Havana, Cuba – Yezenia Gallardo scored her sixth goal in four games to give Cuba a 1-0 victory over Guyana on Saturday in the first leg of their Caribbean playoff, seizing the early advantage in the bid for the final berth in CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. The two will face off again on Saturday at the GCC Ground, Bourda in the return leg to determine the eighth and last team in the continental championship finals. Gallardo scored in the 22nd minute, adding to the three goals she tallied in a 6-1 victory over Antigua and Barbuda, and the pair she had against Puerto Rico in a 4-3 win.
Guyana and Cuba are seeking to join Canada, Mexico, the United States, Costa Rica, Guatemala and fellow Caribbean sides Trinidad and Haiti in the CONCACAF finals set for late October and early November.