DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – All four quarterfinal matches of the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship in the Dominican Republic took place on Wednesday, with Mexico, United States, Canada and Puerto Rico sealing places in the final four.
Starting off the day at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo was Mexico defeating host nation Dominican Republic, 10-0.
Tatiana Flores (16’, 33’, 41’) and Alice Soto (19’, 22’, 38’) each had a hat trick and were joined on the scoresheet by Maribel Flores (37’), Natalia Colin (49’), Deiry Ramirez (70’) and Layla Sirdah (80’).
The first game of the day at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal was reigning CWU17 champions U.S. top Jamaica 4-0.
Amalia Villarreal scored her eighth goal of the tournament to open the scoring in the 4’ and was later followed by Charlotte Kohler in the 32’, Riley Jackson in the 42’ and Melina Rebimbas in the 56’ to complete the scoreline.
The second game of the day at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez saw Puerto Rico meet El Salvador and in the end the spoils belonged to the Boricuas, 2-0.
Marilia Nieves-Melchor broke the deadlock in the 37’ for a 1-0 Puerto Rico lead, followed by Indigo Sims’ insurance score in the 65’ to complete the 2-0 scoreline.
Wrapping up the day at the Estadio Panamericano was Canada downing Costa Rica, 3-0.
It was a tight first half between the two teams, with each side getting good looks at goal.
However, the difference came in the second half beginning with Jaime Perrault’s goal in the 54’. Renee Watson doubled the advantage to 2-0 in the 66’ and then 2022 CWU17 leading scorer Rosa Maalouf scored her 10th goal of the tournament in the 70’ to seal the 3-0 triumph.
