The Trinidad and Tobago national Under-15 girls footballers have won their group and will today meet the Dominican Republic in today’s League B semi-final stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship being held here.
T&T take on their Spanish-speaking rivals from 9 a.m. at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Opponents the Dominican Republic have a 100% record after three matches, and are coming off a dominant 3-0 win over Bermuda yesterday.
Today’s other semi-final matches Group E winners Honduras and Group D champions Guatemala. All four semi-finalists are unbeaten. The finals and third-place playoffs of the tournament take place on Sunday.
Yesterday, the Soca Princesses completed their Group C programme with a dominating 5-0 beating of Grenada. Trendsetter Hawks defender Hackeemar Goodridge gave T&T a quick lead when opening the scoring in just the third minute, with a powerful shot from mid-range, and ten minutes later, Scarlett Cole (Pro Series FC) doubled the score with a downward header to the corner.
Three more goals came in an equally dominant second half for T&T. Taya Williams was bundled over inside the penalty area, and the very tiny Shemaiah Toussaint (Cox Football Academy) converted in the 48th minute for 3-0, while Alliyah Baptiste (Jewels SC) converted a low rebound for 4-0 in the 61st minute.
Mia Lee Chong (67th), the very talented and influential USA-based Orlando City Academy midfielder, got the final goal, when floating a long free-kick, which slipped through the goalkeeper’s fingers for 5-0.
Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago’s reserves, the High-Performance team, missed out on a semi-final spot after losing for the first time. The High-Performance squad ended Group D in second spot after losing their top-of-the-table clash 1-0 to Guatemala. However, the local girls gave D winners Guatemala their most difficult outing.
LEAGUE B RESULTS:
(Yesterday)
Curaçao 1 Antigua & Barbuda 1
Guatemala 1 Trinidad High Performance 0
St Kitts and Nevis 1 US Virgin Islands 1
Barbados 2 Belize 3
Cayman Islands 3 Suriname 2
Honduras 2 Cuba 2
Trinidad and Tobago 5 Grenada 0
Dominican Republic 3 Bermuda 0
FINAL LEAGUE B STANDINGS :
Group C
Team MP W D L GF GA GD- PTS
Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 1 0 6 0 6 7
Antigua & Barbuda 3 1 2 0 6 1 5 5
Curaçao 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 4
Grenada 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13 0
Group D
Team MP W D L GF GA GD- PTS
Guatemala 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9
T&T High Performance 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
US Virgin Islands 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
St. Kitts & Nevis 3 0 1 2 1 10 -9 1
Group E
Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS
Honduras 3 2 3 0 12 4 8 7
Cuba 3 2 3 0 9 4 5 7
Belize 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3
Barbados 3 0 0 3 5 14 -9 0
Group F
Team MP W D L GF GA GD- PTS
Dominican Rep. 3 3 0 0 7 1 4 9
Bermuda 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
Suriname 3 0 0 3 4 7 -3 0
SOURCE: T&T Express