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2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2022, 04:40:56 PM »
All El Salvador
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-20 women failed to impress and were on the back-foot for most of the match when defeated 3-0 by their El Salvadorian counterparts in their opening 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship encounter yesterday at Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

T&T were under pressure and having little possession from the first whistle. However, they did get the first clear chance in the match, one of just two dangerous moments at their opponent’s goal over 90 minutes. In the sixth minute, Latifa Pascal’s long punt out of defence sprung left-winger Tori Paul on the counter-attack, and her low shot forced a good save from El Salvador goalkeeper Andrea Dada.

Mostly, though, T&T were forced to defend. Early on, the young “Women Warriors” looked in utter confusion when conceding an indirect free-kick which was only kept out when defender Moenea Mejias got a leg in the way to deflect an incoming shot.

T&T custodian Akyla Walcott was kept busy, including when fending off shots from the El Salvador attacking tandem of Lesly Calderon and Josseline Uribe inside the first quarter-hour. It was no surprise when Calderon gave El Salvador the lead in the 23rd minute. Defender Chrissy Mitchell failed to intercept a long ball down the middle, leaving Calderon time to stroke a low shot past Walcott.

Even so, T&T could have gone in level at the half, when from a T&T corner-kick a deflected shot forced Salvadorian goalkeeper Dada to push the ball onto the underside of the crossbar. Two minutes later, Josseline Uribe got around T&T defender Pascal and with Walcott hesitating, was able to easily hand her team a 2-0 cushion in the 43rd minute.

It was more of the same after the interval, with T&T forced to defend deep in their own half. The T&T women were lucky not to concede twice after, with both Andrea Maestre and Isabela Rencinos striking the T&T goalpost with long-range shots.

From the poorly-built wall defending the earlier indirect free-kick in the first half, to the overall defensive structure, it all showed the less than adequate preparation by head-coach Jason Spence’s team. Finally, T&T’s technical deficiencies were exposed with El Salvador’s third goal.

Having conceded a free kick, Walcott constructed a defensive wall down the middle of her goal, giving Linda Guillen such a clear look from both sides that a straight shot at the near post was enough to give El Salvador a third item in the 87th minute.

T&T will hope to bounce back tomorrow against traditionally less formidable St Kitts & Nevis, who they beat 6-0 the last time the teams clashed at the tournament.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2022, 04:43:30 PM »
El Salvador outplay Trinidad and Tobago U-20s 3-0
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)


THE T&T Under-20 women’s football team suffered a 3-0 defeat to El Salvador in their opening match of the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championships at the Estadio Pan Americano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, on Friday.

Goals from Lesly Calderon (23rd minute), Josseline Uribe (43rd) and Linda Guillen (87th) handed El Salvador the comfortable victory in the Group G match.

El Salvador controlled the passage of play for the entire contest as their speed of play proved too much for T&T.

Despite being on the back foot from the opening whistle, T&T’s Tori Paul came the closest to scoring in the sixth minute, but her shot from inside the box was saved by goalkeeper Andrea Dada.

El Salvador got an excellent chance to take the lead in the 14th minute, from an indirect free kick six yards from goal. The initial attempt was first cleared off the line and a follow-up shot struck the crossbar.

T&T goalkeeper Akyla Walcott kept the match goalless with back-to-back brilliant saves in the 16th minute.

El Salvador continued to attack constantly and were rewarded in the 23rd minute.

Calderon ran onto a through ball and with only Walcott to beat, calmly finished from eight yards out.

After the players got a water break on the 25-minute mark, T&T started to string together a few passes.

In the 40th minute, a corner by Paul almost led to the equaliser. After a goalmouth scramble, which included a shot by Latifha Pascall, Dada pushed the ball onto the crossbar.

El Salvador scored again in the 43rd minute, when Pascall failed to clear the ball and Uribe pounced to slot home from ten yards.

In the 61st minute, Calderon continued to be a threat, attempting an overhead kick but Walcott smothered the shot.

El Salvador continued to attack with Andrea Maestre shooting wide of the target at the top of the box in the 63rd minute.

In the 74th minute, Paul fought hard in the middle of the field before finding her captain Maria Frances-Serrant. Serrant collected the ball on the left flank, but her cross only led to a corner kick.

In the 87th minute El Salvador put the icing on the cake with the third goal from a free kick.

