SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, CMC – Event favorites USA predictably defeated Guyana, whereas Puerto Rico registered a hard-fought draw with Costa Rica when the CONCACAF Girls’s Below-20 Championships continued on the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto right here on Friday.
The USA had been in a no-nonsense temper, hammering Guyana 8-0 within the opening match, earlier than Puerto Rico produced a gutsy effort in a goalless draw towards the hosts.
USA was led by Izzy Engle, whose beaver trick spearheaded the rout.
She put her facet forward within the fifth minute earlier than Kennedy Fuller transformed from the penalty spot within the thirteenth minute to make it 2-0 to the USA.
Engle obtained on the scoresheet once more within the twenty fourth minute, and targets from Sealy Strawn one minute later and Linda Ullmark within the thirty seventh minute stretched their result in 5-0.
Engle then grabbed her hat-trick 4 minutes earlier than halftime with an outstanding long-range effort earlier than finishing a dominant efficiency with a purpose within the forty eighth minute.
Emma Johnson then sealed the deal for the USA within the 77th minute within the lopsided contest.
Within the nightcap, neither Puerto Rico nor Costa Rica was capable of finding the again of the web in an entertaining contest.
Puerto Rico had the clearer possibilities within the closing minutes of the primary half, as Susana Roberts tried to interrupt the impasse within the forty first minute.
Alondra González had an opportunity to offer the hosts their first purpose of the match within the 78th minute, however her header went above the crossbar.
Goalkeepers Valeria Fernández of Costa Rica and Alondra Iriarte of Puerto Rico every collected their first clear sheet of the marketing campaign.
