“Other than the end result, there are some positives to remove,” Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr. mirrored after Sunday’s 7-0 loss to England at King Energy Stadium.
He praised the younger roster for worthwhile minutes and singled out goalkeeper Liya Brooks for “one other sturdy efficiency,” whereas acknowledging, “We did a superb job successful the primary balls however not a terrific one successful the second ones, and towards a top-four ranked staff on this planet, you’re going to get punished for these issues.”
Lionesses’ punishing show
England wasted no time stamping their authority. Ella Toone opened the floodgates within the tenth minute with a exact 18-yard strike, then added a second on the cusp of halftime. Lucy Bronze’s towering header (32′), Georgia Stanway’s scientific top-corner end (59′), and Alessia Russo’s 71st-minute header prolonged the margin earlier than Aggie Beever-Jones (85′) and Beth Mead (90′+6) accomplished the scoring surge.
Disallowed aim and vivid spots
Within the twenty first minute, Kayla McKenna thought she had halved the deficit, solely to see VAR rule out her end for offside. Busby lamented the reversal as “a momentum shifter and changer within the sport,” however famous that set-piece play confirmed enchancment and “moments in transition” provided glimpses of promise regardless of England’s relentless strain.
With stalwarts Khadija Shaw, Rebecca Spencer, Deneisha Blackwood, Drew Spence, and Jody Brown absent, Jamaica’s backline struggled to manage. Busby careworn the necessity for a stronger defensive mindset round second balls: “We talked concerning the capacity to win contacts and successful the second balls… you’re going to get punished” when these battles go begging.
Looking forward to October’s Concacaf Girls’s Championship qualifiers, Busby is decided to harness the expertise gained. He hopes to recall key veterans and construct on the youth’s aggressive baptism: “We’ll reevaluate and look to prepare for the matches in October the place we hope to deliver again the complete number of gamers.”