Guillen’s strike from 25 yards out deflected off the wall and beat Walcott.

T&T will now face St Kitts and Nevis on Sunday at 4 pm and Canada on Tuesday at 7 pm, also at the San Cristobal venue.

The Concacaf tournament will feature 20 teams and will be held until March 12.

The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup from August 10-28 and will join host nation Cota Rica as the Concacaf
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2022, 11:49:22 PM »
Very disappointed to see that we conceded an indirect free kick (at about 12') under what is essentially an embarrassing revelation. How we conceded it, how we responded to conceding it and the cluelessness as to what needed to be done. All raise question marks. Fortunately, El Salvador was naive.

Even the commentator was confused. The only person who clearly recognized what needed to happen was the opposing coach, but even the Salvadoran skipper didn't get it.

The commentator says that situation is rarely seen ...perhaps not to be expected at this level. Usually happens when nonsense is afoot. The GK made a fundamental error. Hopefully someone explained it to her.

The ref also will come under scrutiny when the match is reviewed.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2022, 01:02:54 AM »
Under-20 women face St Kitts/Nevis in must-win clash.
T&T Guardian Reports.


T&T's Under-20 Women’s footballers will face St Kitts/Nevis in a must-win second Group G match for both teams at the Concacaf Under-20 Women’s Championship, a qualifier for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.

The match kicks off at the Estadio Pan Americano in San Cristobal from 4 pm.

On Friday last, in their opener, T&T went under to El Salvador 3-0 while St Kitts/Nevis was also beaten 7-0 by Canada in the other match in the four-team pool and with three teams qualifying from each pool to the knockout stage, today's encounter will come as utmost importance to both Caribbean nations.

Following today's match, the Jason Spence-coached T&T young women meet Canada in their final match on Tuesday at the same venue from 7 pm, with St Kitts/Nevis facing El Salvador, three hours earlier at the same venue.

The team will then play St Kitts/Nevis on Sunday, and Canada on March 1 at the San Cristobal venue.

At the end of the round-robin phase, the top three teams in each pool will advance to the round-of-16 main draw where they will join the four qualifying round winners' Bermuda, Curacao, Suriname and Cayman Islands.

The knockout stage of the competition will all be played in a single match direct elimination format.

After the event, the champion, runner-up and third-place finisher will qualify for the 2022 FIFA Women’s U-20 in Costa Rica in August of 2022.

The three teams from the region that will have qualified for the Women’s Under-20 World Cup will join the host nation, Costa Rica, giving Concacaf four participating teams in the tournament.

The USA is the current champion (sixth title overall) of the CWU20 after defeating Mexico 4-1 in the 2020 Final.

T&T Under-20 women team

Goalkeepers

Aaliyah Alexander (Jewels FC), Chelsea Ramnauth (Police FC), Akyla Walcott (Essex County College/USA).

Defenders

Ashante Wilson-Campbell (Jewels FC), Moenesa Mejias (Trincity Nationals), Latifha Pascall (Navara College/USA), Chrissy Mitchell (Southwestern Christian University), Derisha Bristol (Jewels FC), Aaliyah Trim (FC Ginga),

Midfielders

Sarah De Gannes (Brewton-Parker College), Marley Walker (Charleston Soccer Club/USA), Darianne Henry (Jewels FC), Charlize Hood (Police FC), Celine Loraine (Jewels FC), Lillian Selvon (Trincity Nationals), Tori Paul (University of Maryland/USA), Maria-Frances Serrant (Corban University), Temia St Clair (UTT Patriots),

Forwards

Shurella Mendez (unattached), Jhelysse Anthony (International Soccer Club/USA)

Technical staff

Jason Spence (head coach), Trevor Nottingham (goalkeeper coach), Desiree Sarjeant (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager), Donna-Marie Wickham (physiotherapist), Ashley Alonso (trainer), Natalie Harper (equipment manager), Kristin Fung (team doctor).

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2022, 12:06:00 PM »
Bottom line: Despite multiple individual errors that resulted in goals, Spence rendered minimal coaching interventions. All of the above need to change.

It would be an absolute shame if this team does not secure a 3rd place spot. However, even if they do ... there should be a rethinking of personnel.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2022, 03:42:54 PM »
We should have never gone to this tournament. It's just my opinion but the entire system needs a reboot. We just making up numbers. It's current 7-2 in favor of St. Kitts. Smh

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2022, 03:53:59 PM »
Look ting: we haven't faced Canada yet and the lambs are already being slaughtered. This isn't only about Covid.

