KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba each collected key wins on matchday three of the final round of the Caribbean Zone of Concacaf Women’s Championship Qualifying on Wednesday in Kingston.

A brace from Kayla Taylor paced Trinidad and Tobago to a 5-0 victory over Antigua and Barbuda to give the Women Soca Warriors a record of 2W-0D-0L, 6 points, 8GF, 2GC.

Janine Francois got things rolling early in the 4’ and soon Taylor made it 2-0 with her first score in the 16’.

At the half-hour mark Tasha St. Louis extended the advantage to 3-0 before Taylor got her second in the 32’ to give Trinidad and Tobago a 4-0 halftime lead. Kennya Cordner would then round out the scoring in the 65’.

Trinidad and Tobago currently sits in third-place with two matches to play, while Antigua and Barbuda (0-0-3, 0, 0GF, 21GC) has been eliminated from advancing to the CWC.

In the other match, Cuba edged Bermuda 2-0 in what was a tight, cagey affair between the two teams.

Both teams enjoyed chances early on, but fans had to wait until the 31’ for the first goal when Cuba’s Lilian Perez Sandoval collected a pass in the area and fired in a right-footed shot for a 1-0 Cuba lead.

Cuba made things even more difficult for Bermuda in the 52’ when Maria Isabel Perez Torres intercepted a pass and rocketed in a shot from 30 meters out to double the lead, 2-0.

Bermuda searched for a response, but the Cuba defense held firm to see things out.

Cuba (2-0-1, 6, 11GF, 3GC) sits in second place, while Bermuda (0-0-2, 0, 0GF, 6GC) is in fourth place.

Action will resume on Friday when Antigua and Barbuda squares off against Bermuda, while Trinidad and Tobago faces host nation Jamaica.

2018 Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifier Final Round

*The top three finishers will automatically qualify for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship scheduled for USA October 4-17, 2018. 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
3:00 pm   (2) Cuba  Trinidad and Tobago (3)

Jennifer Ramos López 23´, Mengana Pérez 83´, Kayla Taylor (3) 20´, 51´ and 55´.

6:00 pm  (9)  Jamaica  Antigua & Barbuda (0)

Khadija Shaw (3)  9’, 48’ and 53’, Marlo Sweatman (2)  (68’, 73’), Christina Chang (2’), Trudi Carter (6’), Deneisha Blackwood (27’) and Ashleigh Shim (65’)  

MONDAY, AUGUST 27
4:00 pm  (0) Antigua & Barbuda  Cuba (7)

María Isabel Pérez Torres (2) 8´and 56´, Lilian Pérez Sandoval (2) 25´and 64´, Rachael Pelaez Ellis (2) 67´and 78´, Dianelis Carbonell Lastre 90+1

 
7:00 pm (0)  Bermuda Jamaica (4)

Trudi Carter 7´, Konya Plummer 32´, Khadija Shaw 61´, Giselle Washington 90+1  

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
4:00 pm  (5) Trinidad and Tobago (0) Antigua & Barbuda

Janine Francis 4´, Kayla Taylor 16´and 39´, Tasha St Louis 30´. Kennya Gardner 65´
7:00 pm  (2) Cuba (0) Bermuda
Lilian Perez Sandoval 31´, Maria Isabel Perez Torres 52´ 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
4:00 pm  Antigua & Barbuda vs Bermuda
7:00 pm  Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
3:00 pm  Bermuda vs Trinidad and Tobago
6:00 pm  Jamaica vs Cuba