
“Contrary to what has been reported in the media there are several factors that contributed to the team not going to Costa Rica, one being we applied for visas and we only got back the passports yesterday and that is fact. So there is no way we could have gone to Costa Rica and that is coupled with the funding that was available to travel o Costa Rica and Houston,” John- Williams told TTFA Media.
“I was a bit disappointed that what has been reported in the media was reported from a player. I take great offense to that and it is something we need to address.
“The girls will leave on Sunday for ten-day camp in Houston and we are trying to arrange a game with Mexico and two club teams. I don’t see the preparations as being affected, We will go to the Olympic qualifies in good spirits and we hope that the girls will do well,” The TTFA President added.
John-Williams also commented on the T&T Futsal Team’s progress to the CONCACAF playoff in May following its 5-4 victory over Guadeloupe last night in Cuba which saw the team finish third in the Caribbean Football Union championship.
“I am happy that we can a least go in to the playoff. It will be a little more expensive for us but at the end of the day we have to hope that the game grows from it,” he said, adding that he didn’t think the team received the best preparation due to the change in administration and the Christmas vacation period leading up to the tournament.
“We were in a transitional period but I think now things are beginning to smoothen out. Now the Futsal team has qualified for the playoff and the Women’s team is off to Houston so those are two things out the way. After that we just have to focus on the World Cup Qualifiers for the Men’s team and a couple youth tournaments that are coming up.
“It’s going to be a huge year but now the administration has settled down. There has been a transitional period and I think things are going to smoothen out. We all know the difficult with funding. We have approached corporate Trinidad and Tobago and hopefully we can get positive results from that and the Association can get back on its feet,” John-Williams concluded.
T&T Women’s Team will face Guatemala on February 11th, Canada on February 14th and Guyana on February 16th. The top two teams in the group will advance to the semi finals with the two finalists moving onto the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Video - TTFA President Gives an Update on Senior Women's Team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfDG8AQ9mo)
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NBC to stream all 15 matches of CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying
By Jeff Kassouf, NBCSports.com
All 15 matches of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament will be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra, in addition to up to four matches airing on NBCSN. The eight-team tournament takes place from Feb. 10-21 in Houston and Frisco, Texas, with the top two teams advancing to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The all-important semifinal featuring the United States — assuming the heavily favored U.S. women, who are three-time defending Olympic gold medalists, make the semifinal — will be aired live on NBCSN on Feb. 19. The tournament’s two semifinal winners will advance to this summer’s Olympics on NBC.
NBCSN will also air the United States’ final group-stage match against Puerto Rico on Feb. 15 live at 8:30 p.m. ET. The United States’ group-stage match against Mexico on Feb. 13 will be aired on delay at 9:30 p.m. ET, and the tournament final on Feb. 21 will air at 11 p.m. ET.
CONCACAF approached NBC about broadcasting the tournament just over two weeks before it is set to kick off. Such a quick turnaround made for extremely limited TV windows, which are scheduled months in advance.
The U.S. women will compete in Group A in Frisco, Texas, against Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Canada — the other team favored to advance to the Olympics — will compete in Group B in Houston, Texas, against Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala and Guyana.
New Zealand qualified for the Olympics earlier this week, joining hosts Brazil and Colombia from South America, France and Germany from Europe, and South Africa and Zimbabwe from Africa. The final five spots at this summer’s Olympics will be filled by two CONCACAF teams, two teams from Asia and the winner of a four-team playoff in March between Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands to determine the final European bid.
2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship Schedule
Frisco, Texas – Toyota Stadium
Houston, Texas – BBVA Compass Stadium
Times U.S. Central (U.S. Eastern in parentheses)
FIRST ROUND
Group A: USA, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica
Group B: Canada, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana
Wednesday, Feb. 10 (Frisco)
Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 5 p.m. (6 p.m.)
USA vs. Costa Rica 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.)
Thursday, Feb. 11 (Houston)
Guatemala vs. Trinidad & Tobago 5 p.m. (6 p.m.)
Canada vs. Guyana 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 13 (Frisco)
Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico 12:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m.)
USA vs. Mexico 3 p.m. (4 p.m.) NBCSN at 9:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 14 (Houston)
Guyana vs. Guatemala 12:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m.)
Trinidad vs. Canada 3 p.m. (4 p.m.)
Monday, Feb. 15 (Frisco)
Mexico vs. Costa Rica 5 p.m. (6 p.m.)
USA vs. Puerto Rico 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.) LIVE on NBCSN
Tuesday, Feb. 16 (Houston)
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guyana 5 p.m. (6 p.m.)
Canada vs. Guatemala 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.)
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Feb. 19 (Houston)
Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.) ***
Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m.) ***
FINAL
Sunday, Feb. 21 (Houston)
Semifinal winners 4 p.m. (5 p.m.) NBCSN at 11 p.m.
***USA’s semifinal, should the USA advance, will air LIVE on NBCSN
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TTFA president: ‘Women Warriors’ prepared*
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160127/sports/ttfa-president-8216women-warriors8217-prepared
President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) David John-Williams made assurances yesterday that the women’s national football team are on track preparation-wise for the final round of the Women’s Olympic Football Qualification competition to be held in Houston, Texas despite his organisation’s inability to send the team to play Costa Rica earlier in the week.
John-Williams spoke via the TTFA’s YouTube channel and said visas as well as funding were the main causes of the cancellation of team’s two-match warm up series in Costa Rica.
“Contrary to what has been reported in the media, there are several factors that have contributed to not going to Costa Rica,” he said.
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http://ttfootball.org/2016/01/31/hood-selects-21-member-tt-womens-squad-for-houston/
The team has departed Piarco this morning at 09:15 on a direct flight to Houston.
More than a few postives to start this trip.
Arriving to destination 10 days early to prepare.
Flying direct to avoid a long travel day. They could in theory have a light training session tonight.
Having a chef with the team is huge Proper nutrition is a big part of preperations.
Having one exhibition friendly confirmed is a step in the right direction
Give Williams kudos to finding the dollars to start this trip early.
Good luck Soca Women Warriors We all will be cheering you every step of the way :wavetowel: :wavetowel::wavetowel: :wavetowel: :
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Hood selects 21-member T&T Women’s Squad for Houston.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
Thirteen members of this country’s Senior Women’s Team will depart Port of Spain on Sunday morning at 9:15 am for Houston where they will be joined by eight other members for a ten-day live in training camp leading up to the CONCACAF Final Round of Olympic Qualifying action.
T&T head coach Richard Hood selected 21 players for the squad which will be captained by Maylee Attin-Johnson with defender Arin King as Vice-captain.
Hood described the squad as a balanced one with a combination of experienced individuals and others who will breaking onto the Concacaf stage for the first time such as Kayla Taylor and Jo-Marie Lewis.
“The squad comprises a mixture of experienced and new players to international football,” Hood told TTFA Media.
“We do have a few players carrying minor injuries buy we are confident that everyone will be ready to compete.
“I believe that it is a tremendous boost to the team that we have the opportunity to camp and acclimatize to the conditions in Houston,” he added.
Hood mentioned that despite the absence of Rhea Belgrave and Brianna Ryce who were both ruled out due to College commitments, the T&T team possesses the ammunition to advance in the competition.
“We are missing a few players that we would have liked to have with us including Rhea Belgrave and Brianna Ryce but were unable to secure the necessary time off from college. We believe that we have a realistic chance of attaining success in this tournament. We are very aware that it is going to be an enormous task but God’s willing we shall prevail,” Hood added.
The 21-member squad
The players leaving Port of Spain include: Maylee Attin Johnson, Kimika Forbes Saundra Barron, Arin King, Jenelle Cunningham, Anastasia Prescott, Chevonne John, Janine Francois, Naomi Guerra, Tasha St. Louis, Ahkeela Mollon,Kennya Cordner and Jo- Marie Lewis.
Joining the team in Houston will be Shallette Alexander, Karyn Forbes, Liana Hinds Danielle Blair, Mariah Shade, Kayla Taylor , Victoria Swift and Khadidra Debesette.
During the training camp, T&T has one warm-up game confirmed at this point, to be played against ECNL Club.
T&T will play its opening game of the tournament against Guatemala on February 11th at the BBVA Compass Stadium. T&T will then face Canada on February 14th and Guyana on February 16th. The top two teams in the group will advance to the semi finals with the two finalists moving onto the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Chef to travel with Team
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association President David John-Williams does not intend to sit down and cry over the financial woes he has inherited.
Instead he has found an innovative way to cut costs starting with the National Women’s Team trip to Houston, Texas for the 2016 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The Trinidad & Tobago team will fly to Houston for a full ten-day camp ahead of the tournament during which time will also play two warm up matches.
However instead of incurring high prices for hotel meals the Women Soca Warriors will take along a Chef which would considerably reduce the costs of meals during camp .
Speaking to TTFA Media,John Williams said. ” We have got to make the best of this bad financial situation we inherited. ”
“The Sports Company and the Ministry of Sports have done their part with the tickets and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee has chipped in as well. Therefore we must be innovative and think outside the box to cut costs,’ Williams added.
While the measure is primarily aimed at cutting costs, the TTFA President pointed to other advantages of traveling with a Chef.
“We are taking someone with an appreciation for what an athlete must eat and off course there is nothing better tasting that good home cooked T&T food,” he added
Williams hinted that this innovation may become standard especially with the T& T youth teams.
“With the falling oil prices we have got to become creative while operating on tight budgets. We will evaluate how this works and then see the feasibility for the other teams especially in youth football,” Williams stated.
Video: - T&T Senior Women prepare for Olympic Qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TDr-zJl9RE)
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There is no club called ECNL Club in America nor Texas. There is an Elite Clubs National League that has 79 youth clubs with age groups from U14 to U18. The press release doesn't say which ECNL team our women will play, I would presume U18 but is that the level of competition required before our qualifiers?
The inclusion of a chef should not be viewed as an innovative idea to save money but a fundamental requirement utilized by most youth clubs in Europe. Furthermore, the reference to TnT cooking is not encouraging because our typical meals are not best suited for world class athletes.
It may be best for DJW and the TTFA to not say anything for a while
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So they staying in a private house. where they getting kitchen to cook?
Either way, it still costly, because they still have to buy goods.
This eh make any sense.
Ticket price, goods, pots, pans and utensils..
This eh no big savings unless he plan to give them bread.
That is how David Clown Williams plan to say money?
Steups..
He should find a way how to make money.
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Puerto Rico will be in camp in North Carolina and has scheduled friendlies with several college teams and the Charlotte Lady Eagles: http://www.concacaf.com/article/puerto-rico-women-head-to-north-carolina-for-camp
PUERTO RICO WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Pre-CWOQ North Carolina Training Camp Schedule
Sunday -- January 31, 2016
Arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday -- February 1, 2016
Friendly v St. Andrews University (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
Tuesday -- February 2, 2016
Training
Wednesday -- February 3, 2016
Friendly v University of North Carolina – Wilmington (Wilmington, North Carolina)
Thursday -- February 4, 2016
Training
Friday -- February 5, 2016
Friendly v Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
Saturday -- February 6, 2016
Training
Sunday -- February 7, 2016
Friendly v Charlotte Lady Eagles (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Puerto Rico's roster (http://www.fedefutbolpr.com/listado...epresentaran-a-puerto-rico-en-el-preolimpico/):
1 Karly Gustafson Winthrop University
2 Kelley Johnson Agente Libre
3 Victoria Barris Quickstrike FC
4 Viviana Fiol Agente Libre
5 Noelia Reyes Bayamón FC
6 Marie Ashley Johnson Agente Libre
7 Delyaliz Rosario Romano SA
8 Selimar Pagán Bayamón FC
9 Karina Socarrás Bayamón FC
10 Laura Suárez Romano SA
11 Annie Lee Méndez Bayamón FC
12 Alejandra Carrión Gurabo FC
13 Sandra Rolón Romano SA
14 Ahsley Rivera Romano SA
15 Ángela Díaz Caribbean Stars
16 Marianée Zaragoza Águilas de Añasco
17 Adriana Font Challengers FC
18 Nicole Rodríguez Durham, Inglaterra
19 Stephanie Colón Agente Libre
20 María del Carmen Guerrero Puerto Rico High Performance
Any further news on our friendly situation ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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19, based on who PR is playing, I can tell you their arrangements for opponents for the warm-ups was probably driven by a player. One in particular.