Trust the TTFA to have the chance of moving on as a 3rd placed team and making a mockery of the opportunity. 
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2022, 04:37:59 PM »
Embarrassing ! And with a game remaining !  No excuses  to be made . Many questionable decisions were made from the very unset  , but I'll leave that for pundits .  However ah sure de same bs about lack of playing time and de pandemic dis and dat is to blame .. Coach  spence  over to you .

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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2022, 05:32:09 PM »
Saw the highlights   :-[ :-[ :-[  Well Spence selected a locally based team
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2022, 08:38:14 PM »
How many goals/what result against Canada + result of El Salvador defeating St. Kitts Nevis would be needed for T&T to move on? Ah too jaded to do the calculation.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2022, 12:53:33 AM »
St Kitts/Nevis dumps T&T U-20 women out qualifiers.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


T&T’s Under-20 Women’s footballers' chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship were all but ended following a shock 7-2 loss to St Kitts/Nevis at the Estadio Pan Americano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on Sunday.

Following their 3-0 loss to El Salvador in their Group G opener at the same venue on Friday, the Jason Spence-coached T&T girls went into the match in a must-win situation against St Kitts/Nevis who were hammered 7-0 by Canada in their opener of the tournament, a qualifier for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

However, within six minutes of the kick-off, T&T found itself behind when Iyanla Bailey-Williams opened the scoring for St Kitts/Nevis and two minutes later she made it 2-0.

T&T fell further behind in the 22nd minute when Jahzara Claxton got her first while Bailey-Williams completed her hattrick by getting St Kitts/Nevis’ fourth item in the 30th.

USA-based T&T captain, Maria Frances-Serrant, who scored her first goal for the senior women’s team in a recent 2-0 defeat of Dominica in their Senior Women’s World Cup qualifier pulled a goal back for T&T in the 33rd minute to trail 4-1 before Claxton added a second to her tally four minutes into time added on at the end of the first-half for a 5-1 advantage.

It seemed as though not even a half-time chat from coach Spence worked for T&T as within three minutes of the restart, Claxton completed her hat-trick to extend the lead to 6-1 while Ellie Stokes added her name to the scoresheet in the 61st minute for a 7-1 cushion.

Half-time introduction Shurella Mendez, who replaced Darrianne Henry got a second goal back for T&T in the 75th minute.

Three minutes from the final whistle, T&T was reduced to ten players after second-choice goalkeeper Aaliyah Alexander who replaced Akyla Walcott was shown a straight red card by referee Katia Garcia for a professional foul Stokes.

With third-choice goalkeeper Chelsea Ramnauth not included in the match-day roster, it was down to another substitute Aaliyah Trim to take up the goalkeeper position and she managed to fend off any further attacks until the final whistle.

However, the damage was already done as St Kitts/Nevis who were beaten by T&T 6-0 at the 20202 edition of the competition boosted their chances of advancing.

Last night Canada came up against El Salvador in the other match in the pool and depending on the outcome, T&T will still stand a chance of qualification as a top-three team from the pool with an unlikely win against Canada in their final pool match on Tuesday from 7 pm.

Three hours earlier on Tuesday, El Salvador tackles St Kitts/Nevis in both teams' final pool match as well.

Following the group phase, the top three teams will qualify to the knockout stage along with the top three teams from the three other pools where they will join the four qualifying round winners’ Bermuda, Curacao, Suriname and Cayman Islands to complete the round-of-16.

The knockout stage of the competition will all be played in a single match direct elimination format.

After the event, the champion, runner-up and third-place finisher will qualify for the 2022 FIFA Women’s U-20 in Costa Rica in August of 2022, giving Concacaf four participating teams in the tournament.

The USA is the current champion (sixth title overall) of the CWU20 after defeating Mexico 4-1 in the 2020 final.

2022 Concacaf Under-20 Women’s Championship:

Full Results:

St Kitts & Nevis 7 (Iyanla Bailey-Williams 6th, 8th, 30th, Jahzara Claxton 22nd, 45th+4, 48th, Ellie Stokes 61st) vs T&T 2 (Maria-Frances Serrant 33rd, Shurella Mendez 75th).

WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Women's 7-2 loss to St. Kitts and Nevis.

