Guyana beat Barbados 1-0

GUYANA’s Under-21 men kept their hopes alive of advancing to the next round despite their 3-0 defeat to the United States of America (USA) on Monday with a calm 1-0 win against hosts, Barbados.

Following a series of unsuccessful penalty corners in the first half that piled on the pressure on the Bajans, Guyana finally broke the deadlock through Shaquon Favorite, who notched a field goal (FG) that proved to be the decisive play of the match.

The Under-21 boys will now lace up the cleats to face Canada in their final group B match tomorrow; a win will guarantee them qualification into the semifinals.

The Guyanese girls sprung into action yesterday with their first match yielding unfavourable results with a heavy 12-0 defeat to powerhouse, Canada, in their first group match.
Kuzyk Allison fired four goals in, while Mackesy Mallory supported with a hat-trick for the Canadians. Also on the scoresheet for the winners with one goal each were Struchtrup Nora, Girgis Kenzie, McCusker Brooke, Delmotte Laine and Govan Imogan.

The Guyana girls will be looking to turn in a better performance when they match sticks with the Bajans at 12:00hrs in their second match, today.

The 2023 Pan American Under-21 championships is being contested in Wildey, Barbados.