Junior Lady Jags maul St Vincent 14-0 – CONCACAF U17 Qualifiers

Guyana’s National Under-17 Girls’ team ended their CONCACAF U17 Qualifiers campaign with a dominant 14-0 mauling of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday afternoon, positioning themselves well to seal a second-place finish in their group.
Head Coach Delon Williams selected a starting XI which consisted of Captain Sydney Glean, Goalkeeper Alexis Mars, Avril Pasvolsky, Alexaudria Chasles, Ayah Stewart, Laila Ross, Ellie Biffin, Anaya Joseph, Aliyah John, Lily Biffin, and Arianna Chin.
The goal spree at the Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad in Oranjestad began quite early in the encounter with Joseph’s powerful right-footed shot finding the left corner of the net, after a drive down the left wing.

By the seventh minute, Chasles had doubled the lead for the Guyanese side with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box, signalling an intention to boost their goal difference column. Chin sent one past the keeper in the 11th minute with a shot from outside the box, after which John made good use of a breakaway run by slotting the ball into the top-right corner in the 22nd, while a screamer off the boots of Ellie Biffin from outside the box found the top-left corner of the goal in the 28th, for Guyana’s fifth goal, all from different scorers.
The remainder of the first half, however, was the Alexaudria Chasles show, as she went on to secure four goals in the half. Chasles had back-to-back goals in the 33rd and 35th minutes, both from close range and later secured her fourth in the 45th+2, with another right-footed shot.
Those goals were punctuated by Ellie Biffin’s second in the 42nd minute, releasing another missile from outside the box into the top-left corner. The Junior Lady Jags ended the first half with a 9-0 lead.
Chasles began the second half with her fifth strike, from close range off the right foot in the 51st minute.
Two minutes later, Carissa Lombardi repaid Coach Williams for her substitution into the game with a shot from outside the box to secure Guyana’s 11th goal. Chasles completed her six-goal haul in the 60th minute, while Pasvolsky added her name to the scoresheet in the 65th, following a string of assists.
Subbed into the game in the 66th minute, Guyana’s Tanya De Vair wasted no time in joining the scoring party, tucking one in, in the 67th minute for Guyana’s 14th goal.
While the result was a strong showing for Guyana, the Junior Lady Jags had to await the result of the clash between Honduras and Jamaica on Monday to know their fate in Group D.
Guyana ended the group stage with seven points from two wins, a draw and a loss; their goal difference propelled to 14 after Monday afternoon’s win.
The format of this year’s U17 Girls Qualifiers saw 29 teams competing in six groups for a chance to move on to Round Two. After round-robin play, the six group winners, in addition to the two best second-placed teams, will advance to the final round.
There, they will meet CONCACAF’s top-ranked teams, namely Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States (who received byes to this round) for another bout of group play.