WATCH: Post-match reaction from Maria-Frances Serrant

(Teams)

Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-1-3): 1.Akyla Walcott (GK) (18.Aaliyah Alexander [GK] 66); 11.Charlize Hood (2.Ashante Wilson-Campbell 46), 4.Latifha Pascall, 5.Derisha Bristol, 6.Chrissy Mitchell; 20.Darrianne Henry (19.Shurelia Mendez 46), 8.Marley Walker; 7.Sarah De Gannes; 14.Lillian Selvon (15.Ternia St Clair 46), 10.Maria-Frances Serrant (captain), 9.Tori Paul (13.Aaliyah Trim 85).

Unused substitutes: 3.Moenesa Mejias, 12.Celine Loraine, 17.Jhelysse Anthony.

Coach: Jason Spence

St Kitts and Nevis (4-2-1-3): 1.Solleessh Rawlins (GK); 20.Trishanie Warner, 17.Christi-anne Mills, 11.Eve Richards, 6.Kayla Uddenberg; 5.Cloey Uddenberg (captain), 7.Jasonna Williams (8.Kayzg Boyles 46); 9.Ellie Stokes; 19.Zania Marshall (2.Shenica Francis 78), 10.Jahzara Claxton, 14.Iyanla Bailey-Williams.

Unused substitutes: 18.Tatyanna Daley (GK), 3.Glenecia Battice, 4.Hadassah St Juste, 15.Sequia Williams.

Coach: Earl Jones

Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Upcoming Fixtures

(1 March)

El Salvador v St Kitts and Nevis, 4pm, Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal;

Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada, 7pm, 1 March, Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2022, 07:26:28 AM »
How many goals/what result against Canada + result of El Salvador defeating St. Kitts Nevis would be needed for T&T to move on? Ah too jaded to do the calculation.

Your best bet is to beat Canada ideally by 7 goals and hope that the El Salvador-St Kitts match does not end in a draw. If you win by any score less than 7, you will need El Salvador to win by your score minus 7. For a St Kitts victory, it should be your score minus 8.

This is a very tall order, especially with the goalkeepers you have. Canada will shoot!
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2022, 09:59:47 AM »
How many goals/what result against Canada + result of El Salvador defeating St. Kitts Nevis would be needed for T&T to move on? Ah too jaded to do the calculation.

Your best bet is to beat Canada ideally by 7 goals and hope that the El Salvador-St Kitts match does not end in a draw. If you win by any score less than 7, you will need El Salvador to win by your score minus 7. For a St Kitts victory, it should be your score minus 8.

This is a very tall order, especially with the goalkeepers you have. Canada will shoot!

As easy as that? Time to whip some Canadians.


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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2022, 11:00:13 AM »
Not as far-fetched as it sounds. Pack the back and play Serrant up front with instructions to shoot on goal whenever possible. Based on what I see, I think she has the speed and power to surprise Canada. A win by any margin will fullfill the first part of the deal.

The second part of the deal is far more likely. St Kitts actually has a weak defense. A 6-0 win for El Salvador is not impossible.

In this scenario, TT would finish 3rd and qualified with 3pts and -7goal while St Kitts would be eliminated with 3pts and -8goal.

So, TT just need to win and hope for a lopsided victory by any of the other two teams.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2022, 05:59:04 PM »
Saw the highlights   :-[ :-[ :-[  Well Spence selected a locally based team

Thoughts on who should have been in the squad but was not?

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2022, 06:11:21 PM »
Saw the highlights   :-[ :-[ :-[  Well Spence selected a locally based team

Thoughts on who should have been in the squad but was not?

Well  asylumseeker  our past u17 u20 girls   squads over the years consist of mostly north american born / based players. However , to answer your question on who should have been picked I have  no idea ..............
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2022, 06:25:36 PM »
Saw the highlights   :-[ :-[ :-[  Well Spence selected a locally based team

Thoughts on who should have been in the squad but was not?

Well  asylumseeker  our past u17 u20 girls   squads over the years consist of mostly north american born / based players. However , to answer your question on who should have been picked I have  no idea ..............

There are players out there. And Serrant was not the only senior team player eligible as a U-20. One player who I am sure could have competed at this level is the daughter of one of our most famous players.

