US trounce Mexico to lift CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The United States are champions of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship for a fifth time. They defeated Mexico 4-1 in the Final of the 2020 CUW20 on Sunday afternoon at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
A glimpse of the action between USA and Mexico in the final match
Trinity Rodman and Mia Fishel both bagged braces to enable the U.S. victory; and although Mexico had a dream start by taking a 1-0 lead in the 6th minute of play through a Silvana Flores left-footed shot that was hammered in from outside the area, the U.S. response was immediate, as Rodman brought her side level in the 12th minute with a right-footed volley.
The U.S. had the momentum, and nearly took a lead in the 38th minute, when Katelyn Duong’s shot hit the post.
The goal that forged them ahead came in the second half, when Fishel pounced on a rebound to give the U.S. a 2-1 advantage in the 49th minute.
Fishel struck again in the 57th minute, to extend the U.S. lead to 3-1, when she produced a header for her 13th goal of the tournament.
Rodman then completed her brace with a right-footed finish in the 88th minute that capped the score line at 4-1.
Individual Awards
Mexico’s Goal-Keeper Wendy Toledo, who registered two clean sheets during the tournament, has been declared winner of the Golden Glove Award.
Melchie Dumornay of Haiti took home the Golden Boot honours for the 14 goals she scored in the tournament. She scored goals in all six of Haiti’s matches. This 16-year-old registered two hat-tricks besides a four-goal performance in Haiti’s 12-0 Round-of-16 victory against Barbados.
Mia Fishel of the United States has been declared winner of the Golden Ball. Fishel finished the 2020 CUW20 as the second-leading scorer with 13 goals, including a brace in Sunday’s Final.
Guyana’s Under-20 Female Team, commonly referred to as the Lady Jags, had participated in the championships, but bowed out following a quarterfinal round defeat to Haiti.
