TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Women failed of their quest for a spot at subsequent 12 months’s Paris Olympics after they went down 2-1 to Canada within the essential second leg of the CONCACAF Olympic Playoff right here Tuesday.
The Caribbean powerhouses took the lead simply after the half-hour mark at BMO Area via Tottenham Hotspurs’ Drew Spence. Nonetheless, objectives from Arsenal’s Cloé Lacasse and Jordyn Huitema led Canada’s comeback.
The victory, which adopted up their 2-0 outcome within the first leg in Kingston final week, noticed the Canadians e-book their spot within the Paris showpiece subsequent 12 months and qualify mechanically for the CONCACAF Girls’s Gold Cup, additionally scheduled for subsequent 12 months.
For Jamaica, they missed out on changing into the primary Caribbean facet to achieve the Olympic Video games. They’ll now fall into the continuing Gold Cup qualifiers, campaigning in Group B of the League in opposition to Panama and Guatemala.
Jamaica began brightly and was rewarded within the thirty third minute when the 30-year-old Spence drilled an excellent free-kick previous goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan from 22 yards out.
Nevertheless, Jamaica was then pressured to experience their luck, the crossbar coming to defender Deneisha Blackwood’s help as she tried to clear a nook within the thirty sixth and goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer tipping Ashley Lawrence’s long-range drive, additionally onto the crossbar moments later.
The equalizer got here seconds later, nonetheless, Lacasse discovering herself loosely marked contained in the six-yard field to nod house Adriana Leon’s nook.
With the sport degree on the break however the momentum within the house facet’s favor, Jamaica conceded early within the second half to seek out themselves trailing.
Lawrence acquired down the proper facet and evaded a poor problem from Blackwood earlier than sending a cross into the realm for half-time substitute Huitema to go previous Spencer within the fiftieth minute.
No clear-cut possibilities got here Jamaica’s manner after that. Nonetheless, Spencer was known as into motion in stoppage time to avoid wasting from the ft of substitute Simi Awujo and stop Canada from extending the scoreline.
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