While I'm on this: There are two players on the U-20 who I think should be integrated into the senior team training squad. Both can be cultivated. Will see how they look versus Canada before saying more.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2022, 06:38:41 PM »
Not as far-fetched as it sounds. Pack the back and play Serrant up front with instructions to shoot on goal whenever possible. Based on what I see, I think she has the speed and power to surprise Canada. A win by any margin will fullfill the first part of the deal.

The second part of the deal is far more likely. St Kitts actually has a weak defense. A 6-0 win for El Salvador is not impossible.

In this scenario, TT would finish 3rd and qualified with 3pts and -7goal while St Kitts would be eliminated with 3pts and -8goal.

So, TT just need to win and hope for a lopsided victory by any of the other two teams.

I get you. It highlights where the selection deficiencies are and points to an over-dependence on Maria-Frances Serrant.

I'll be blunt: there was a coaching critique from the U-20 head coach regarding the inadequacy of offensive transition, yet in my assessment the coaching staff failed to adequately support Serrant tactically in the middle of the park. The evidence is ample.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2022, 07:04:57 PM »
We should have never gone to this tournament. It's just my opinion but the entire system needs a reboot. We just making up numbers. It's current 7-2 in favor of St. Kitts. Smh

Not when there's pressure from FIFA to take football played by women seriously.

Wait, what am I saying ... seriously? Nah!

Needed: Some booted out + a reboot +  private investment.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2022, 10:33:36 PM »
We should have never gone to this tournament. It's just my opinion but the entire system needs a reboot. We just making up numbers. It's current 7-2 in favor of St. Kitts. Smh

Not when there's pressure from FIFA to take football played by women seriously.

Wait, what am I saying ... seriously? Nah!

Needed: Some booted out + a reboot +  private investment.

I don't see how people expected this team to do well. They hardly have resources for the men, how are they getting the resources for women. I watch some of Guyana Mexico. It is the same. Most of the Caribbean team needs practice and pre-tournament games to perform well at these competitions. Mexico was cruising 5-0. The Guyanese were no match for the Mexicans.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2022, 05:37:32 AM »
We should have never gone to this tournament. It's just my opinion but the entire system needs a reboot. We just making up numbers. It's current 7-2 in favor of St. Kitts. Smh

Not when there's pressure from FIFA to take football played by women seriously.

Wait, what am I saying ... seriously? Nah!

Needed: Some booted out + a reboot +  private investment.

I don't see how people expected this team to do well.They hardly have resources for the men, how are they getting the resources for women. I watch some of Guyana Mexico. It is the same. Most of the Caribbean team needs practice and pre-tournament games to perform well at these competitions. Mexico was cruising 5-0. The Guyanese were no match for the Mexicans.

Perhaps the expectation was that there wouldn't have been MEDIOCRITY regarding fundamentals.

There's the sense that the players assembled are somewhat better than the orchestration we have seen. Football is about sum of the parts. The dots were not connected sufficiently well, yet there were bright spots.

There's something else: when something isn't working and 90 minutes is the deadline for resolving the problem, the recommended course of action is to modify approach. When that doesn't occur significantly, progress is destined to be elusive. The only thing that ticks is the clock.

Not stating anything you don't know.

I'm not surprised by the losses per se. I am struck by what influenced the losses and the momentum of the games.



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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2022, 03:16:09 PM »
We should have never gone to this tournament. It's just my opinion but the entire system needs a reboot. We just making up numbers. It's current 7-2 in favor of St. Kitts. Smh

Not when there's pressure from FIFA to take football played by women seriously.

Wait, what am I saying ... seriously? Nah!

Needed: Some booted out + a reboot +  private investment.

I don't see how people expected this team to do well.They hardly have resources for the men, how are they getting the resources for women. I watch some of Guyana Mexico. It is the same. Most of the Caribbean team needs practice and pre-tournament games to perform well at these competitions. Mexico was cruising 5-0. The Guyanese were no match for the Mexicans.

Perhaps the expectation was that there wouldn't have been MEDIOCRITY regarding fundamentals.

There's the sense that the players assembled are somewhat better than the orchestration we have seen. Football is about sum of the parts. The dots were not connected sufficiently well, yet there were bright spots.

There's something else: when something isn't working and 90 minutes is the deadline for resolving the problem, the recommended course of action is to modify approach. When that doesn't occur significantly, progress is destined to be elusive. The only thing that ticks is the clock.

Not stating anything you don't know.

I'm not surprised by the losses per se. I am struck by what influenced the losses and the momentum of the games.





