MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Caribbean sides found the going tough when the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers continued on Monday night, with Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, and Bermuda all losing their respective matches.
Playing at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad, the home side was blanked 3-0 by the United States.
After a goalless first half, USA’s Ashlyn Anderson got the breakthrough in the 63rd minute after capitalizing on a loose ball inside the box.
Micayla Johnson doubled their lead 15 minutes later with a close-range finish before Chloe Sadler’s 90th-minute strike sealed the deal for the visitors.
At the Mini Estadio de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol in Toluca, Mexico, Haiti was demolished 8-0 by Costa Rica, with Lucia Paniagua netting a hat-trick.
Veronica Solano opened the scoring for Costa Rica in the 19th minute, finishing inside the penalty area after capitalizing on a delivery from the right flank before Paniagua scored back-to-back goals in the 19th and 27th minutes with two precise left-footed finishes to the back post to make it 3-0.
Costa Rica then struck twice in added time to go into the half leading 5-0, thanks to Fabiana Arguello and Paniagua, who helped her secure a first-half hat-trick.
With the contest all but over, Raquel Recio got her name onto the scoresheet in the 61st minute, with Nubia Medina (71′) and Alisha Lindo (84’) completing the demolition.
Meanwhile, Bermuda also suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat to Mexico at the same venue.
The home side opened the scoring with two quick goals in the 15th and 16th minutes, courtesy of strikes from Citlalli Reyes and Joselyn Solis, respectively.
Similarly, Anaiya Miyazato and Valeria Vázquez netted back-to-back goals in the 50th and 52nd minutes to extend Mexico’s lead before Mia Villalpando closed out the win with the final goal for Mexico in stoppage time.
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