Guyana, Honduras start CU17WQ on right foot

Oct 29, 2021 Sports

Kaieteur News – Bradenton, Florida – Both Honduras and Guyana kicked off Group C of Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship Qualifying with victories yesterday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Guyana’s U17 Lady Jags staring X1 vs Anguilla yesterday

Sue Edwards being congratulated by teammates after scoring the one and winning goal for Guyana.(PHOTO BY CONCACAF/STRAFFON IMAGES/MARIANO FIGUEROA/MANDATORY CREDIT/EDITORIAL USER/NOT FOR SALE/NOT ARCHIVE)

Guyana on the offensive against Anguilla(PHOTO BY CONCACAF/STRAFFON IMAGES/MARIANO FIGUEROA/MANDATORY CREDIT/EDITORIAL USER/NOT FOR SALE/NOT ARCHIVE)

The day started with Guyana taking on Anguilla and the ‘Lady Jags’ looked set to take an early lead in the 20’ from the penalty spot, but Anguilla GK Dainelle Proctor made a big save to keep things scoreless.
Guyana kept pressing, though, and were rewarded for their efforts shortly before halftime when Sue Edwards pounced on a loose ball in front of goal and scored to hand Guyana a 1-0 lead in the 44’.
Anguilla hung tough thanks to some more excellent goalkeeping from Proctor, however Guyana kept things clean in their own defensive end to earn the 1-0 victory.Head Coach Akilah Castello commented: “We were happy to start the Concacaf U17 women’s competition with a win. The players worked very hard to implement the Coaches instructions and execute the game plan. We were unlucky to not get a few more goals during the match. We face a very formidable opponent in Honduras on Saturday and the staff continues to prepare a game strategy to deal with the technical and tactical challenges that team presents. I am very proud of the players and staff and I am looking forward to the continued development of this group of players.”Meanwhile, in the day’s other game, Honduras used a strong second half to down Turks and Caicos Islands, 7-0. It took until the 41’ before Las Catrachas could unlock the Turks and Caicos Islands defense, with Geleen Alexa Lopez Banegas scoring her first of two goals to give her side a 1-0 lead. Larissa Arias scored her first of a pair of goals on the day right before the halftime whistle in the 45+1’ to double the Honduras advantage to 2-0.

Sue Edwards

Arias and Banegas were back at it in the second half, with goals in the 48’ and 60’, respectively, to make it a 4-0 affair with a half-hour remaining. Susan Loany Henriquez Palma then bagged a brace herself with goals in the 62’ and 77’ before Ericka Cardenas Pavon rounded out the 7-0 scoreline with a goal in the 87’.
All four teams from Group C will return to action tomorrow with Guyana clashing with Honduras and Anguilla facing Turks and Caicos Islands.

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