Our players are not good enough. They appear to lack some of the fundamentals that they should have acquired since u-14/15. Whose fault is that ? The football fraternity. TTFA on down. And also the plethora of football academies around the place.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2022, 04:33:44 PM »
While I understand the depression of seeing big TT getting 7 from lil SKN, I think it is unfair for the young ladies not to go to the tournament. They need to compete. At this stage in TTFA operations they have no other outlet or avenue to improve or get out of the country.

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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2022, 01:20:07 AM »
Soca Princesses bow out with 5-0 loss to Canada.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).


T&T Under-20 Women footballers bowed out of the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night (March 1) following a 5-0 loss to eventual Group A winners Canada at the Estadio Panamerican in San Cristobal.

The Canadians underscored their dominance with a tally of 38 shots at the T&T goal to T&T’s zero attempts, a statistic that may not have come as a surprise to many. T&T’s under-preparedness were clearly evident in a match that they were literally pinned to their own half by the sweeping Canadians for the entire game.

Following T&T’s defeats to El Salvador (3-0) in their opening match and then St Kitts and Nevis (7-2), coach Jason Spence went for a more defensive 5:4:1 format of play that didn’t have the desired effect.

In the 37th minute, Canada’s Annika Leslie raced into the area to meet sweetly on the head a left sided cross, but goalkeeper Akyla Walcott could only parry it into the path of a lurking Holly Noushin Ward to stab home for a 1-0 scoreline.

It was the lone goal for the Canadians although their tally showed 17 shots at goal. T&T struggled to hold on to the ball as the Canadians played a high-pressing game.

After the resumption, it was more of the same as the Canadians dominating proceedings. And it didn’t take them too long to extend their advantage. Leslie who had a free time down the left flank would centre for Serita Joy Thurton to head past Walcott in the T&T goal in the 49th minute.

Later, Leslie was again the architect taking the ball down the left flank before handing to Keera Michele Melenhorst to rifle beyond the outstretched arms of Walcott into the top right hand corner in the 58th minute.

Six minutes later, the Canadians were rewarded with their fourth goal. Thurton moved down the right side before releasing nicely for Flroianne Jourde to fire powerfully into the roof of the net for a 4-0 scoreline in the 64th minute.

Unable to stem their appetite, the Canadians got another goal. Substitute Olivia Smith dashed inside the area to head a left side cross on to the right upright and Kaila Novak, another substitute, to head home on the stroke of regulation time.

The Canadians advanced for a possible meeting with the United States while Spence and his charges will return home.

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Trinidad and Tobago (5-4-1): 1.Akyla Walcott (GK); 2.Ashante Wilson-Campbell, 4.Latifha Pascall, 6.Chrissy Mitchell, 5.Derisha Bristol, 3.Moenesa Mejias; 10.Maria-Frances Serrant (captain), 7.Sarah De Gannes, 8.Marley Walker, 20.Darrianne Henry; 19.Shurelia Mendez (15.Ternia St Clair 65).

Unused substitutes: 16.Chelsea Ramnauth (GK), 9.Tori Paul, 11.Charlize Hood, 12.Celine Loraine, 13.Aaliyah Trim, 14.Lillian Selvon, 17.Jhelysse Anthony.

Coach: Jason Spence

Canada (4-2-3-1): 1.Anna Karpenko (GK); 15.Elisabeth Tse (14.Brooklyn Courtnall 46), 4.Jade Rose (captain) (3.Mia Pante 62), 12.Vivianne Besette, 5.Annika Leslie (vice-captain); 6.Vanessa Frelih, 13.Simi Awujo (11.Kaila Novak 62); 19.Serita Thurton (18.Olivia Smith 75), 16.Keera Melenhorst, 7.Florianne Jourde; 17.Holly Ward (9.Miya Grant-Clavijo 46).

Unused substitutes: 20.Sierra Giorgio (GK), 2.Zoe Burns, 10.Nikayla Small.

Coach: Cindy Tye

Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

WATCH CWU20 2022 Highlights: Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago

« Last Edit: March 02, 2022, 01:25:04 AM by Flex »
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2022, 12:25:21 PM »
Akyla Walcott: It was much-needed experience for us
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


Despite conceeding 15 goals in three games and failing to advance in the CONCACAF Under-20 Women Championships in the Dominican Republic, goalkeeper Akyla Walcott believes it was the price for much needed international experience for the young players, most of whom have played their first international tournament for Trinidad and Tobago.

