Concacaf U15 Girls’ Championship: Starting Lineup vs the Bahamas (Aug 9, 2018)
CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
– Guyana Records Victory Against The Bahamas; Will Play Curacao Tomorrow
9th August, Georgetown: Fresh off a win against the Bahamas today by a 3-2 margin, the Guyana National U15 team will play a final match against Curacao in the Concacaf U15 Girls’ Championship tomorrow at 11:00hrs as the team brings the curtains down on their first outing on the international scene.
According to Paul Beresford, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) International Women’s Coordinator, Guyana will play the third-place team of Group D: “All teams are playing a fourth match. Top teams in each group play a semi-final, all other teams play the team that placed the same as them in the opposing group.”
The U15 Girls will be brimming with confidence, as they look to end their participation in the tournament with two wins after a shaky start at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA. “I am happy to see the team take this first victory in the history of the U15 girls’ programme,” said Beresford. “It was a well-deserved victory given the challenges we faced in getting the team together. It was great to watch the synergy of the Guyana and international-based players. We are looking forward to the next match and will be striving to win our second game of the tournament.”
In recapping the match against the Bahamas which saw goals by captain Shacaylah Williams, Kirsty Thomas and Jenea Knight respectively, Beresford was high in praise for the U15 Girls: “The Junior Lady Jaguars finally lived up to the technical staff’s expectations by winning our first game of the Concacaf U15 Girls competition. Outstanding play by the team contributed to an exciting game that saw Shacaylah Williams score the game winner with minutes left in the match. Guyana went down early in the game but fought back to pull the game even at 1-1 with Kirsty Thomas scoring Guyana’s first goal of the game. We conceded another towards the end of the first half to end the half down 2-1. The coaching staff made some adjustments in the second half that saw the Junior Lady Jags begin to take control of the play. We won a penalty kick that was neatly taken by Jenea Knight to tie the game at 2-2. The Junior Lady Jags never gave up on the game and were rewarded with the victory for their tireless work.”
The starting lineup of today’s match was as follows: Ludesha Reynolds (GK), Aliea Moses, Hasha Holder, Jenea Knight, Samantha Banfield, Shacaylah Williams (C), Jalade Trim, Shamya Daniels, Kersti Thomas, Ashaya Doobay and Allianna Holder
The playoff will begin tomorrow, following the group qualifiers, with the finals set for August 13 at 11:00hrs.
For more information, please contact:
Debra Francis (Ms.)
Communications and Public Relations Officer
Tel: 592 227 8758 ext. 105 (o);