Nonetheless, this reflects internal initiative.
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19, based on who PR is playing, I can tell you their arrangements for opponents for the warm-ups was probably driven by a player. One in particular.
Nonetheless, this reflects internal initiative.
De goalie?
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19, based on who PR is playing, I can tell you their arrangements for opponents for the warm-ups was probably driven by a player. One in particular.
Nonetheless, this reflects internal initiative.
De goalie?
Correct. Her club coach is now the head coach at their first opponent. And, of course, the team is slated to play her college team. Her college squad is based a stone's throw away from Charlotte, just on the other side of the state line, so the Charlotte Eagles likely then fell into place. She transferred to Winthrop from NC State. She is a NC baller.
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Last time I checked our roster was at 21 players in camp however the roster number for the tournament is 20. I believe every other country in the tournament has announced their 20 players on or before Feb 1st.
I thought I read in an article (dammed if I can find it , nor is it published in the rules , if it is I don't see it ...lol) that the deadline for announcing the 20 players for the tournament was February 1st. Can somebody please confirm the roster deadline date .Has anyone seen our official roster as unfortunately one player will be released. Which leads to the bigger question why bring 21 as did Coach Hood not have enough time to make that decision in Trinidad.
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I was wrong about every other country having posted their 20 players yesterday. :(
Mexico announces Olympic qualifying roster. Long time National team regular Charlyn Corral and leading scorer in the Spanish League, is left off the roster after calling for a new coach after the WWC. Lot of new faces however Maribel Domínguez Delantera 18/11/1978 is still going strong.
1 Cecilia Santiago Portera 19/10/1994
2 Esthefanny Barreras Portera 02/11/1996
3 Bianca Henninger Portera 22/10/1990
4 Arianna Romero Defensa 29/07/1992
5 Janelly Farias Defensa 12/02/1990
6 Alina Garciamendez Defensa 16/04/1991
7 Valeria Miranda Defensa 18/08/1992
8 Greta Espinoza Defensa 05/06/1995
9 Annia Mejía Defensa 12/03/1996
10 Mónica Flores Defensa 31/01/1996
11 Nayeli Rangel Media 28/02/1992
12 Teresa Noyola Media 15/04/1990
13 Verónica Pérez Media 18/05/1988
14 Karla Nieto Media 09/01/1995
15 Mónica Ocampo Delantera 04/01/1997
16 Alicia Johnson Delantera 14/09/1994
17 Paloma Zermeño Delantera 18/06/1995
18 Tanya Samarzich Delantera 28/12/1994
19 Maribel Domínguez Delantera 18/11/1978
20 Desiree Monsivais Delantera 19/01/1988
https://twitter.com/CharlynCorral?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
One tweet translated
Tweeted 7:42 PM - 3 Feb 2016
Todo cambia menos las cosas en @miseleccionmx femenil. Mas transparencia y menos mentiras. (3/3)
Everything changes unless things feminine miseleccionmx . Greater transparency and fewer lies. (3/3)
It would appear that our women's team is not the only WNT that is having issues.
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So dey lef dey Maylee home ...
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So dey lef dey Maylee home ...
No, she in Houston.
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So dey lef dey Maylee home ...
No, she in Houston.
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Nah, that was a reference to Mexico leaving the vocal Corral out of the squad.
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So dey lef dey Maylee home ...
No, she in Houston.
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Nah, that was a reference to Mexico leaving the vocal Corral out of the squad.
TTFA allegedly asks Waldrum to help get W/Warriors match practice.
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) allegedly turned to axed American coach Randy Waldrum yesterday in a vain effort to get warm-up matches for the “Women Soca Warriors” before their CONCACAF 2016 Olympic qualifying series kicks off against Guatemala on February 11 in Houston.
Waldrum, who the TTFA replaced as coach for being two hours late with paperwork, could not assist the local football body since his professional club, Houston Dash, is in its off-season at present.
The former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coach, who responded to questions from Wired868, made it clear that he wished his former team well and was sorry to hear they were still struggling to confirm matches.
“Unfortunately when (TTFA technical committee member Jinelle James) called, I told her the Dash and all NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) teams don’t start (practice) until March,” Waldrum told Wired868. “I mentioned the local youth teams would be the best they could get on such short notice… I do wish them well for the girls’ sake.”
Waldrum had initially organised a January 2016 camp for Women Warriors in Houston with all costs covered by a Houston-based university. However, the TTFA did not take up his offer and subsequently removed him as coach instead.
Wired868 tried unsuccessfully to get comment from TTFA president David John-Williams and interim general secretary Azaad Khan while James was unavailable since she left with the women’s team this morning.
The Women Warriors were supposed to play two international warm-up matches against Costa Rica last week but did not go. Williams failed to respond to media queries about the cancelled friendlies but, in a subsequent statement to his own press officer, he admitted that the TTFA was late in its visa applications.
Williams retorted then that the TTFA was lining up warm-up matches against Mexico and two club teams and the Women Warriors’ preparation would not be affected.
“The girls will leave on Sunday (January 31) for a 10-day camp in Houston and we are trying to arrange a game with Mexico and two club teams,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “I don’t see the preparations as being affected. We will go to the Olympic qualifiers in good spirits and we hope that the girls will do well.”
However, in a press statement today, the TTFA admitted to having just one friendly match lined up before the national team’s Olympic campaign begins. And, even then, the local football body could not name the team that the squad would face or the date and venue.
“T&T has one warm-up game confirmed at this point,” stated the TTFA media release, “to be played against (an) ECNL club.”
The ECNL is the Elite Clubs National League and comprises of 79 youth clubs with levels between under-14 to under-18.
It is uncertain exactly which Houston-based women’s under-18 team will get to enjoy sharing the field with the likes of Trinidad and Tobago stars Kennya “Yaya” Cordner, Arin King, Maylee-Attin Johnson and Ahkeela Mollon.
The TTFA did go into more detail—273 words—about its decision to take a chef with the women’s squad. The release described the new staff member as “an innovative way to cut costs” as the squad would not have to rely on hotel food.
“We have got to make the best of this bad financial situation we inherited,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “The Sports Company and the Ministry of Sports have done their part with the tickets and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee has chipped in as well. Therefore we must be innovative and think outside the box to cut costs.
“We are taking someone with an appreciation for what an athlete must eat and of course there is nothing better tasting that good home cooked T&T food.
“With the falling oil prices we have got to become creative while operating on tight budgets. We will evaluate how this works and then see the feasibility for the other teams especially in youth football.”
The team’s accommodation in Houston will be financed by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).
Attin-Johnson has been restored as the squad’s captain with King’s blessing, after the talented defender steered the Women Warriors through the Caribbean stage of their Olympic campaign during the former player’s self-imposed exile.
Coach Richard Hood will miss defenders Rhea Belgrave and Brianna Ryce, due to school commitments, while utility players Lauryn Hutchinson and Khadisha Debesette are out through injury.
However, Hood told the TTFA that he was happy with the balance of his team, which also includes star goalkeeper Kimika Forbes, attacker Tasha St Louis, France-based striker Mariah Shade and newcomers Kayla Taylor and Jo-Marie Lewis.
“The squad comprises a mixture of experienced and new players to international football,” said Hood. “We do have a few players carrying minor injuries but we are confident that everyone will be ready to compete.
“I believe that it is a tremendous boost to the team that we have the opportunity to camp and acclimatise to the conditions in Houston.”
Hood assured football fans that, despite their challenges, his team’s goal is to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
“We believe that we have a realistic chance of attaining success in this tournament,” said Hood. “We are very aware that it is going to be an enormous task but, God willing, we shall prevail.”
Players who left from Port of Spain: Maylee Attin-Johnson (captain), Arin King (vice-captain), Kimika Forbes, Saundra Barron, Jenelle Cunningham, Anastasia Prescott, Chevonne John, Janine Francois, Naomi Guerra, Tasha St Louis, Ahkeela Mollon, Kennya Cordner and Jo-Marie Lewis.
Players who will join the team in Houston: Shallette Alexander, Karyn Forbes, Liana Hinds Danielle Blair, Mariah Shade, Kayla Taylor, Victoria Swift and Khadidra Debesette.
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Costa Rica announces their roster of 20 players.
https://twitter.com/FEDEFUTBOL_CR/status/694961382236622848/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
We have 15 in camp with 5 more players arriving today and Mariah Shade (in France) arrives Monday
Every other countries roster is 20 so seeing that we have 3 keepers in camp (Forbes , Baron , Alexander), I am going to assume either Baron or Alexander will be watching from the stands.
I can't seem to find online anywhere the published deadline for when the final roster of 20 must be submitted.
Taken from Wired 868 article yesterday:
At present, there are 15 Warriors in the team camp while another five players—Shallette Alexander, Karyn Forbes, Khadidra Debesette, Victoria Swift and Kayla Taylor—are scheduled to arrive in Houston tomorrow.
The Trinidad and Tobago squad will play a practice match against an ECNL (Elite Clubs National League) youth team on Sunday, which is the only confirmed warm-up fixture for the Women Warriors before the CONCACAF leg of the Olympic qualifiers gets underway.
France-based striker, Mariah Shade, will miss the warm-up match, as she arrives to complete the 21-member squad on Monday.
http://wired868.com/2016/02/04/women-warriors-get-in-shape-for-olympic-qualifiers/
Would have like to have seen everyone in camp at latest by Tuesday Feb 2nd as of the 5 players arriving today at least 2 will be in the starting line up on game day versus Guatemala as it would have given coach Hood more time to have his starting 11 gel even more however at least they get 5 days with each other as this is better than nothing. I guess the schools would not allow the players out until today. (Disappointing however not much one can do). Anyways Women Warriors keep working hard.
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Women Warriors raise intensity in Houston.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Women’s footballers have been engaging in double training sessions daily during their live-in training camp at the Lindsay Lyons Sports Complex in Houston.
T&T head coach Richard Hood described the camp as satisfactory so far with fifteen members his 21-player squad involved in the camp so far. Five players are scheduled to arrive in Houston on Friday including Shallette Alexander, Karyn Forbes, Khadidra Debesette, Victoria Swift and Kayla Taylor. France-based professional Mariah Shade will join the camp on Monday.
“The camp has gone well so far. The girls have been in good spirits for the most part and have been working hard throughout,” Hood told TTFA Media on Thursday.
“We’ve done double sessions Monday to Wednesday and we have been pushing the players during the sessions and they have been responding quite well.”
The team’s technical staff has been joined by physiotherapist Matthew Vasquez and conditioning coach Derrick Jonkins.
“They have both been working hard to get the girls in proper shape before the tournament starts. The conditions are a bit cold at the moment and is expected to get colder later in the week but everyone has coped well so far.
“We have a couple players who are being treated for niggling injuries but they are expected to be fit and ready for the tournament,” Hood added.
T&T will play a training match against an ECNL team at the Lindsay Lyons Sports Complex on Sunday,
“This game will give us a chance to test the fitness level of the individuals and the team as it relates to our game plan and to measure the collective understanding of the unit in terms of how we function in the three periods of the game – when we are in possession, when in defence and when we are in transition,” Hood stated.
T&T will play its opening game of the tournament against Guatemala on February 11th at the BBVA Compass Stadium. T&T will then face Canada on February 14th and Guyana on February 16th. The top two teams in the group will advance to the semi finals with the two finalists moving onto the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The tournament commences on February 10th with Mexico facing Puerto Rico and the United States taking on Costa Rica on in a double header at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
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I just found the document that indicates the the number of roster players for the upciming tournament. I missed it the first time I looked. Time for new glasses...lol
Its in the FIFA Regulations for the Olympic tournament (see page 33 on preliminary competitions' player lists).
http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf
22 Player lists – preliminary competitions
1.