The Soca Princesses were clobbered 5-0 by Canada in their final Group 'A' encounter at the Estadio Panamerican in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on Tuesday night, a result that officially put them out of the tournament.

That result followed a 3-0 loss to El Salvador in their opening match at the same venue, as well as a hard-to-swallow 7-2 defeat by regional rival St Kitts/Nevis on Sunday last, a team that T&T hammered 6-0 at the same tournament in 2020.

Walcott, despite her heroics between the post, was one of those players making their debut at the international level, along with Charlize Hood, the daughter of former coach Richard Hood and Brianna Trim, among others.

"For most of the players here it is their first international tournament so it was a very good learning experience for us here, so we're just grateful for the opportunity and we're thankful to be here regardless," Walcott said after the team's 5-0 loss.

Walcott's acrobatics between the uprights on Tuesday also prevented T&T from possibly a larger margin of defeat. " I am proud of my performance today, the last game wasn't too good for me so it was very important for me to perform well today," the talented custodian explained.

Yesterday one former women's coach who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the young players were dealt a severe blow by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they never really got the opportunity to play at the under-17 level, saying that made their under-20 experience even harder.

However, he told Guardian Media Sports that the organisation, structure and tactics used at the tournament were disastrous.
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #28 on: March 03, 2022, 12:28:02 PM »
Corneal on Concacaf U20 women's exit: We have to address challenges
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)


TRINIDAD and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal has identified three key areas he thinks can be improved to help further develop the national women’s Under-20 football team.

Corneal spoke on Wednesday after T&T’s Concacaf Women’s U20 Championship exit one day prior.

The squad finished winless at the bottom of group G as they lost out to hosts El Salvador 3-0 in their opening match on Friday, 7-2 against St Kitts/Nevis on Sunday and then a 5-0 thrashing against group leaders Canada on Tuesday.

Corneal, who served as technical director, was reappointed in early February. While he awaits the team’s post-mortem report from head coach Jason Spence, Corneal believes proper discussion and planning are the way forward for the women’s U20 team.

“We will chat with the coach on his return. We will look at the report coming out of the tournament. We are very aware of some of the challenges before even going into the tournament. We have to see what’s best at this time, to make sure that we are able to address some of the challenges.

“A league (domestic) system to ensure our players are always playing, assisting more in the scouting of players outside of the country and giving the team sufficient preparation going into similar tournaments: all this would be discussed and we would find the best possible ways to assist,” he said.

Before Corneal’s reappointment, he expressed concern, in November over the unpreparedness of the U20 team, and targeted the lack of a squad, technical staff and competition. A month later, Spence and four other were appointed as team staff.

He lamented the team’s pre-tournament prep and said this played a central role in their mediocre performance at the Concacaf tourney.

“If you don’t have the necessary preparation, it’s difficult to get the required result, very difficult. And at times, it’s not any one area. So we can’t look at coaching staff, players or administration, we were in unfamiliar times of what could be done and what cannot be done,” he added.

Now, with national sporting organisations permitted to resume competition, with restrictions, Corneal is hoping this window of opportunity can be used to maximise the team's effort and output.

“Hopefully we can look forward now, in hope of the pandemic slowing down, and allowing teams to do a little bit more.

“It’s what’s best for the country. It’s never pointing fingers at a coach or anyone. We have to look realistically of what are some of the issues.

After the devastating loss to St Kitts/Nevis – the lowest ranked team in the tournament – on Sunday, TTFA normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad said the results was a “difficult” one and “not where we want to be.”

Hadad added that he would work alongside Corneal to “ensure the necessary steps are implemented to move forward positively.”
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Re: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship Thread
« Reply #29 on: March 07, 2022, 01:43:51 PM »
While I understand the depression of seeing big TT getting 7 from lil SKN, I think it is unfair for the young ladies not to go to the tournament. They need to compete. At this stage in TTFA operations they have no other outlet or avenue to improve or get out of the country.

wha? 'big' TT you say? no one except you surprise this team losing to St Kitts. We have suffered several defeats at different levels in both men and women football over recent years most not  surprised by this result. Nothing big about TT football in the Caribbean. Absolutely nothing.

Bahamas, Grenada, Curacao all feel confident whipping T&T azz on any level
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