Castries, Saint Lucia: The Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer Crew of Saint Lucia misplaced its first match of the Street to W Gold Cup on Friday night. The match was held on the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet in opposition to Cuba.
Saint Lucia misplaced the match with 2-1 after Maristania Mengana scored in second half stoppage time. The match was held below Group B of League C of the Street To W Gold Cup on Friday night on the Daren Sammy Cricket Floor in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
It was a panoramic begin between the 2 sides, with the opposite group lurching forward 1-0 within the 4’ by way of Katheryn Rodriguez. It began with a direct ball excessive into Rodriguez, who then chipped in over Saint Lucia GK Renala Francis for the objective.
Nearly proper again got here Saint Lucia and it was shortly 1-1 in simply the fifteenth minute courtesy of Freegeanne Joseph.
Some nifty dribbling and strikes from striker Shamalyn Albert ended with Albert sending a cross in entrance of objective and Joseph was there on the far put up to show it into web for the equalizer.
The group started to reassert their management, particularly within the second half as they began to return on the Saint Lucia protection in waves.
An ideal have a look at a second objective for Cuba got here within the 78’ by way of Cecil Aldana on a header that appeared goalbound, solely to see Saint Lucia back-up GK Kenna Lionel, who changed the injured Francis halfway by way of the primary half, make the fingertip save.
Saint Lucia would have a late shout as nicely when Albert narrowly missed large within the 85’, a lot to the dismal of the house followers.
As a substitute, it was Mengana deciding issues with a blazing run down the suitable wing and composed end previous Lionel within the waning minutes for the 2-1 victory.
Saint Lucia misplaced the match of the September session within the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group must buckle themselves within the October session matche