20 players (eleven selected players and nine substitutes) shall be eligible to
take part in the matches. Three of these 20 players must be goalkeepers, with
the number one shirt being reserved for one of them. All goalkeepers and the
captain must be identified as such.
Now I did not find when the drop dead date for roster submission in writing is. At least I cannot find it anywhere however a contact of mine just indicated that the deadline was Feb 3rd.
This means a field player would have to be released furthermore it would probably be one of the players already in Houston since last Sunday as it would make no sense to release one of the five flying in today.
I guess the thinking was to take an extra player in case of an injury.
Thoughts?????
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Puerto Rico defeated St. Andrews University 8-1, drew 0-0 with UNC Wilmington and lost 1-0 to Winthrop University. The match versus Charlotte Eagles is in progress (first half).
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The Soca Women Warriors beat Challenge SC yesterday afternoon 2-nil. The Warrior's opened the scoring in the first half and added another in the 2nd to win 2-nil. No game details to report.
The Guyana lady Jags who arrived Saturday morning played the Albion Hurricanes FC yesterday afternoon to a one all draw. No game details other than AHFC opened the scoring.
Both the Challenge SC and the Albion Hurricanes FC play in the ECNL (Elite Clubs National League Texas Conference).
in 4th place in the ten team conference Challenge SC has a record of 6 W - 4 L - 2 D
Albion Hurricanes FC is in 9th place with a record of 1 W - 4 L - 5 D
http://www.eliteclubsnationalleague.com/standings/78817208/78817267.html
Both National teams will have to step up their respective levels of intensity if they expect a positive result versus team Canada. The best chance for the Olympic Qualification for any team in group " B " is to shock Canada whether it be a tie and or a win. Of course win the other 2 group games. The team that finishes 2nd in Group " B " will undoubtedly face the USA in the semi final.
Yes the ball is round and anything can happen any given day however lets be realistic. Win Group " B " and have a chance versus Mexico or Costa Rica in the semi final. End up in second place and you play the States to take door # 3 door prize. :(
No preparation information that I can find anywhere on the Guatemalan Women squad.
Canada has been in Houston since last Monday (no friendly details have been released) if they have played any at all (usually their games are closed door hush hush :bs:)
Has anyone seen our official 20 player roster yet ?
The countdown has begun ladies as we open on the 11th versus Guatemala.
Good luck Ladies
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Women Warriors step up training ahead of Rio Olympic qualifiers
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160205/sports/women-warriors-step-up-training-ahead-of-rio-olympic-qualifiers
The Trinidad and Tobago senior women’s football team have intensified their training regime in preparation for the final stage of their Olympic qualification campaign, which starts next Friday against Guatemala at the BBVA Compass Arena in Houston, Texas, USA.
The “Women Warriors” will play in Group B alongside Guatemala, Canada and Guyana, in which only the top two will stand a chance of going into the Olympic Women’s Football competition. The top two move into the semi-finals after which only the finalists will qualify for the tournament in Rio.
The team has been engaged in daily double sessions in the training camp at the Lindsay Lyons Sports Complex in Houston. Coach Richard Hood said the camp was satisfactory so far with 15 members of his 21-member squad involved thus far.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
GK (3) – Shalette Alexander (Wiley College/USA); Saundra Baron (Unattached); Kimika Forbes (Unattached);
DF (5) – Danielle Blair (GS United/CAN); Jenelle Cunningham (Real Dimension/TRI); Liana Hinds (University of Connecticut/USA); Arin King (GS United/CAN); Anastasia Prescott (Unattached);
MF (10) – Maylee Attin-Johnson (Central FC/TRI); Kennya Cordner (Unattached); Khadidra Debesette (West Texas A&M University/USA); Karyn Forbes (West Texas A&M University/USA); Janine Francois (Real Dimension/TRI); Naomi Guerra (St Augustine Secondary/TRI); Ahkeela Mollon (La brea Amgels/TRI); Tasha St Louis (St Ann's FC/TRI); Victoria Swift (Navarro College/USA); Kayla Taylor (Wiley College/USA);
FW (2) – Jo Marie Lewis (St Ann's FC/TRI); Mariah Shade (US Rouvroy/FRA);
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T&T Women win final warm up.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Women’s team won their lone warm-up match before the start of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying final round on Thursday when they defeated the Challenge Under 18 team of the Elite Clubs National League 2-0 at the Lindsay Lyons Sports Complex in Houston on Sunday.
T&T, which will open their CONCACAF campaign against Guatemala, opened the scoring through Tasha St Louis in the 22nd minute before Kennya Cordner completed the win with a 78th minute item.
The team trained once on Monday and will take up base at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Tuesday as they enter the official competition period. Guatemala will also be based at the Embassy Suites. The T&T team had been in camp at the Winchester Suites in Houston for the past week.
Following the win on Sunday, head coach Richard Hood described the exercise worthwhile despite feeling that his team needed to be more clinical in the final third of the field.
“It was a good exercise for us as it give us the opportunity to examine how the team functioned with the new system and to test their fitness as well,” Hood told TTFA Media.
“ I thought that we moved the ball well in building up but we need to be much more clinical in the final third. We created many chances but did not capitalize well mainly due to a lack of composure.
“We were able to observe some of the younger players as well for the first time in a competitive environment and they did well. We now have a much better idea of the areas we have to improve on as we prepare for the tournament,” Hood added, also thanking the Challenge club for the opportunity to play the match.
Among the players who saw playing time on Sunday included captain Maylee Attin-Johnson, Cordner, Arin King, Victoria Swift, St Louis, Kimika Forbes, Saundra Barron, Janine Francois, Liana Hinds, Ahkeela Mollon, Jenelle Cunningham, Jo-Marie Lewis, Naomi Guerra, Danielle Blair, Chevonne John, Khadidra Debesette and Anastasia Prescott.
The former T&T Under 17 Women’s team assistant coach expressed concern over some injury worries heading into Thursday’s opening game and team doctor Dave De Landro who arrived in Houston today (Monday) to join the team will be paying close attention to some of the players who are carrying niggling injuries.
The competition starts on Wednesday with a double header at the Toyota Stadium in Texas with the US facing Costa Rica and Puerto Rico taking on Mexico. T&T’s opening game will be on Thursday against Guatemala at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Canada faces Guyana in the other game of the double header.
Eight countries will compete against each other in two groups of four, with the top two teams in each group moving on to the semifinals and securing a place in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
All 15 matches of the tournament will be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra, with four also airing on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). A cable subscription is required to access NBC Live Extra online.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
GK (3) – Shalette Alexander (Wiley College/USA); Saundra Baron (Unattached); Kimika Forbes (Unattached);
DF (5) – Danielle Blair (GS United/CAN); Jenelle Cunningham (Real Dimension/TRI); Liana Hinds (University of Connecticut/USA); Arin King (GS United/CAN); Anastasia Prescott (Unattached);
MF (10) – Maylee Attin-Johnson (Central FC/TRI); Kennya Cordner (Unattached); Khadidra Debesette (West Texas A&M University/USA); Karyn Forbes (West Texas A&M University/USA); Janine Francois (Real Dimension/TRI); Naomi Guerra (St Augustine Secondary/TRI); Ahkeela Mollon (La brea Amgels/TRI); Tasha St Louis (St Ann's FC/TRI); Victoria Swift (Navarro College/USA); Kayla Taylor (Wiley College/USA);
FW (2) – Jo Marie Lewis (St Ann's FC/TRI); Mariah Shade (US Rouvroy/FRA);
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Flex, ah really hoping for the best but...our Women's team just beat Challenge SC 2-0. Challenge SC is:
4th in Conference
Does not qualify for ECNL Champions league
IS not high enough in national rankings for a wildward into Champions League
IS 22nd in Consolation ECNL Phoenix tournament
The coach say he is pleased but for the need to be more clinical in final third. The coach implementing a new formation. This all seems too much in a short period of time
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Go out and give us your best football T&T Women Warriors! Good luck! 🇹🇹 🇹🇹
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T&T Women go for three points in Olympic qualifying opener.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s senior women will begin their CONCACAF Final round quest to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics when they take on Guatemala in the first game of a double header at the BBVA Compass Stadium from 5pm (7pm TT time) on Thursday.
For skipper Maylee Attin-Johnson and her teammates, the affair is a crucial one as three points will be critical in their aim to advance to the semi-final stage as one of the top two teams from the group with Canada billed as favourites to top the group. They face Guyana in the evening’s other match at 7:30pm.
T&T have spent just over a week acclimatizing to the cold conditions in Houston as head coach Richard hood and his staff put the players through an intense training camp in Houston. The camp included one game which T&T won 2-0 over the Challenge Under 18 Women’s team on Sunday.
“We know how important this first game is because the winner could potentially end up as one of the two teams to advance from the group. We will take each game on merit but starting with three points is definitely our first aim,” Hood told TTFA Media after conducting a session at the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash sporting complex.
“We’ve had some injury concerns but I don’t expect it to hamper us. The training camp served us well and we have to give credit to Derrick Jonkins and Matthew Vasquez for the work they did to get them fit and to keep them fit in terms of injuries. The work we have gone has been good,” Hood said.
“The spirit is very good and I think they are very focused on the task at hand,” he added.
The teams were only allowed a walk through on the match field on Wednesday but all trained on adjacent fields at the Houston Dynamo/Dash training centre during the morning. At the start time of T&T’s session at midday, the Guatemalans we’re completing the final 20 minutes of their session on a field visible and located less than thirty feet from T&T’s pitch.
On Guatemala, Hood said he would be banking on T&T’s pace and athleticism to get the better of the Central Americans who T&T defeated 2-1 in the 2015 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying final round through goals by Kennya Cordner and Maylee Attin-Johnson. The current team will also bank on the experience of the likes of Arin King, Ahkeela Mollon, Kimika and Karyn Forbes, Khadidra Debesette, Janine Francois, Tasha St Louis, Mariah Shade and Attin-Johnson.
“We expect the Guatemalans to play a strong possession game. I don’t know much about their current team except for reports that I have received and from what I have been told by the players,” Hood said.
“We expect them to play the typical Central American style but we will be prepared for that . We hope to use our athleticism and our speed against them.”
Attin-Johnson was in equally positive spirits.
“We are very excited and very much optimistic. We know how important our first game is to us . We need those three points to have a chance of going through to the next round,” she said on the eve of the contest.”
Attin-Johnson said there was still a bit of pressure on the T&T team to perform on the day.
“There is a little pressure we have not played together for a while but for us we know what it will take. There are no excuses. We have to get the job done and once we execute what coach Hood wants us to do then I think we come out victorious,” Attin-Johnson said.
“They (Guatemala) are going to come out ready to punch and we just have to be able to absorb it and punch right back and be victorious.”
Looking back at the training camp, she added: “It was difficult not having all the players together at the same time but when we did get most of our players, it turned out to be a very successful camp. We have a new coach and a new system and we had a lot of emphasis on executing that system that he wants to implement,” the skipper added.
T&T will face Canada on Sunday and Guyana two days later. The top two teams in the group will advance to the semi-finals with the two finalists qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Video: - T&T Senior Women prepare in Houston for Olympic Qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76w8nvZ43xk)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC3jydxRJ0Y&feature=youtu.be
Nice to see some of the more senior members of the team being interviewed. Well despite only having everyone in for a short time as the USA girls on arrived last Friday the team has had some good sessions and are very optimistic on a good group showing.
The link above in Flex's post you will see King with a bouquet of roses. It was her birthday on Monday. Happy 25th Kingerrrrrrr !!!!!
Tried watching the games last evening on my Android box as I found NBC Sports extra on it however no active streams. :cursing:
Which was disappointing to say the least. If you live in the United States the NBC Sports Live Extra stream is available however outside the United States it is Geo blocked. To compound matters was having issues with my laptop as a friend advised to download a VPN Hola extension from Google Chrome . Then change the VPN icon to the USA then refresh your screen.
Did anyone outside of the United States watch the last evenings streams via NBC Sports (changing your VPN to the USA) to stream or did you find a working pirate link? Please advise us all.
