Surinam, T&T open Caribbean womens Qualification with victories.
Trinidad & Tobago and the hosts Surinam opened the Caribbean First Round Group A to the 2008 CONCACAF Womens Olympic Qualification with victories over St. Vincent & The Grenadines and Grenada, respectively, at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadium in Paramaribo on Tuesday.
Avenell Isaac had four goals, while Tasha St. Louis added two more to lead Trinidad & Tobago (1-0-0, 3 Points) to a 9:0 win over St. Vincent & The Grenadines (0-1-0, 0 Points).
In the other group encounter on Tuesday, Jolanda Saling had three goals, while Brigitta Rigthers, Aisa Smit and Eleonoor Wisch each scored for Surinam (1-0-0, 3 Points) in the 6:1 triumph against Grenada (0-1-0, 0 Points).
The Caribbean First Round Group A continues at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadium on Thursday when Trinidad & Tobago takes on Grenada and then Surinam hosts St. Vincent & The Grenadines. The quadrangular concludes on Sunday with St. Vincent & The Grenadines facing Grenada and then Surinam greeting Trinidad & Tobago.
The winner of Group A will join the victors from the other three Caribbean Groups in the second round later this year with the top two teams progressing to the final round of 2008 CONCACAF Womens Olympic Qualification.
Elsewhere, the Womens Central American Qualification will have El Salvador taking on Nicaragua in a home-and-away first round series from 6-13 October with the winner advancing to meet Costa Rica in the second round later in the month.
The Central American Second Round Winner will secure a place in the 2008 CONCACAF Womens Olympic Qualification Final Round joining the two Caribbean qualifiers, Canada, Mexico and USA, with venue and dates to be announced in due course, where two teams will qualify to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
2008 CONCACAF WOMENS OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
Caribbean Zone First Round
Group A Paramaribo, SURINAM; Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadium[/b]
02.10.2007: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 9:0 (2:0) (A: 85)
Tasha ST. LOUIS 17, 51; Avenell ISAAC 19, 47, 78, 85; Nikeisha NOEL 52; Mariah SHADE 72; Niasha REYES 90+
TRI: - Kimika Forbes Ayana Russell, Annalis Cummings, Nadia James, Niasha Reyes, Rae Ann Elder (53: Karyn Forbes), Nikeisha Noel (82: Kenya Charles), Tasha St. Louis, Avenell Isaac, Patrice Superville, Alania Burgin (56: Mariah Shade).
Booked: none.
TD: Marlon CHARLES
VIN: - Asha Richards Alicia Pilgrim, Keisha Morgan, Shadel Cyrus (39: Mishka Quashie), Roxanne Hannaway, Matika Ferdinand, Jessica Miller, Samantha Carrington, Amanda Timm, Arima Franklyn (60: Kimisha Stephens), Akiria Samuel (86: Ria Trimmingham).
Booked: Samuel 16
TD: Seamus MCCARTHY
R: Otis JAMES (GUY)
SURINAM GRENADA 6:1 (1:1)(A: 185)
Aisa SMIT 44; Jolanda SALING 56, 68, 71; Eleonoor WISCH 64; Brigitta RIGTHERS 87 Langaigne DYSLYNE 22
SUR: - Natalie Benjamin Cherrylin Alimoenadi, Silvie Blackson (60: Melissa Sakrama), Lucretia Hasselnook (73: Brigitta Rigthers), Roxanna Djarkasi, Lorraine Dompig, Charissa Jakaolmo, Vanessa Napo (87: Liesbeth Gonsalves), Aisa Smit, Eleonoor Wisch.
Booked: Dompig 51
TD: Arno BEZENSTEIN
GRN: - Blossom Mark Langaigne Dyslyne (72: Camilla Cadore), Lindonna Rennie, Alisha Chestine, Tracey Redhead (53: Rene Samuel), Jody Daniel, Afy Fletcher, Kishanee Thomas, Roxanne Frederiks (61: Ruth Monro), Nicol Sandy, Rockel Hood.
Booked: none.
TD: Franklin SIMPSON
R: Stanley LANCASTER (GUY)
2008 CONCACAF WOMENS OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
Caribbean Zone First Round[/b]
04.10.2007: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GRENADA (18:00)
SURINAM ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES (20:00)
07.10.2007: ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES GRENADA(17:00)
SURINAM TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (19:00)
Group B Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Estadio Parque del Este
03.10.2007: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC US VIRGIN ISLANDS (15:00)
CUBA BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (17:00)
05.10.2007: US VIRGIN ISLANDS CUBA (15:00)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (17:00)
07.10.2007: US VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (15:00)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CUBA (17:00)
Group C St. Johns, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA; Antigua Recreation Ground
03.10.2007: JAMAICA BERMUDA (13:45)
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA DOMINICA (15:45)
05.10.2007: BERMUDA DOMINICA (13:35)
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA JAMAICA (15:45)
07.10.2007: DOMINICA JAMAICA (13:45)
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA BERMUDA (15:45)
Group D Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS; T.E. McField Playing Field
24.10.2007: CAYMAN ISLANDS HAITI (19:30)
26.10.2007: HAITI PUERTO RICO (19:30)
28.10.2007: CAYMAN ISLANDS PUERTO RICO (19:30)
Source
CONCACAF.COM