The starting lineup of the Guyana U20 Women’s team for their game against the Dominican Republic
Guyana’s chances of competing in the 2023 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championships were crushed on Wednesday evening, when the team had a hard- fought draw against the Dominican Republic.
While the Under-20 Lady Jags were able to stifle the home team’s scoring at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez Stadium in the Dominican Republic, a win was necessary for the team to advance out of the qualifying tournament.
Head Coach Paul DeAbreu opted for an unchanged starting lineup, which read: Nya-Grace Young (Goalkeeper), Se-Hanna Mars, Savannah Singh, Anika Sproxton, Shamya Daniels, Samantha Banfield, Sandra Johnson, Glendy Lewis, Heike Clarke and Jayda Schoburgh. Jalade Trim was handed the captain’s armband.
Both teams had several exciting chances, but the goalkeepers worked over time to ensure the game ended in a stalemate. As such, Guyana has missed out on a spot in the U20 Championships next month, with the Dominican Republic topping the group on account of goal difference.
Guyana was in Group C of the qualifying competition alongside the Dominican Republic, Dominica and Suriname, and the winner of each group gained automatic qualification to the Championships. Guyana defeated Suriname and Dominica 6-0 and 10-0 respectively, while the Dominican Republic did the same by 3-0 and 15-0 scores.
While the two teams drew their clash on Wednesday evening, the DR had a superior goal difference of +18, as compared to Guyana’s +16.