All of Canada's games will be streamed on CBCSports.ca so we will see our match on Sunday however another friend told me group B's matches are not being streamed hence my concern about using the VPN Hola extension. Despite reading an article all group matches are being streamed. Guess we will find out tonight.
Good luck Soca Women Warrior's tonight. We all will be cheering :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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Its King birthday and she is going to score, allyuh watch !!!!!!!!
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https://www.youtube.com/v/76w8nvZ43xk
https://www.youtube.com/v/c5t1A696TSI
https://www.youtube.com/v/kC3jydxRJ0Y
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Who is the team manager?
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Who is the team manager?
Ricarda Nelson
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WATCH LIVE: Guatemala Women vs Trinidad and Tobago Women. Kick-off 6pm EST/7pm T&T
http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=20676
http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/
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WATCH LIVE: Guatemala Women vs Trinidad and Tobago Women. Kick-off 6pm EST/7pm T&T
http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=20676
http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/
none of these links works for me :(
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1-0 Guatemala....21st minute
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GOAL (17’): Guatemala Women 1-0 Trinidad and Tobago. Ana Lucia Martinez scores a penalty. #GUAvTRI
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Based on the Concacaf stats we are dominating the game so far. 15min gone no score. 6 shots for T&T zero for Guat. :cursing: Guat score on their first shot.
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Any other links?
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This team has no cohesion, no organization in defense and no composure in front of goal. Is it the coach or is it the players?
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HALF-TIME: Guatemala Women 1-0 Trinidad and Tobago
Despite completely dominating possession and creating several clear chances, Trinidad and Tobago went behind to Guatemala in the 17th minute on a combination of naiveté on the part of Karyn Forbes and bad officiating. Forbes thought that the ball went out of play, and immediately picked it up, only for the referee Margaret Domka to signal a penalty for handball. Replays showed that the ball did indeed cross the byline, but the referee never blew the whistle. Ana Lucia Martinez then calmly dispatched the penalty to give Guatemala the lead. Kennya Cordner and Mariah Shade were guilty of wasting very good chances.
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I wonder if they can protest that call.
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It's on NBC sports live
If you download a VPN Hola
Through Google Chrome
Extension
Not an app
You will stream it
Change your flag to USA
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GOAAAALLLLLLL (74’): Kennya Cordner equalizes for Trinidad and Tobago. Guatemala 1-1 T&T.
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GOAAAALLLLLLL (78’): Tasha St. Louis with an absolute bullet gives Trinidad and Tobago a 2-1 lead over Guatemala.
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Well done girls. Now finish strong
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Wow.. Keep it coming girls.
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It's on NBC sports live
If you download a VPN Hola
Through Google Chrome
Extension
Not an app
You will stream it
Change your flag to USA
Caveat about Hola - they use your bandwidth for botnets
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/8685251/hola-vpn-botnet-selling-users-bandwidth
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Did Mollon get injured? she got subbed early in the second half.
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Well done ladies. Considering the lack of preparation I will gladly take this win. :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
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Good win ladies! Still a lot of work to do.
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Well done ladies. Next up is guy.
I expecting Canada to give guyana at least 3.This is probably guyana's first game against a Concacaf powerhouse. Guyana has around 6 Canadian-Guyanese players. So in a way Canada playing against a Canadian C or even D-team
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Dem girls throwing way too much.
Yaya was also limping and seemed to be in discomfort at the end of the game
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FINAL: Guatemala Women 1-2 Trinidad and Tobago Women. Goals scored by Ana Lucia Martinez (17’ pen); Kennya Cordner (74’), Tasha St. Louis (78’).
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WATCH: Kennya Cordner scores the equalizer against Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/v/gauTGyPurkI
WATCH: Tasha St. Louis scores the game-winning goal against Guatemala. What a shot! The goalkeeper didn’t even move.
https://www.youtube.com/v/j0tI6afrHHE
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Well done, but would be nice to put away some of those shots. The last two I saw just required a little more patience. There was time to get it right.
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Well done, but would be nice to put away some of those shots. The last two I saw just required a little more patience. There was time to get it right.
That game should have been about 6-1 in our favor.
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/generic/olympic-womens-soccer-qualifying-live-stream-1.3440139
Canada vs Guyana
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WATCH: The controversial penalty decision (https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/697947744376217601) that allowed Guatemala Women to take a 1-0 lead over Trinidad and Tobago
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Golasso Tasha!
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WATCH: Post-match interview with game-winning goalscorer Tasha St. Louis. Guatemala Women vs Trinidad and Tobago.
https://www.youtube.com/v/trNbWZXBkKQ
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FINAL: Guatemala Women 1-2 Trinidad and Tobago Women. Goals scored by Ana Lucia Martinez (17’ pen); Kennya Cordner (74’), Tasha St. Louis (78’).
Well done T&T Women! People right here on this forum did not believe in you but you got the job done.. remember the journey is not over. Stay focused and motivated.
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So happy they won. The women showed tremendous character to come back with two goals to take this one.
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meanwhile Canada A beat Canada B , 5-0
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St Louis spurs on T&T to 2-1 win over Guatemala.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Women footballers pulled off a spirited comeback to secure their first three points of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying round when they came from a goal down to defeat Guatemala 2-1 at the BBVA Compass Stadium on Thursday.
An equalizing goal by Kennya Cordner and a stunning 78th minute winner by veteran Tasha St Louis sealed the win for the Women Warriors who had earlier fallen behind following a bizarre penalty call which led to Ana Lucia Martinez’s conversion on 17 minutes. St Louis was named CONCACAF “Player of the Game” for her performance. Canada were meantime comfortable 6-0 winners in the evening’s second match. T&T will meet Canada on Sunday at the same venue.
The win was the first at international level for Richard Hood since he took over the head coach position but it came only after skipper Maylee Attin-Johnson and her teammates persisted for the 90 plus minutes. T&T dominated on goal attempts, having some 18 attempts on goal including four decent chances in the opening 15 minutes which were muffed by Cordner and Mariah Shade.
Guatemala eased themselves into the match after struggling to handle T&T’s pace and athleticism. And the call in their favour by American Referee Margaret Domka helped put them ahead. T&T defender Karyn Forbes picked the ball up with her hands on the right of the goal after camera replays clearly showed the ball going out of play but instead Domka, a referee at the FIFA 2015 Women’s World Cup, blew for a penalty which Martinez’ wrong sided Kimika Forbes to put the Central Americans ahead.
But T&T didn’t back down and continued to press on. Guatemala though were able to hold on their lead until the halftime break.
T&T head coach Richard Hood later spoke about the win, saying : “I was delighted with the victory but so happy about the performance. I think we could have been more clinical and we made the game hard for ourselves. But all in all I think the ladies deserved credit for coming back to earn the three points and hopefully now we can continue to build and look ahead to the next two games against Canada and Guyana.”
Team captain Attin-Johnson, who scored the winning penalty when T&T defeated Guatemala on a similar 2-1 scoreline in the 2015 World Cup qualifier, added: “It’s a good win for us to start the tournament. We knew we needed to start well and come out on top in our first game and now we can hopefully push on from here for the rest of the tournament.
CONCACAF 2016 Women’s Olympic qualifying Results
Group B Results
Trinidad and Tobago 2 v Guatemala 1
Cordner 74 Martinez 18-Pen
St Louis 78
Canada 5 v Guyana 0
Rose 25
Lawrence 29
Rose 40
Lawrence 46
Lawrence 48
Group A Results
Mexico 6 v Puerto Rico 0
Dominguez 18
Mendez 22
Dominguez 51
Rangel 54
Dominguez 89-Pen
Johnson 90
United States 5 v Costa Rica 0
Morgan 1
Lloyd 9-Pen
Dunn 15
Morgan 62
Press 83
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Kimika Forbes; 6.Khadidra Debesette, 14.Karyn Forbes, 5.Arin King, 2.Jenelle Cunningham (16.Jo Marie Lewis 75th); 9.Maylee Attin-Johnson (capt), 11.Janine Francois (15.Liana Hinds 65th); 12.Ahkeela Mollon (7.Kayla Taylor 56th), 10.Tasha St Louis, 19.Kennya Cordner; 3.Mariah Shade.
Unused substitutes: 18.Shalette Alexander (GK), 20.Saundra Baron (GK), 4.Danielle Blair, 8.Victoria Swift, 13.Naomi Guerra, 17.Anastasia Prescott, Chevonne John.
Coach: Richard Hood.
Guatemala: 1.Yoselin Franco; 16.Kellin Mayen, 6.Gloria Aguilar (Yellow 90), 4.Christian Recinos (19.Andrea Rabanales 46th), 17.Didra Martinez, 14.Coralia Monterroso, 3.Marilyn Rivera, 8.Jennifer Munoz (Fabiola Gonzalez 82nd), 9.Ana Martinez, 10.Vivian Herrera, 18.Diana Barrera (Celeste Gatica 46th).
Coach: Benjamin Monterroso.
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA).
Videos: -
CWOQ 2016: Guatemala vs Trinidad & Tobago Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_oB1-auZRQ)
Women Win - Check out this GameDay Video Recap of T&T's 2-1 win over Guatemala (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQflkTbvNU)
Post Match Press Conference - T&T Women Victory over Guatemala (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG8ErAw2rhU)
Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago Interviews (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trNbWZXBkKQ)
Standings.
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Mexico 1 1 0 0 6 0 3
United States 1 1 0 0 5 0 3
Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 0 6 0
Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Canada 1 1 0 0 5 0 3
Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Guatemala 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Guyana 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Upcoming Fixtures
(All kick offs given in TT time)
(February 13)
Costa Rica v Puerto Rico, 2.30 pm, Group A, Toyota Stadium, Frisco;
Mexico v United States, 5 pm, Group A, Toyota Stadium, Frisco;
(February 14)
Guyana v Guatemala, 2.30 pm, Group B, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston;
Trinidad and Tobago v Canada, 5 pm, Group B, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston;
(February 15)
Mexico v Costa Rica, 7 pm, Group A, Toyota Stadium, Frisco;
United States v Puerto Rico, 9.30 pm, Group A, Toyota Stadium, Frisco;
(February 16)
Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana, 7 pm, Group B, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston;
Canada v Guatemala, 9.30 pm, Group B, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston.
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T&T go for second win versus Canada.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Women will look for a second straight victory when they face off with 2012 Olympics Bronze Medallists Canada in their second match of the 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying competition at the BBVA Compass Stadium from 5pm (3pm in Houston) on Sunday. Guyana faces Guatemala in the earlier game from 1pm.
Both teams are coming off opening victories with Canada thumping Guyana 6-0 and T&T coming from a goal down to defeat Guatemala 2-1 on Thursday. Canada came away 4-0 winners when both teams met at the International Women’s tournament in Natal Brazil in December. The Canadians also defeated Mexico 3-0 in Natal but lost to Colombia (1-0), Costa Rica (2-0) and Brazil (2-0).
This time T&T will be fielding a more strengthened team, led by captain Maylee Attin-Johnson and they will be expecting to pose a tougher challenge to the Concacaf giants.
“This time we have a stronger team and we have been preparing together for a longer period than when we played them in Brazil, so I’m expecting us to be better,” T&T player Arin King told TTFA Media.
“I think all of us are really looking forward to the match because a win could give us a chance of topping to group. We know the game will be challenging but I think we have in us what it takes to come out on top and then finish the group on a high next week,” the Canadian-born defender added.
Head Coach Richard Hood conduced a light session on Friday which consisted mainly of recovery exercises and he put the player through their final paces during a another session at the Houston Training Centre on Saturday afternoon.
“We know the Canada game will be much more demanding physically and we will have to be more precise and clinical in our approach,” Hood said.
“Like I said, I wasn’t particularly happy with the performance in the last match even though it was enough to get the result. But we have two games left and we know a good result against Canada will put us in a very good position going into the last group match against Guyana.,” he added.
Midfielder Tasha St Louis who scored the winner over Guatemala is hoping to her side can rise to the occasion again.
