… T&T women complete 7-0 rout of Suriname

GUYANA’S senior national women’s football team, the Lady Jags, played to a goalless draw against Grenada on Wednesday afternoon at the Ato Boldon Stadium, as they began their campaign in the CFU Women’s Challenge Series.

According to reports out of the twin-island republic, the Guyanese had a fair number of chances, having connected to the crossbar on several occasions.

In his first match in charge of the team, head coach Dr Ivan Joseph was upbeat about the outcome.
“I thought it was a good day today. When I went into the change room I could see that we had a young team. There were nine players in there making their first-ever international appearance and I needed to remind them that this was a special moment, but they had to enjoy it. Moments like these aren’t supposed to cause stress, they’re supposed to build lifetime memories,” Dr Joseph said.

The head coach labelled the Lady Jags as “easily the most dangerous offensive team”, hitting the crossbar on at least four occasions.

“We were in and we were able to break down their back line several times, but we just didn’t quite have the composure to finish those chances. When you keep a game like that and don’t put away your chances usually they come back to bite you in the bud; luckily they didn’t,” Dr Joseph added.

In the other fixture on Wednesday it looked more like a cakewalk for the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team as they strolled to a 7-0 rout of a hapless Suriname team at the same venue.

It was the Women Soca Warriors’ first win in two years and follows a draw and a loss apiece in friendly affairs against Venezuela last year and Panama last month. But Suriname were poor sparring partners.

The Lady Jags will play Suriname today at 16:00hrs and hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, on Sunday at 17:30hrs. All matches are being played at the Ato Boldon Stadium.