JAMAICA’S young Reggae Girlz opened their Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers account with a comfortable 6-0 win over St Kitts and Nevis in Group E, while Costa Rica also had a positive start with a 7-0 beating of Grenada in Group F on Thursday.

With only three teams in their group, the Jamaicans have sight on finishing tops, as only the group winner and two best second-placed teams will progress to the next round to join United States, Canada, Mexico, and Haiti.

They started in a frantic manner at the National Stadium in Managua, Nicaragua, when Kiana Wilson finished a firm right-footer in the fourth minute, before Brianna Turner extended the lead in the 33rd.

Ella Provost-Heron later breached St Kitts and Nevis’ defence and drove home a left-footed shot from the top of the 18-yard box in the 47th.
Wilson secured a brace in the 58th and then completed the hat-trick scoring in the 62nd as she proved a menace to the opponent’s defence.

Shauntai Pryce then capped the six-star performance when she rose highest to head home in the 73rd.
With the win, the Reggae Girlz assumed pole position on three points, the same as host Nicaragua, who earlier defeated St Kitts and Nevis 4-0. The two will meet in the group decider on Saturday, with only the winner to progress from the three-team group.

Meanwhile, Costa Rica proved too good for Grenada in their Group F encounter at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Lucia Paniagua put the Central Americans in front in the sixth minute with a calm right-footed finish.

Tiara Ruiz headed in the second in the 11th, while Daniela Ocampo fired home from deep inside the 18-yard box in the 13th to put Costa Rica 3-0 up.
Alisha Lindo (23rd), Emma Azofeifa (31st), and Isska Chaverrí (38th) made it six, with Paniagua fittingly capping the win with her brace in the 40th as Costa Rica seemingly took their foot off the pedal afterwards.

Costa Rica moved to the top of the group on three points, the same as the Dominican Republic, whom they will meet on Saturday to decide the group winner. (Sportsmax)