“This is a tough game ahead but we really want to top the group. I think we will have to start the match a lot stronger than we did against Guatemala. We have to tidy up a few things and definitely make better use of our goalscoring chances. We have faced Canada before so we know what they are like and hopefully we can bring our best game on the day,” St Louis said.
T&T goalkeeper Kimika Forbes expects T&T to lift its level on Sunday.
“We didn’t put away our chances in the last game so it’s very important that we make use of our chances in the next game. Against a team like Canada we have to believe in ourselves and our ability. I believe we have the ability to upset Canada on Sunday,” T&T goalkeeper Kimika Forbes added.
There are no major injury concerns in the T&T camp. Canada meantime will be looking to 21-year-old Ashley Lawrence to continue her good work after she scored a hattrick in the win over Guyana. Sixteen-year-old Deanne Rose notched a double as Canada featured a strong lineup that included superstar Christine Sinclair up front, Erin McLeod in goal and midfielder Desiree Scott who earned 100th cap for Canada.
“We gave some new players some new opportunities and that was really exciting and to see [Lawrence] get a hat trick and Desi [Scott] get her 100th cap, it was a good night for us,” said head coach John Herdman.
“Three points and Trinidad up next and we’re ready to roll.”
Videos: -
Tasha St Louis and Liana Hinds Post Match Reactions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2rWJhpSeo)
Women Win - Check out this GameDay Video Recap of T&T's 2-1 win over Guatemala (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQflkTbvNU)
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WATCH: Trinidad and Tobago Women prepare to face Canada. Head Coach Richard Hood shares his views.
https://www.youtube.com/v/WrvtuGYndRg
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Canada is one of the women powerhouse in ConCacaf. I hope our women play a very disciplined game against them
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Game day people. The game is being live-streamed on CBC Sports.ca at 4pm EST.
Arin King talks about the match on Wired868.
http://wired868.com/2016/02/13/wwarriors-hunt-upset-against-canada-in-key-olympic-qualifier/
Link directly to the live stream.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/generic/olympic-womens-soccer-qualifying-live-stream-1.3440139
Go Soca Women Warriors Goooooooo :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
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I just have a feeling that we will beat Canada today.
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We need a win against Canada. Nothing else. USA is going to top their group.
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Game rosters are up on TTFA Facebook page
Mollon not starting
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http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=20681 NBC live stream if you in the US
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Let's go T&T :wavetowel:
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T&T tired already.
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Link directly to the live stream.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/generic/olympic-womens-soccer-qualifying-live-stream-1.3440139
Broadcast unavailable.
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Still nothing for we locals ??????
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T&T tired already.
Score?
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3-0
Defnsive structure sucks. Ball possession and offensive strategy..non-existent. Depending on the girls individual ability and heart..
4 now...
can't come with no solid defensive formation against one of the top teams in the world.
and basics.
dammit...girls running back watching the ball..and not watching where the opposing player that they were just covering going....I don't know so much more than any coach..so why am I seeing this
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3-0
Defnsive structure sucks. Ball possession and offensive strategy..non-existent. Depending on the girls individual ability and heart..
4 now...
can't come with no solid defensive formation against one of the top teams in the world.
(https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a6dc35b3127cceeb09d9e7f81500000030O00AcOGLJy3ct2IPbz4a/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00107979218820160214223608972.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
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5 in 75th minute. Honestly not sure what the new coach has implemented..but definitely we have reverted to the old tactics." Chase after the ball..ooops, to late " style.
How the azz Sinclair and Tancredi getting free shot.. we didn't know who they were.
How the azz Lawrence squaring....anyway...oops to late
6..now
as COMMENTATOR SAY...ANOTHER CROSS ANOTHER GOAL
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Tasha complains to much. We are being out played in every aspect of the game. This team has gone backward from WCQ play. But we should still reach the final four.
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SHIM..10mins to go still...Commentators gone off on Canada coach tight shirt...imagine, that is the most exciting thing bout this game at this point
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now talking about the intense mental & physical preparation & training that Canada players experience. The still wondering why they not on the skill level of the Americans.
88:41
one offering by Leblanc..takes time. However, they on the road to that level. Heavy and long camps..and the players who are not constanly in camp, are now getting in environments, where they are playing in upper level clubs, with and against some of the best players in the world consistently. So in the near future, expecting to reap rewards..
meanwhile Canada throwing way left and right.. fulltime 6:0
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The Forbes sisters are the only bright spots on this team.
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The Forbes sisters are the only bright spots on this team.
you fine so ?seems to me they always buffin, after the fact..yuh ever see a Top level bright spot player swinging they arms, gesticulating and screaming at teammates..everytime on the field..why wait till after the damage done to be screaming...scream in practice....screaming on the field..only makes bad situation worse..or seem worse to me. JMO
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Tasha complains to much. We are being out played in every aspect of the game. This team has gone backward from WCQ play. But we should still reach the final four.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Guyana's playing a decent brand at the moment....they're playing with a lot more cohesion and purpose. I wouldn't write them off at all, especially after their come-from-behind win against Guatemala today.
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Tasha complains to much. We are being out played in every aspect of the game. This team has gone backward from WCQ play. But we should still reach the final four.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Guyana's playing a decent brand at the moment....they're playing with a lot more cohesion and purpose. I wouldn't write them of at all, especially after their come-from-behind win against Guatemala today.
Adiós, Guatemala!
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now talking about the intense mental & physical preparation & training that Canada players experience. The still wondering why they not on the skill level of the Americans.
88:41
one offering by Leblanc..takes time. However, they on the road to that level. Heavy and long camps..and the players who are not constanly in camp, are now getting in environments, where they are playing in upper level clubs, with and against some of the best players in the world consistently. So in the near future, expecting to reap rewards..
meanwhile Canada throwing way left and right.. fulltime 6:0
:rotfl: :rotfl:
The contrast in content here ... how yuh drop that in. Had me rolling.
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This is just the beginning! J Williams will reduce us to nothing. All these nonentities who have achieved nothing in their coaching life are given positions ala JW to curry favor to an ignorant society. This new president is JW on steroids.
Imagine this man has brought that dinosaur, Mohammed issa, probably one of the worst excuse as a coach, and has given him a position in his administration. Heaven help us as we are about to revert to pre 1990 football.
Watch this idiot go out of his way to get rid of SH. If these hit men in T&T only knew to pick worthy candidates people like Skeene and the new pres. would be history.
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now talking about the intense mental & physical preparation & training that Canada players experience. The still wondering why they not on the skill level of the Americans.
88:41
one offering by Leblanc..takes time. However, they on the road to that level. Heavy and long camps..and the players who are not constanly in camp, are now getting in environments, where they are playing in upper level clubs, with and against some of the best players in the world consistently. So in the near future, expecting to reap rewards..
meanwhile Canada throwing way left and right.. fulltime 6:0
:rotfl: :rotfl:
The contrast in content here ... how yuh drop that in. Had me rolling.
everybody have dey Jumbie, real & perceived..even when yuh #1, everybody on yuh case to topple yuh...so we critize..yet as much as we talk we talk ..
things still not being put into place to make success a reality...and dem (Canada) crying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVJEhj_HZE&list=RD5KVJEhj_HZE#t=0
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This is just the beginning! J Williams will reduce us to nothing. All these nonentities who have achieved nothing in their coaching life are given positions ala JW to curry favor to an ignorant society. This new president is JW on steroids.
Imagine this man has brought that dinosaur, Mohammed issa, probably one of the worst excuse as a coach, and has given him a position in his administration. Heaven help us as we are about to revert to pre 1990 football.
Watch this idiot go out of his way to get rid of SH. If these hit men in T&T only knew to pick worthy candidates people like Skeene and the new pres. would be history.
Mohammed Issa !!!... hahahah... that guy is about 90 now?
Maybe he working for free.. Tim Kee had him here to.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
T&T football is a recycle, they will not hire men who will outshine them.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago Women’s 6-0 loss to Canada
https://www.youtube.com/v/EqYMjkJfpJo
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The highlights look like it was a fete match
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Any highlights of us attacking?
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Canada rout Women Warriors 6-0
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160214/sports/canada-rout-women-warriors-6-0
Trinidad and Tobago senior women’s football team were beaten 6-0 in their Olympic qualifier in Houston, Texas, yesterday. Diana Matheson opened the scoring for the North Americans against the ‘Women Warriors’ in the 24th minute before Melissa Tancredi doubled the lead in the 44th. In the second half, goals from Christine Sinclair (63rd), Kadeisha Buchanan (66), Janine Beckie (75th), Jessie Fleming (79th) put the result beyond doubt.
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I have to state this before I comment on the goals today....
I've been plesantly surprised by our GK during our WC campaign.
Since then, it seems like she's maybe put on some size but it seems to have slowed her down.
Her reaction times and speed off the line arent what they used to be
The goals she has been conceding are ones she would have dealt with more comfortably in the past.
I'm not blaming her for the loss, cause I know how it is as a keeper not having a prepared team in front of you but she honestly needs to look herself in the mirror and challenge herself to produce better effort on her performances(this obviously goes for all the players)
I say this because her footwork and positioning seem to be compromised. Possibly the fact that she's unattached and not playing regularly could be part of the problem.
Hopefully for her sake she can find a team to train with regularly (unless she is doing that already)
She def. looked like a top quality keeper when she burst on to the scene, I hope she can rediscover that form soon.
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Tweet from Randy Waldrum:
Just win vs. Guyana and you are through to next round #womenssocawarriors
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Randy Waldrum is so passionate about our women's football. It's sad how he was treated by the TTFA. I guess they could not handle his honesty and knowledge for the game, and what is needed to really make the team succeed.
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T&T in must win situation after defeat to Canada.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s senior women have found themselves in a must win situation against Caribbean rivals Guyana in Tuesday’s “final” CONCACAF group phase encounter after suffering a 6-0 defeat to Canada at the BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston on Sunday.
The Women Warriors conceded four second half goals to slump to the loss against a clinical Canadian team which never allowed their opponents to get above them on the evening.
The match saw veteran Christine Sinclair go past Mia Hamm on the all-time international scorelist as her 63rd minute goal pushed her tally to 159 goals.
Head Coach Richard Hood made two changes to the starting team from Thursday’s 2-1 win over Guatemala, bringing in Danielle Blair and Victoria Swift for Ahkeela Mollon and Janine Francois. T&T, starting with a 4-2-3-1 formation, were outshot 2 to 22 by the Canadians
“It was a disappointing result and not the one we had hoped for. I have to give Canada a lot of credit. They are a strong tactical team and they did well,” Hood said after the loss which followed a 4-0 loss to the same opponents in Natal, Brazil in December.
“We had our plans and I think it worked for a while but we weren’t able to carry it on to the best of our ability.”
Skipper Maylee Attin-Johnson said Canada capitalized on T&T’s weakness on the flanks.
“I don’t think we competed the way we would have liked Canada gave us a lot of trouble down the wing and we didn’t have an answer for that. A lot of the goals came down the wing. It was difficult for us. We just did not compete the way we normally do and we are just looking to put this defeat behind us and get ready for Guyana on Tuesday,” Attin-Johnson said.
T&T held their own for the opening `15 minutes, keeping pace with the Canadians but then found themselves trailing in the 24th minute when Diana Matheson collected a ball from Josee Belanger and shot past Kimika Forbes from an inside right position as the T&T goalkeeper failed to protect her near post.
T&T’s Mariah Shade had a glorious opportunity to level the scores after T&T won possession inside Canada’s penalty area and the ball was played in for Shade but her shot was weak and too close to Erin McLeod in goal for Canada.
The Caribbean champions fell 2-0 behind a minute before half time Ashley Lawrence crossed for Melissa Tancredi to head home.
As the second half progressed, T&T lost shape and their legs began to dwindle. Canada took advantage and began to dominate proceedings.
Sinclair put her name on the scoresheet, punching the air to celebrate her landmark strike. She met a pass from Beckie and chose her spot before hitting past Forbes to put Canada 3-0 ahead on 63 minutes.
Nothing seemed to be going T&T’s way as they struggled to offer much in Canada’s danger area. Forward Kennya Cordner did a lot of tracking back to help her T&T on the defensive but she hardly got a sniff at goal. And winning goalscorer against Guatemala, Tasha St Louis, only had an 87th minute shot on goal.
