Wired868 Wired868 for smart sport news and opinion
The Trinidad and Tobago Girls National Under-15 team missed out on a place in the Concacaf Championship League B finals today, after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Dominican Republic at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
A late Kaylee Lainez freekick decided the outcome of the match, just minutes after Trinidad and Tobago defender Hackeemar Goodridge forced a superb save from the opposite goalkeeper with a set piece of her own.
Photo: Daniel Prentice/ Wired868
The Dominican Republic will now face Honduras in the League B final on Sunday while Trinidad and Tobago will contest Guatemala for a third-place finish.
Veteran coach Marlon Charles said he could not ask for any more from the Trinidad and Tobago team.
“I am so proud; there are no words right now,” said the Trinidad and Tobago coach, in his post-match reaction. “[…] I was proud with the [performance of the] whole team—when we have the ball and when we don’t have the ball.”
The Trinidad and Tobago High Performance team, the country’s reserve team, also tasted defeat today with a 1-0 loss to the Cayman Islands in a playoff.
Photo: Daniel Prentice/ Wired868
High Performance coordinator Paul Decle stressed the importance of the exposure to the team, which closed the competition with two narrow defeats, a win and a draw.
“Most importantly, getting to have 36 players exposed is a big bonus for our High Performance programme,” said Decle. “It is going to encourage these girls to want to stay in the game and continue playing and striving to play for our national teams going forward.”
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 team will get their first taste of international on home soil in August as well in the CFU Boys’ Under-14 Challenge Series, which kicks off on Saturday 17 August.
The host team are based in Tobago in Group A and will face Aruba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Martinique and Jamaica over the course of five days.
Trinidad and Tobago will face the Dominican Republic in the Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championship League B semifinal round after closing Read more
Trinidad and Tobago teams picked up matching wins on the second match day of the 2024 Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championship Read more
Trinidad and Tobago football fans endured 140 minutes with no goals and few clear scoring opportunities, as their Girls National Read more
The Trinidad and Tobago Girls High Performance programme will split its representative teams in two for the Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Read more
There will be maiden international tests for players and coaches alike when the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 troops Read more
Tasha St Louis never missed a penalty during her illustrious career as a forward for Trinidad and Tobago. Her mantra Read more
