This country’s young women’s national football team suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Panama on Saturday, as action continued in the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Tournament in the Dominican Republic.
Panama were led by a hattrick from Daniella Hincapie who scored in the 33rd, 41st and 59th minutes to lead her team to victory.
The female Soca Warriors did not leave empty-handed, however, as Breana Smith scored in the 48th minute to give her side a goal.
T&T, who are in group E, will go up against Nicaragua on Monday
Elsewhere, in another Group E matchup at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Mexico broke out for a 10-0 win versus Nicaragua.
Valerie Vargas (11’, 28’, 31’) notched a hat trick, Daniela Meza (17’, 70’) and Maribel Flores (42’, 57’) each had braces, while Tatiana Flores (53’), Montserrat Saldivar (89’) and Layla Sirdah (90+2’) also etched their names onto the scoresheet for El Tricolor’s first three points of the tournament.
The Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal was where Group G got going, as reigning CWU17 champions the United States took flight in a 20-0 victory over Grenada.
Charlotte Kohler (21’, 48’, 50’, 90+3’) and Shae Harvey (12’, 26’, 30’, 59’) each had four goals, Melina Rebimbas (9’, 36’, 55) tallied a hat trick, Mia Oliaro (16’, 61’) and Claire Hutton (72’,
90+1’) both had braces, while Nicollette Kiorpes (34’), Cameron Roller (64’), Lauren Martinho (76’), Amalia Villarreal (81’) and a Abigail Williams own goal (43’) accounted for all the scores in a victorious start for the North Americans.
The other game in Group G ended with Costa Rica emerging with a 4-1 win over Puerto Rico.
Sheika Scott (25’) and Luciana Gonzalez (29’) gave the Ticas a 2-0 lead by the half-hour mark, but the deficit was cut in half by Puerto Rico’s Fabiola Martinez in the 35’.
However, a strong second half with goals from Josselyn Briceno (58’) and Valentina Rivera (80’) paved the way for the Costa Rican victory.
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