Kadeisha Buchanan put Canada 4-0 ahead in the 66th minute with a right-footed effort. And Belanger would have two assists as she provided for Beckie to easily head in Canada’s 5th in the 75th and Jessie Flemming struck home the sixth goal nine minutes from the end.
“At the half we did try to correct some of the things we didn’t do well in the first half in terms of our tactical organization. We brought in Liana Hinds on the right flank and we brought in Kayla Taylor but the plan didn’t quite work out. I think we just weren’t up to it today.
“We do need to win on Tuesday. We looked at the Guyana game today and we observed some things that we can exploit and we hopefully can go into that game, create some opportunities and take them and win the game. Our ultimate goal coming into the tournament was qualifying for the second round and then whatever happens after that happens, and that is still our goal,” Hood added.
Attin-Johnson will also be hoping to lead her charges to an improved showing and into the semi-finals.
“We are the number one team in the Caribbean and for a reason. And that’s the mindset that we are going to go out there with on Tuesday, knowing that we are better than these girls in terms of our quality It’s a do or die situation and we have to give it our all and we will be prepared and ready to do so,” the T&T captain concluded.
Results
Canada 6 v Trinidad & Tobago 0
Matheson 24
Tancredi 44
Sinclair 63
Buchanan 66
Beckie 75
Fleming 79
Guyana 2 v Guatemala 1
El-Masri 71 Martinez 54
Heydorne 76
Teams
Trinidad & Tobago - 1.Kimika Forbes; 4.Danielle Blair (Yellow 36), 14.Karyn Forbes, 5.Arin King, 2.Jenelle Cunningham; 8.Victoria Swift (15.Liana Hinds 46th), 9.Maylee Attin-Johnson (captain) (7.Kayla Taylor 80th); 6.Khadidra Debesette, 10.Tasha St Louis, 19.Kennya Cordner; 3.Mariah Shade (16.Jo Marie Lewis 73rd).
Unused substitutes: 18.Shalette Alexander (GK),17.Anastasia Prescott. 20.Saundra Baron (GK), 13.Naomi Guerra, 12.Ahkeela Mollon, 11.Janine Francois.
Head Coach – Richard Hood.
Canada - 1.Erin McLeod; 3.Kadeisha Buchanan, 4.Shelina Zadorsky, 6.Deanne Rose (17.Jessie Fleming 67th), 8.Diana Matheson, 9.Josée Bélanger, 10.Ashley Lawrence (2.Allysha Chapman 56th), 11.Desiree Scott (Yellow 32), 13.Sophie Schmidt, 14.Melissa Tancredi (12.Christine Sinclair 61st), 19.Janine Beckie.
Head Coach – John Herdman.
Referee – Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico).
Videos -
CWOQ 2016: Trinidad & Tobago vs Canada Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYMjkJfpJo)
Post-Match Press Conference - T&T Women vs Canada Olympic Qualifier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uD8QbHijis)
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I can just imagine that genius Raymond Tim Kee saying,the TT women's team needs to find a few Lesbians to match Canada.
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Randy Waldrum is so passionate about our women's football. It's sad how he was treated by the TTFA. I guess they could not handle his honesty and knowledge for the game, and what is needed to really make the team succeed.
Yes, I agree, he didn't have to help them get a friendly and use the Houston Dash facilities also.
Big up to Randy.
Local coaches have a long way to go, even if we lose against a power house like Canada is ok but de play and set up from T&T was terrible during the game.
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Is Mollon injured or has her (substitution and subsequent) non-involvement been due to her not complying tactically?
Separate item: playing 4-2-3-1, then post-match musings about gehhin whipped down the flank? We don't have to say much more than "Kadeisha Buchanan" to get the point.
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I have to state this before I comment on the goals today....
I've been plesantly surprised by our GK during our WC campaign.
Since then, it seems like she's maybe put on some size but it seems to have slowed her down.
Her reaction times and speed off the line arent what they used to be
The goals she has been conceding are ones she would have dealt with more comfortably in the past.
I'm not blaming her for the loss, cause I know how it is as a keeper not having a prepared team in front of you but she honestly needs to look herself in the mirror and challenge herself to produce better effort on her performances(this obviously goes for all the players)
I say this because her footwork and positioning seem to be compromised. Possibly the fact that she's unattached and not playing regularly could be part of the problem.
Hopefully for her sake she can find a team to train with regularly (unless she is doing that already)
She def. looked like a top quality keeper when she burst on to the scene, I hope she can rediscover that form soon.
I agree with the non-controversial content only. :devil:
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I have to state this before I comment on the goals today....
I've been plesantly surprised by our GK during our WC campaign.
Since then, it seems like she's maybe put on some size but it seems to have slowed her down.
Her reaction times and speed off the line arent what they used to be
The goals she has been conceding are ones she would have dealt with more comfortably in the past.
I'm not blaming her for the loss, cause I know how it is as a keeper not having a prepared team in front of you but she honestly needs to look herself in the mirror and challenge herself to produce better effort on her performances(this obviously goes for all the players)
I say this because her footwork and positioning seem to be compromised. Possibly the fact that she's unattached and not playing regularly could be part of the problem.
Hopefully for her sake she can find a team to train with regularly (unless she is doing that already)
She def. looked like a top quality keeper when she burst on to the scene, I hope she can rediscover that form soon.
I agree with the non-controversial content only. :devil:
I had a few disappointments, only because I wasn't surprised by the result from the 1st 5 minutes of the 40 th minute when I tuned in. My top most was the play of Mz King..where she was inspiring by controlling the ball and working it out from the back in the earlies, her coverage and hard tackling strengths..to see the girl just sticking a leg and kicking the ball anywhere - read opposing player - and chasing after forwards, cause she wasn't in position was just more sad to accept than anything else..is like a facisimile playing with her name...the other pumped up left wing back from last campaign, where is she ? foot has to be broken, and even then...
by the way we had 2 attacking highlights...one goalie saved..had that score would it have been a different result..Yes, maybe 10 -1. smh ...I know for a fact they capable of better, cause I saw it..but how to get that out now...I don't know.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago Women’s 6-0 loss to Canada
https://www.youtube.com/v/EqYMjkJfpJo
That very first goal is unacceptable! How did the keeper not save it?! steupse
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WATCH: Trinidad and Tobago Women face Guyana in a must-win match. Head Coach Richard Hood shares his views.
https://www.youtube.com/v/Y38Fhhlc-_s
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I think players should not talk to media a day or two before games? they talk to much sometimes, I red where they were planning to upset Canada and so on, this is not good because sometimes the media can turn things around and the players are also putting pressure of themselves.
Sometimes, we just need to plan silently and after games, yes, we can talk. Put our heads down and stay focus on the task ahead.
Maylee seems to be the only one who can talk proper or real.
A next thing, we win one game vs Guatemala and we hearing all kind of talk from the coaches and players, again, its ok to be positive and encourage players, but we must take things realistically and serious.
The structure of the T&T team and the tactical part were really poor vs Canada and this basically means a few things, 1, the coach lost control of the game and his tactics was also poor, 2, the lack of preparations/fitness,,, etc.
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I think players should not talk to media a day or two before games? they talk to much sometimes, I red where they were planning to upset Canada and so on, this is not good because sometimes the media can turn things around and the players are also putting pressure of themselves.
Sometimes, we just need to plan silently and after games, yes, we can talk. Put our heads down and stay focus on the task ahead.
Maylee seems to be the only one who can talk proper or real.
A next thing, we win one game vs Guatemala and we hearing all kind of talk from the coaches and players, again, its ok to be positive and encourage players, but we must take things realistically and serious.
The structure of the T&T team and the tactical part were really poor vs Canada and this basically means a few things, 1, the coach lost control of the game and his tactics was also poor, 2, the lack of preparations/fitness,,, etc.
Agree 100% with this. And this is precisely why I think a loss to Guyana this afternoon ( which isn't at all far-fetched) will be a blessing for our women's team. Not only because it will save us from another resounding ass-whooping against the US in the semis, but it will force the powers-that-be to take stock of the situation and realize that it can't be business as usual. If we move on to the semis I fear that the authorities will want to sing their own praises and forget completely about the abysmal showing earlier on. When we eventually do get knocked out after the US match we'll be treated to the same song and dance about how the team exceeded expectations and did well to reach the semis despite the limitations etc etc.....nothing will change, and they'll go on doing the same thing for the next tournament and expect a different result.
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I think players should not talk to media a day or two before games? they talk to much sometimes, I red where they were planning to upset Canada and so on, this is not good because sometimes the media can turn things around and the players are also putting pressure of themselves.
Sometimes, we just need to plan silently and after games, yes, we can talk. Put our heads down and stay focus on the task ahead.
Maylee seems to be the only one who can talk proper or real.
A next thing, we win one game vs Guatemala and we hearing all kind of talk from the coaches and players, again, its ok to be positive and encourage players, but we must take things realistically and serious.
The structure of the T&T team and the tactical part were really poor vs Canada and this basically means a few things, 1, the coach lost control of the game and his tactics was also poor, 2, the lack of preparations/fitness,,, etc.
Agree 100% with this. And this is precisely why I think a loss to Guyana this afternoon ( which isn't at all far-fetched) will be a blessing for our women's team. Not only because it will save us from another resounding ass-whooping against the US in the semis, but it will force the powers-that-be to take stock of the situation and realize that it can't be business as usual. If we move on to the semis I fear that the authorities will want to sing their own praises and forget completely about the abysmal showing earlier on. When we eventually do get knocked out after the US match we'll be treated to the same song and dance about how the team exceeded expectations and did well to reach the semis despite the limitations etc etc.....nothing will change, and they'll go on doing the same thing for the next tournament and expect a different result.
Lets not forget Guyana also beat Guatemala 2-1.
But, yes, T&T is a better team IMO, but we much not feel so, we much play so.
Get the job done.
Forget stats.
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I think players should not talk to media a day or two before games? they talk to much sometimes, I red where they were planning to upset Canada and so on, this is not good because sometimes the media can turn things around and the players are also putting pressure of themselves.
Sometimes, we just need to plan silently and after games, yes, we can talk. Put our heads down and stay focus on the task ahead.
Maylee seems to be the only one who can talk proper or real.
A next thing, we win one game vs Guatemala and we hearing all kind of talk from the coaches and players, again, its ok to be positive and encourage players, but we must take things realistically and serious.
The structure of the T&T team and the tactical part were really poor vs Canada and this basically means a few things, 1, the coach lost control of the game and his tactics was also poor, 2, the lack of preparations/fitness,,, etc.
Agree 100% with this. And this is precisely why I think a loss to Guyana this afternoon ( which isn't at all far-fetched) will be a blessing for our women's team. Not only because it will save us from another resounding ass-whooping against the US in the semis, but it will force the powers-that-be to take stock of the situation and realize that it can't be business as usual. If we move on to the semis I fear that the authorities will want to sing their own praises and forget completely about the abysmal showing earlier on. When we eventually do get knocked out after the US match we'll be treated to the same song and dance about how the team exceeded expectations and did well to reach the semis despite the limitations etc etc.....nothing will change, and they'll go on doing the same thing for the next tournament and expect a different result.
Actually, I don't think they're going to expect a different result. I do believe they'll try to convince us of that though. Because that has been the standard operating procedure regardless of the administration.
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WATCH:Trinidad and Tobago Women arrive at BBVA Compass Stadium for their must-win match against Guyana
https://www.youtube.com/v/FA9ke8F5C_I
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Is Mollon injured or has her (substitution and subsequent) non-involvement been due to her not complying tactically?
She is in the starting lineup for today's game.
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GOOOOAAAALLL! Kennya Cordner gives Trinidad and Tobago Women a 1-0 lead over Guyana in the 7th minute. #TRIvGUY #CWOQ2016
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GOOOOAAAALLL! Mariah Shade gives Trinidad and Tobago Women a 2-0 lead over Guyana in the 9th minute. #TRIvGUY #CWOQ2016
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WATCH: Kennya Cordner’s opening goal against Guyana. #TRIvGUY #CWOQ2016
https://www.youtube.com/v/FOt7SYl3Hnc
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now 4-0.....nice finish by Molon for the 4th
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Wais de link?
