CFU Girls Challenge series: Junior Lady Jags force stalemate to remain unbeaten

The Junior Lady Jags, Guyana’s National Under-14 Girls’ football team, have completed their unbeaten run in the group stage of the Caribbean Football Union’s (CF) Under-14Girls’ Challenge series and, as a result, will progress to the competition’s semi-final round.

At the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday, Guyana held on for a taxing nil-all draw against the Cayman Islands to solidify their spot at the top of Group C with 10 points from 4 games.
Head Coach Nichola Argyle opted for a starting line-up that featured Captain Sabana Simon, goalkeeper Shantelle Jobe, Leandra Henrito, Thais Charles, Sonia Simon, Kaleigh Todd, Skylar DeNobrega, Kira Chor, Tissanne Hughes, Lehiana Benjamin, and Kellyann Ellis.
The defence on both sides of the field worked overtime through the game’s 70 minutes, while some crucial saves were integral to the result. While Kira Chor provided many opportunities for Guyana to go ahead, one of the junior Lady Jags’ best chances came in the dying minutes of the game when second-half substitute Leah Rodrigues’ shot was narrowly deflected by Cayman’s keeper, Olivia Anderson, with her leg.
Meanwhile, Guyana had some last-minute saving of their own to do, as another substitute, Andrea Adrian, sent the ball wide when Cayman’s strike almost set up a one-on-one with Guyana’s keeper.
Nonetheless, the drawn result kept Guyana unbeaten thus far. The junior Lady Jags will now look ahead to the Tier II semi-final scheduled for later this week.