MIAMI, Florida – Saints Kitts and Nevis punched their ticket to the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship after defeating Suriname 2-0 in CWU17 Qualifying on Friday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton.
After downing U.S. Virgin Islands 4-1 on Wednesday and adding another three points against Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis have claimed the top spot in Group A with six points.
Jahzara Claxton’s goal in the 19’ and a score from Kionna Mills in the 67’ provided the margin of
victory.
Suriname will close out their group stage campaign on Sunday when they face U.S. Virgin Islands, with each nation still alive of reaching the CWU17 as the best ranked second-place finisher among the three groups.
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— Concacaf (@Concacaf) October 22, 2021
🇰🇳 @SKNFA_ defeats Suriname 🇸🇷 and leads Group A with two victories. #CU17W pic.twitter.com/VihlxPwp0I
The margins in Group B are razor-thin after Belize edged Barbados 2-1, also on Friday. Kayghun Rouse’s goal in the 42’ gave Barbados a lead that they held going into the final
minutes. But it was at that moment that Belize’s Khalydia Velasquez took over, scoring goals in
the 86’ and the 90+5’ to give Belize the dramatic victory.
Barbados will look to rebound on Sunday in the Group B finale versus Curacao, with Curacao
only requiring a draw to qualify for the CWU17.
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— Concacaf (@Concacaf) October 22, 2021
✅ Last minute victory of Belize 🇧🇿 against @barbadosFA 🇧🇧 .
✅ Khalydia Velasquez nets a brace#CU17W pic.twitter.com/Ap6KcBDW6j