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now 4-0.....nice finish by Molon for the 4th
Concacaf has 3:1
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now 4-0.....nice finish by Molon for the 4th
Concacaf has 3:1
Nah...it's 4-0 TT. I'm watching via this link:
http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/ (http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/)
But it only works from Mexico...so I'musing the Hola VPN Chrome extension and set my location to Mexico.
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now 4-0.....nice finish by Molon for the 4th
Concacaf has 3:1
Nah...it's 4-0 TT. I'm watching via this link:
http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/ (http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/)
But it only works from Mexico...so I'musing the Hola VPN Chrome extension and set my location to Mexico.
Thanks boss
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4-1 at the half. Poor defensive work allowed Guyana to pull one back.
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So much for ah clean sheet.
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4-1 at the half. Poor defensive work allowed Guyana to pull one back.
Really the ball was passed to Forbes and passes it up the field
How is that poor defensive work
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Is Mollon injured or has her (substitution and subsequent) non-involvement been due to her not complying tactically?
She is in the starting lineup for today's game.
:beermug:
Ah see she walking thru de GT defence. Literally, the commentator says she has been a headache for Guyana. This game built for her: acres of space in behind.
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4-1 at the half. Poor defensive work allowed Guyana to pull one back.
Really the ball was passed to Forbes and passes it up the field
How is that poor defensive work
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Poor collective defending.
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4-1 at the half. Poor defensive work allowed Guyana to pull one back.
Really the ball was passed to Forbes and passes it up the field
How is that poor defensive work
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She was at the top of the box and weakly kicked the ball along the ground down the middle of the pitch directly to a Guyana player (maybe it was meant for King and she missed it...)... the Guyana player then had the easy task of lobbing the ball into the empty net leaving Forbes stranded....
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now 5-1
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At 60'+ we are not playing with any stamp of authority, although Mollon and YaYa jes combined for the 5th. About 3 or 4 of the GUY players look particularly useful. Immediate depth if we had them.
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At 60'+ we are not playing with any stamp of authority, although Mollon and YaYa jes combined for the 5th. About 3 or 4 of the GUY players look particularly useful. Immediate depth if we had them.
Yeah, there are a few decent players on the GUY team. Apparently a few of them play together at club level in Canada so there's some chemistry there.
The foreign flavour of this team is impossible to ignore though....makes me wonder how they have been received by the population in Guyana.
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Mollon bossed the game. Best T&T player in evidence today. However, the real test is bossing superior opposition.
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Is the game finished? That stream not working for me
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At 60'+ we are not playing with any stamp of authority, although Mollon and YaYa jes combined for the 5th. About 3 or 4 of the GUY players look particularly useful. Immediate depth if we had them.
Yeah, there are a few decent players on the GUY team. Apparently a few of them play together at club level in Canada so there's some chemistry there.
The foreign flavour of this team is impossible to ignore though....makes me wonder how they have been received by the population in Guyana.
What can the local Guy. population do. The govt not investing in local women football. So they have to rely totally on foreign Guy for now, until they get their act together. You see how difficult it is for TT to run a local women program. We also still depend on foreign. Two of our best defenders are US and Canadian.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago Women 5-1 Guyana. T&T will now face United States in a semifinal match on Friday, February 19th. The winner will qualify for the Olympics in Rio.
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Mollon bossed the game. Best T&T player in evidence today. However, the real test is bossing superior opposition.
Indeed. She looks a better player when she actually makes runs into the box and takes on defenders instead of sending in the hopeful crosses from the flanks.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago Women’s 5-1 win over Guyana.
https://www.youtube.com/v/AOHpZ4Nhkxk
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Well done Ladies. Good bounce back
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Well done Princesses!!!
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Ok Women Warriors it is IMPORTANT to stay focus and motivated and not celebrate. The journey is not over. Approach the semi final as a must win game!
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The final pass and finish on the first goal is sufficient evidence that a proper investment in the women's game is necessary by the TTFA! This program at all levels U 17 , 20 and Senior with proper investment, resources and management has the potential to be consistently the third best team in CONCACAF over an extended period!
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The final pass and finish on the first goal is sufficient evidence that a proper investment in the women's game is necessary by the TTFA! This program at all levels U 17 , 20 and Senior with proper investment, resources and management has the potential to be consistently the third best team in CONCACAF over an extended period!
Breds, if you could get the major corporations in TT to approach TTFA to help them, be our guest. We want to give DJW some time to come up with a plan to get finances for football. The initial movements by him don't look promising. After talking to a body of mine, I have serious doubts about the positive elements for football for the next 4 years. So our ladies team would be very lucky to be 3rd best in Concacaf. I am not even sure they are the 4th best.
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The final pass and finish on the first goal is sufficient evidence that a proper investment in the women's game is necessary by the TTFA! This program at all levels U 17 , 20 and Senior with proper investment, resources and management has the potential to be consistently the third best team in CONCACAF over an extended period!
Breds, if you could get the major corporations in TT to approach TTFA to help them, be our guest. We want to give DJW some time to come up with a plan to get finances for football. The initial movements by him don't look promising. After talking to a body of mine, I have serious doubts about the positive elements for football for the next 4 years. So our ladies team would be very lucky to be 3rd best in Concacaf. I am not even sure they are the 4th best.
For me we are the 5th best team right now. USA and Can were always the top two. In the late 90's there was not much to choose from between T&T and Mex and CR was not a contender. Since then Both Mex and CR have made big improvements and are now clearly better than us. The last WC campaign showed that we can compete with the big four but sadly we have fallen off badly since then.
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Cordner tries to settle in front of goal.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
T&T women’s senior team forward Kennya Cordner admits that she needs to become more composed in front of goal while on duty for the national team on the international stage.
Cordner has scored three goals so far for T&T during the CONCACAF Final Round of Olympic qualification in Houston, USA but will have a daunting task to find the target when her team comes up against the United States in tomorrow’s semi final at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston with the winner going through to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Tobago-born player has had numerous other chances to increase her goal tally in the tournament. She has been getting into good position and her defensive efforts have been commendable. But putting the chances away haven’t been that easy for her.
“I’ve been missing a lot of chances and I know to myself that I have to be more focused and composed in front of goal and just put them away,” Cordner said.
“We had a lot of chances against Guatemala and then also against Guyana and that has been one of our problems, putting away the chances when they come. Hopefully it’s something I can improve on and I will be working more on that aspect of my game to get better.”
Cordner said she was honoured to have continued scoring on the CONCACAF stage.
“For me it’s an honour to score for my country on this stage. It is something I always take pleasure doing and once it can help the team go forward then I am happy.
“I hope we can make a statement and allow women’s football to continue to develop in a positive way. The game on Friday against the US is another huge opportunity for us but we know it will be very difficult game. We will just have to work really hard and see how best we can put up a strong fight in order to get the result.” Cordner added.
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Forbes: Good progress for Tobago.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
National senior women’s team goalkeeper Kimika Forbes is applauding her fellow women footballers for making a statement on the talent that continues to come out of the sister-isle.
Forbes has started all three games for the Women Warriors during the current CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers in Houston and will be looking to produce another solid performance tomorrow against the United States similar to what she pulled off in the 1-0 loss to the Americans in 2014.
Like Forbes, her sister Karyn and striker Kennya Cordner are among players from Tobago who have excelled in the game with the likes of Trevin Caesar, Rundell Winchester, Daneil Cyrus and Kevan George to name a few also featuring on the men’s side following the footsteps of Dwight Yorke and Cyd Gray among others.
“We think it’s a great accomplishment for players like myself, Karyn and Kennya to be doing well in football coming from Tobago. Our aim is to inspire more players from the island to try and excel and to further their education and also move on to greater things,” Forbes said.
“Everytime we step onto the field for the national team it’s a statement and hopefully we can continue to be positive role models for others. Players like Dwight Yorke paved the way for us from Tobago and now we are hoping to continue this trend,” she added.
Forbes currently attends University of Maine Fort Kent in the USA.
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Women Warriors Go after history.
TTFA Media.
T&T try to defy the odds in semi-final clash with World Champions
Trinidad and Tobago’s Women senior footballers will be making another attempt to defy the odds and create history when they seek to defeat the United States for a place in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as both teams face off at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston from 7:30pm (9:30pm TT Time) on Friday.
A convincing 5-1 victory over Guyana on Tuesday sent T&T into the semi-finals and their attacking trio of Kennya Cordner, Ahkeela Mollon and Mariah Shade will be banking on their current improving run of form to lead T&T to what would be a major upset as the Americans are reigning world champions and are definite favourites to come away winners. But the game is no stranger to the most unexpected.
“We have to believe that if our best game is good enough then we can get the result that will take us through,” team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson told TTFA Media.
“With our attacking duo of Kennya Cordner and Ahkeela Mollon, we know our capabilities up front are quite good. We just need to stay focused, composed and avoid too many errors in order to try and get the result. I think the longer we can keep ourselves in the match the better it will be. We have showed before that we can compete with the US and there is no reason why we shouldn’t believe the same thing going into the match.
“For a lot of us it could be the last big opportunity for us so it will definitely be a major accomplishment for us to be on the winning end at the end of the game,” Attin-Johnson added.
An Abby Wambach winner separated the teams in their 2015 World Cup qualifier last year but she is no longer playing. Four members of their winning World Cup team have since retired while midfielder Megan Rapinoe and playmaker Christie Rampone are both injured while forwards Amy Rodriguez and Sydney Leroux are pregnant The Americans however can count on Crystal Dunn, Alex Morgan, who plays for the host city’s team Houston Dash, Hope Solo ,World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd and 17-year old forward Mallory Pugh to take them over the hurdle which could see them qualify for their sixth Olympic Games.
T&T , which lost with an under-prepared team to the US 6-0 in December, meantime will be looking to Cordner, Mollon, Shade, Tasha St Louis and Attin-Johnson and hoping that sisters Kimika and Karyn Forbes also bring their A-game on the day. Defender Arin King will have her work cut out as well.
At the last competitive meeting in 2014, Randy Waldrum led the T&T team and he has visited the training sessions twice in Houston and has watched the matches from the stands.
T&T trained once at the Houston Dynamo training centre on Thursday after most of the players underwent recovery treatment the previous day.
“We are going to give it our best shot. Getting to the semi finals was an accomplishment for us but now we have one final opportunity to achieve something great and that is the mindset we will take into the game,” head coach Hood told TTFA Media.
“We have seen the Americans and what they are capable of in their last three games and of course they will be favourites but our task is not beyond us. We will have to stick to our game plan and of course not become flustered during the game which I expect will be very high tempo because the Americans will try to take control from the opening whistle,” Hood stated.
“But again, I believe it is a tremendous opportunity for our team and for the women’s game on a whole and we will go all out to produce a performance that we can be proud of and hopefully it brings us that good or satisfied feeling at the end,” he added.
The BBVA Compass which has a seating capacity of 22.039 is expected to be packed on Friday night with tickets going quickly over the past couple days. Canada takes on Costa Rica in the earlier game of the double header.
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What ever happened to the rb Lauren Hutchinson, I think her name is. Is she injured, in school??
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What ever happened to the rb Lauren Hutchinson, I think her name is. Is she injured, in school??
She got injured in our last game against USA in December. She had to have surgery on her knee.
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The final pass and finish on the first goal is sufficient evidence that a proper investment in the women's game is necessary by the TTFA! This program at all levels U 17 , 20 and Senior with proper investment, resources and management has the potential to be consistently the third best team in CONCACAF over an extended period!
Breds, if you could get the major corporations in TT to approach TTFA to help them, be our guest. We want to give DJW some time to come up with a plan to get finances for football. The initial movements by him don't look promising. After talking to a body of mine, I have serious doubts about the positive elements for football for the next 4 years. So our ladies team would be very lucky to be 3rd best in Concacaf. I am not even sure they are the 4th best.
