Trinidad and Tobago crushed St Lucia 11-1 at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya on Monday afternoon, in the first match of a 2010 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup play-off series, in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Preliminary Round Group “B” series.
Natasha St Louis netted six goals, while captain and fellow striker Mariah Shade chipped in with three. Midfielders Kayla Taylor and Karyn Forbes added one each for the hosts while Kwanzaa Robest pulled one back for the St Lucians.
In the blink of an eye, the score was 3-0 with Taylor (sixth minute), Shade (12th) and St Louis (16th) on target, while St Louis completed her hat-trick with close range shots, past goalkeeper Cindy St Ange, in the 20th and 27th minutes.
Forbes rifled home a 30-metre right-footed freekick, to the left of a stranded St Ange, in the 30th before Shade also registered her treble, tapping home, from inside the six-yard box, in the 48th and 50th minutes.
St Louis got her fourth in the 53rd, finishing off a counter-attacking move involving midfielder Afiyah Matthias and Taylor and, after a goalkeeper switch by the visitors, St Louis punished Rickel Mentor with a low blast from the edge of the penalty box (67th) and a fine finish (72nd) to the near post after a wonderful diagonal ball from Forbes.
In the 79th, Robest spared total humiliation for the St Lucians with a fantastic strike, from the right flank, drilling her shot past goalie Linfah Jones (a 35th minute replacement for the injured Kimika Forbes).
The “return” leg will also take place at the Macoya venue today at 5 pm.
The aggregate winner will advance to the CFU Finals, here in Trinidad and Tobago, alongside Group “A” winners Jamaica, Group “C” table- toppers Cuba and the victorious team in Group “D” St Kitts/Nevis.
The CFU Final Round qualifiers will be staged from November 18-22, with the top three teams progressing to the CONCACAF Finals in Guatemala from January 16-28. After the CONCACAF Finals, the top three teams will be booking their spots to the 2010 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany.
Teams
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Kimika Forbes (Linfah Jones 35th); Tiana Bateau, Khadisha Debesette, Rehana Omardeen, Cassey McKenzie; Karyn Forbes, Khadidra Debesette (Kedisha Castillo 62nd), Kayla Taylor, Afiyah Matthias (Victoria Swift 62nd); Mariah Shade (capt), Natasha St Louis.
ST LUCIA: Cindy St Ange (Rickel Mentor 59th); Melaine Ishmel, Allisha Emmanuel, Myla McLean, Megesh Savery; Ellaisa Marquis, Merlina Auguste, Zanique Celestin, Hydie Sandiford (Zamarla Joseph 51st); Joanne Alphonse, Kwanzaa Robest.