Concacaf U15 Girls U15 Championship – Guyana’s Starting Lineup Against Cayman Islands
CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
– Technical Staff Impressed By Progress Made
8th August, Georgetown: As the Concacaf U15 Girls Championship continues at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA, Guyana will seek to end their participation on a winning note as the team prepares for its final group match against The Bahamas tomorrow at 11:00hrs.
This was the sentiment expressed by Paul Beresford, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) International Women’s Coordinator following the team’s 2 – 0 defeat to the Cayman Islands on August 7.
“The girls are putting in all the effort and doing everything we’ve asked of them and more and they deserve to have better results in the last two matches of the tournament,” said Beresford. “We again outshot our opponents in the match against the Cayman Islands hitting the post four times but were unable to get a good bounce. Additionally, the Guyana-based and the international-based players are bonding very well and working together as a unit; we know that as they play more games they will get better. We play the Bahamas on Thursday and feel that may be our breakout game of the tournament.”
In recapping the match against the Cayman Islands, Beresford said he was pleased with the team’s performance: “The team showed great improvement from yesterday’s performance against a Cayman Island team who was very disciplined. Guyana made some tactical adjustments to our style of play that worked to perfection in the first half. The Cayman Islands team was frustrated and did not threaten the Guyana net much in the half. Guyana created many opportunities but again could not capitalize on our chances, the half ended 0-0. A defensive lapse early in the second half resulted in a goal for Cayman.”
The starting lineup of the match, captained by Shacaylah Williams, was as follows: Ludesha Reynolds (GK), Aliea Moses, Hasha Holder, Jenea Knoght, Samara Rodrigues, Samantha Banfield, Anaya Willabus, Kersti Thomas, Ashaya Doobay and Allianna Holder.
The playoff will begin on August 10, 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)