For me we are the 5th best team right now. USA and Can were always the top two. In the late 90's there was not much to choose from between T&T and Mex and CR was not a contender. Since then Both Mex and CR have made big improvements and are now clearly better than us. The last WC campaign showed that we can compete with the big four but sadly we have fallen off badly since then.
In my opinion being 5th best is not good enough. The ultimate goal for the women team is always qualifying for the World Cup/ Olympics..so being content with being anything less than top three will give us low expectations in term of qualifying for the World Cup or Olympics.
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What ever happened to the rb Lauren Hutchinson, I think her name is. Is she injured, in school??
She got injured in our last game against USA in December. She had to have surgery on her knee.
What a bummer! She would have been a real help for today's game.
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So Today is the big day.
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Lock up shop, play counter exploiting Yaya/Mollon and if tied after XT penalties.....thoughts?
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Lock up shop, play counter exploiting Yaya/Mollon and if tied after XT penalties.....thoughts?
A pity we don't have a pure number 9.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/c2nq4hZ0oi0
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https://www.youtube.com/v/jesGFaXo9tk
I watched this interview and can't see how anything the coach said is constructive. He says that mental strength is a weakness of his team, and then goes on to say if you compare the resources between the US/T&T, on paper they should be "slaughtered" and shouldn't be able to compete. If you're trying to help your squad be mentally stronger, why on earth do you think that's a smart message to take to the media?
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what time is the game?
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8.30 ET
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Any streaming? I can't find any.
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Not my wish, but T&T getting 4 minimum.
They didn't prepare for this tournament.
They don't have a strong intelligent coach.
They will play to scared.
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Any streaming? I can't find any.
Game on Univision
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Watch TT vs USA here
http://live.somossports.eu/play.php?id=3
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Our midfielders are running more than necessary. @11'.
I think Maylee should be occupying a more withdrawn role. Less advanced.
Ah well ... US scores.
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Panic is setting in.
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2-0 Usa
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I don't expect us to beat USA but we starting to play really shittie.
Thank God for we keeper but she just kicking it up to no one because we striker playing to deep.
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Why is St. Louis not used as a defined target player?
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We senior players disrepair.
And we to hurry to get the ball off we foot even when we could play for a minute.
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I don't expect us to beat USA but we starting to play really shittie.
Thank God for we keeper but she just kicking it up to no one because we striker playing to deep.
Maybe she thinks she's a false 9. :rotfl:
More seriously though, even under RW this has been a concern.
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We senior players disrepair.
And we to hurry to get the ball off we foot even when we could play for a minute.
Definitely some bs on the rushing.
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Why isn't Liana Hinds starting?
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3-0. Ting fuh AZZURRI to cuss bout. An earlier shot almost made it through her legs. No surprise it happened eventually.
The US is winning but they are not demonstrating the superiority of a dominant 3-0 margin. We just are not playing with any poise or coordination.
Our flank defender on the right (and her right side central defender) lack positional awareness. Buh wha'ever ... We don't deserve to go to the Olympics and there are issues all over the field, not merely with those two particular players.
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You have to really love Trinidad to support them boy
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Liana Hinds school did not release her
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Why we still defending? 4-0 or 12-0 who cares?
At least use this as a learning experience, open up and play.
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Sam you're correct. Supporting T&T sometimes is like being in love with a bad woman...you sure to get hurt.
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Liana Hinds school did not release her
Hinds is at this tournament
You mean Bryanna Rice ?
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Liana Hinds school did not release her
Hinds is at this tournament
You mean Bryanna Rice ?
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Well, that coach is de biggest c00nt in Trinidad, he bench we best player, what a imps.
Ah hope David clown Williams lose all he money.
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Sigh...what can you say that's not too cliche?
with minimal prep they showing they have something but....we need options at stopper and centre mid bad bad bad bad
Granted, fitness is probably an issue (although these girls need to be doing their homework when at their club/school or in the offseason.
Yes they have the odds stacked against them due to poor preparation and practice games but general fitness should not be an issue if you looking out of shape as some of them are.
My quick analysis:
Forbes - GK....definitely a solid keeper. Good hands. plays off her line. Great saves tonight and of course it could have been much much worse if she didn't But footwork needs improvement and sometimes you can see she switches off at times n loses focus and is out of position at times. The howler doesnt need to be revisited.
Also needs to be more vocal to her back 4, especially her stoppers who were poor.
King/ Forbes(defender) - worst i've seen them in some time. King is not looking the player we have grown to love imo. She's not continuously checking her surroundings n looking for the free striker on her blind side. Poor positioning and as the leader in the backline, she needs to direct Forbes more who was very erratic.
Forbes made some nice challenges, very aggressive but composure needed also does what King was doing by switching off n losing her marker while ball watching.
RB(debisette?)- wasnt too bad. had serious work to do against Pugh but did ok. Not sure what happened to Hinds tonight
but the RB did her best but Pugh's pace was hard to defend for her
LB - not too bad but her stoppers had her doing extra work just like the Canada game.
Swift- wow...couldnt remember when last i saw her play but she needs to work on her fitness asap! looked roast! jogging slowly as players ran past her. Looked very out of shape n out of sorts as if she hasnt played in a long time.
Johnson - invisible. Maybe better at the holding role. If she was carrying an injury as i heard, dont play her. She wasnt herself. Looked a few steps too slow.
cunningham (not sure if i mixing up her and debisette) - but she fought the game n put in as best a shift as she could. she was doing the work of 2 players as swift was out of it totally.
cornder - she has the fitness n pace. but needs to pass off the ball faster (as do her supporting midfielders)
unfortunately had to do more defensive work than we'd like
mollon - same as yaya. we defended way too much...her and yaya had to play way too deep to be of much impact going forward to support st. louis. WEAK centre mid was a huge cause of this
Tasha - Tough game due to lack of service. May be harsh but I'm not sold on her fully. Hopefully she can play with less touches and improve her fitness to work harder.
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Liana Hinds school did not release her
Hinds is at this tournament
You mean Bryanna Rice ?
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Well, that coach is de biggest c00nt in Trinidad, he bench we best player, what a imps.
Ah hope David clown Williams lose all he money.
??? :o
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You have to really love Trinidad to support them boy
:salute:
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My 2 cents
The back 4 looks better when Karen(Baby) Forbes plays in front of them. Never knew her to be a central defender.
We were dropping off the ball too quickly when we lost possession, thus allowing the US time to build their possession and momentum.. It also meant that Cordner and Mollon were too deep and far away from St. Louis when we did get possession back.
Can't wait to see Kayla Taylor in the mix..... She was a fantastic player in the SSFL.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
How can they be match fit if there is no league for them to play in ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA
The only way to get match fit when there is no league, is by playing practice games.
How many practice games(not International friendlies) did the team play ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA as guided by the Coach
Don't say that it is the ladies to blame at all. They were sold short by the TTFA even before they were selected to represent the country, then to bring in a new coach short of international experience with so little time before the tournament...please
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I ask this again....nobody seems to be giving a response
For an allegedly "broke" Football Federation......where is the $$ coming from to properly support BOTH Mens and Womens football at ALL levels?
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
Seems like each time I tune into a media source, I hear him being slammed for this. One comment seemed to suggest that it transmitted negatively to the players.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
How can they be match fit if there is no league for them to play in ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA
The only way to get match fit when there is no league, is by playing practice games.
How many practice games(not International friendlies) did the team play ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA as guided by the Coach
Don't say that it is the ladies to blame at all. They were sold short by the TTFA even before they were selected to represent the country, then to bring in a new coach short of international experience with so little time before the tournament...please
Rastaman
I did not blame the players. Are you suggesting that players will be match fit with practice matches without having previously run at least two/three miles under a specific time, fartlek training workouts, core strength training and utilize proper nutrition?
Our TTFA is CONSTANTLY(hopefully not permanently) in a state of selling our national teams short, the players(men and women) at all levels have to do more on their own. WE the public have to apply as much social and political pressure on the TTFA as possible(not sure how).
You can see my comments on the Coach are against any blaming of the players but the players have to do more for themselves sadly because the TTFA STILL not ready yet. In my opinion some on the team did but not ALL.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
How can they be match fit if there is no league for them to play in ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA
The only way to get match fit when there is no league, is by playing practice games.
How many practice games(not International friendlies) did the team play ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA as guided by the Coach
Don't say that it is the ladies to blame at all. They were sold short by the TTFA even before they were selected to represent the country, then to bring in a new coach short of international experience with so little time before the tournament...please
Rastaman
I did not blame the players. Are you suggesting that players will be match fit with practice matches without having previously run at least two/three miles under a specific time, fartlek training workouts, core strength training and utilize proper nutrition?
Our TTFA is CONSTANTLY(hopefully not permanently) in a state of selling our national teams short, the players(men and women) at all levels have to do more on their own. WE the public have to apply as much social and political pressure on the TTFA as possible(not sure how).
You can see my comments on the Coach are against any blaming of the players but the players have to do more for themselves sadly because the TTFA STILL not ready yet. In my opinion some on the team did but not ALL.
Nah man don't mean to come accross harsh to you....
but there is a difference between fittness and "Match Fittness"
As a coach I know that running 2 or 3 miles does not get you "Match Fit"
My son was the fittest player on his high school team and would barely make it through the first few games because the coach at the time did not play practice games before the season.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
How can they be match fit if there is no league for them to play in ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA
The only way to get match fit when there is no league, is by playing practice games.
How many practice games(not International friendlies) did the team play ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA as guided by the Coach
Don't say that it is the ladies to blame at all. They were sold short by the TTFA even before they were selected to represent the country, then to bring in a new coach short of international experience with so little time before the tournament...please
Well said.
DJW is a very big disappointment.
Since he took over nothing seems to be working.
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A penny for my thoughts:
Players-too many of the players were not fit showing a lack of discipline on nutrition and preparation. This has nothing to do with TTFA, preparation nor the coach this is each WOMEN looking in the mirror. They, too large a percentage were not match fit which is each persons responsibility.
Coaching-surprised me that he change the formation with such little time to teach and prepare the players for his expectation. Coach did not look positive on the sideline nor in interviews, he needs to understand he is on global tv and optics are important. Coach was too negative about players mental toughness, it made me think its his mental toughness that is in question not the players. Lastly, his last interview said the team have to rebuild, like this is news but why say that about players that just fought for you. He might be a good coach but he not ready for prime time.
How can they be match fit if there is no league for them to play in ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA
The only way to get match fit when there is no league, is by playing practice games.
How many practice games(not International friendlies) did the team play ???
That is the responsibility of the TTFA as guided by the Coach
Don't say that it is the ladies to blame at all. They were sold short by the TTFA even before they were selected to represent the country, then to bring in a new coach short of international experience with so little time before the tournament...please
Rastaman
I did not blame the players. Are you suggesting that players will be match fit with practice matches without having previously run at least two/three miles under a specific time, fartlek training workouts, core strength training and utilize proper nutrition?
Our TTFA is CONSTANTLY(hopefully not permanently) in a state of selling our national teams short, the players(men and women) at all levels have to do more on their own. WE the public have to apply as much social and political pressure on the TTFA as possible(not sure how).
You can see my comments on the Coach are against any blaming of the players but the players have to do more for themselves sadly because the TTFA STILL not ready yet. In my opinion some on the team did but not ALL.
Nah man don't mean to come accross harsh to you....
but there is a difference between fittness and "Match Fittness"
As a coach I know that running 2 or 3 miles does not get you "Match Fit"
My son was the fittest player on his high school team and would barely make it through the first few games because the coach at the time did not play practice games before the season.
Ah like your positive approach to the dialogue. I agree the 2 or 3 miles for total endurance is not match fitness, that's why I mention the fartlek(interval) training to simulate matches. That said practice matches needed so the Costa Rica fiasco and firing Waldrum limiting access to proper competition left us to play a youth team and not a top youth team either. Total fault of TTFA but where are they, we cant find them since the elections.
Anyway we on the same page regarding the TTFA being the source and cause of the problems. BUT what can we do to give our athletes a chance?
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