PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Grenada suffered a setback in its bid to advance to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
The Grenadians went down to hosts Suriname 3-0 at the Franklin Essed Stadium on Thursday.
Suriname opened the scoring as early as the 15th minute through Andaya Landveld.
The Surinamese converted at the penalty spot in the 54th minute (Xaviera Somowidjojo) and sealed their victory through Saffira Hoogdorp in the 75th minute.
Grenada, on the other hand, had its fair share of chances but failed to convert unlike Suriname who took advantage of playing at home. In the earlier game, Dominica defeated St Vincent & the Grenadines 3-1 to stay in the hunt for the runner up position in Group Three.
However, they will have to overcome Grenada in their final game today.
A victory or draw for Grenada could see them accompanying Suriname into the next round of competition in Puerto Rico.
Suriname will play St Vincent & the Grenadines in the final game of the double header
