MIAMI, Florida – Both Haiti and Guatemala found the win column on Saturday in Group H to start the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship at the Estadio Panamericano in San
Cristobal, Dominican Republic.
The day started with Guatemala taking on Jamaica and it looked like for all the world that the
contest would end in a scoreless draw after stellar performances from Reggae Girlz GK Liya Brooks and Guatemala No. 1 Fabiola Montenegro, with the former saving a penalty in the 67’.
But there would be a winner in the dying moments, as Guatemala substitute Maria Contreras pounced on a loose ball in the area in the 90’ and found the back of the net with an excellent
left-footed finish for the 1-0 win.
In the second game of the day in San Cristobal, 2020 CWU20 semifinalists Haiti edged Cuba 2-1.
Haiti enjoyed a 2-0 halftime lead thanks to scores from Valentina Ornis in the 31’ and Rose-Ayla Marcellus in the 41’.
But Cuba hung tough and made it a dramatic final 19 minutes when Yerly Palma pulled a goal back in the 71’ to make it 2-1.
In the end though, the spoils belonged to Haiti, who saw things out to nail down the three points.
