The Lady Jaguars commenced its CONCACAF Women’s u20 Qualifying Tournament in style, crushing neighbors Suriname 6-0 yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Guyana’s starting XI which featured four locally based players comprised: Nya-Grace Young, Savannah Singh, Shamya Daniels, Sandra Johnson, Jalade Trim, Glendy Lewis, Anika Sproxton, Heike Clarke, Samantha Benfield, Jayda Schoburgh, and Se-Hanna Mars.
The match started positively for the Lady Jaguars, as Lewis was denied by the crossbar in the third minute from inside the centre of the box.
The Guyanese eventually broke the deadlock in the 24th minute as Mars slotted into the left corner from inside the centre of the box, after receiving a right sided pass from Schoburgh.
The wily Johnson then made it 2-0 in the 40th minute, dribbling two defenders inside inside the left of the area before uncorking a powerful strike that struck the goalkeeper’s leg and settled into the left corner.
The second half witnessed a better scoring effort, as a further four goals were recorded. Mars secured her brace in the 47th minute following a counterattack on the left flank, as she received a pass outside the penalty box before curling her shot into the top left corner.
Lewis then got into the scoring act in the 55th minute, blasting a powerful shot from the outside the right side of the box which sailed over the hands of the goalkeeper and settled into the back of the net.
A 5-0 score was then realized in the 62nd minute as Bamfield converted from the penalty spot following a handball infraction
The result was completed in the 90th minute as Trim race away from her marker down the centre of the field and slotted past the advancing goalkeeper into the lower left corner from inside the box.
With the win, Guyana climb onto three points. The Lady Jaguars will continue their campaign against Dominica tomorrow at the same venue.
The other teams in group C are hosts Dominican Republic and Grenada. The winner of the group will advance to the championship.
