MIAMI, United States, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Women left themselves with all to do in opposition to Guatemala subsequent Sunday once they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Panama of their penultimate sport of the CONCACAF Girls’s Gold Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.
Taking part in on the Nationwide Stadium in Kingston, the Jamaicans trailed after half-hour by Marta Cox’s penalty. Nonetheless, they recovered to attract stage courtesy of Shaneil Buckley on the stroke of half-time.
The draw left Jamaica on the backside of Group B of League A on two factors, Panama shifting to the highest of the standings on seven factors, and Guatemala second on 4.
“We simply wished to make sure we didn’t lose tonight – that was the primary goal,” mentioned Jamaica’s head coach Xavier Gilbert.
“In fact, we wished to win, however we’re nonetheless in with a shot arising in our remaining sport.”
He continued: “I believe we simply didn’t rating. We needed to rating targets to win and didn’t get on the scoresheet [enough].”
Jamaica twice spurned half-chances to take the lead early within the contest. Davia Richards didn’t get to the tip of Melissa Johnson’s squared go within the ninth minute, with goalkeeper Yenith Bailey crushed.
In an almost carbon copy transfer within the seventeenth minute, Buckey squirted a go throughout the aim, however but once more, Richards failed to search out the end.
Towards the run of play, the guests took the lead when Lauren Reid introduced down captain Natalia Mills within the field, and Cox despatched goalkeeper Serena Mensah the fallacious approach from the spot.
Nevertheless, Jamaica discovered the equalizing aim with half-time beckoning, Marlo Sweatman scooping a cross to the far submit, the place Buckley completed clinically.
Within the second half, Jamaica pressed for the game-winning aim however failed to search out it regardless of thrice coming shut.
In the meantime, unbeaten Guyana pulled off probably the most dominant win of the night once they thrashed Dominica 9-0 in Paramaribo.
Taking part in in League B, the Guyanese obtained a hat-trick from Otesha Charles (4th, 74th, 79th) and a brace from Annalisa Vincent (thirty eighth, 88th) as they remained on high Group A with their fourth win, shifting to 12 factors.
The loss for Dominica was their third, leaving them backside on 4 factors and eradicated from progressing.
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