COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – Mexico is looking to stay perfect in the 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship (CU20W), when it squares off against Group B rival Nicaragua on Sunday at Ato Boldon Stadium.
CONCACAF.com takes a look at the game:
2018 CONCACAF UNDER-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (CU20W)
Couva, Trinidad & Tobago -- Ato Boldon Stadium
January 21, 2018
GROUP B
NICARAGUA v MEXICO, 4:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. local)
First-ever CU20W meeting
NICARAGUA
Facts
- 2018 Results: 0-2 loss v USA
- Appearances: 2 (2008, 2018)
- All-Time Record: W0 D0 L4 GF2 GA13
- Best Finish: Group Stage-1 (2008)
- All-Time Leading CU20W Scorer: Julissa Del Carmen Acevedo (1 goal – 2008: 1); Maryury Valeska Perez (1 goal – 2008: 1)
- U-20 Women’s World Cup Appearances: 0
- Qualification: Central American Qualifying Classification Stage winner (2-1 win aet v El Salvador)
- Qualification Record: W2 D1 L1 GF7 GA3
- Qualification Results: 5-1 win v Belize; 0-1 loss v Costa Rica; 2-1 win v El Salvador
- Qualification Scorers: Alys Cruz, Yessenia Flores (2 goals); Sheyla Flores, Shanelly Treminio, Elizabeth Vega (1)
- Conceded at least two goals in each of its four all-time CU20W games
- Attempting to become only second Central American team to defeat Mexico in CU20W play (Costa Rica posted a 4-3 win over Mexico on June 6, 2004)
Key Players
- MF Alys Cruz: 2017 Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship (scored one goal for UNAN Managua in 2-1 win v El Salvador’s Legends); member of senior squad at 2017 Central American Games
- DF Sheyla Flores: 2017 Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship (scored five goals for Aguilas de Leon…3 in 9-0 win v Belize’s Orchids FC; 2 in 4-0 win v Honduras’ UPNFM); member of senior squad at 2017 Central American Games
- FW Yessenia Flores: member of senior squad at 2017 Central American Games
- FW Hormy Paiz: 2017 Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship (scored one goal for UNAN Managua in 2-2 semifinal draw v Honduras’ UPNFM, advanced 4-3 on pens.)
- FW Shanelly Treminio: Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship (scored one goal for UNAN Managua in 1-0 win v eventual champion Moravia of Costa Rica)
- FW Elizabeth Vega: 2017 NCAA Division 3 (Rhodes College: 14 games/4 goals)
MEXICO
Facts
- 2018 Results: 4-0 win v Jamaica (Jacqueline Ovalle 26'; Katty Martinez 33'; own-goal 55', Chyanne Dennis; Belen Cruz 79'
- Appearances: 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018)
- All-Time Record: W23 D4 L12 GF115 GA50
- Best Finish: Runner-Up-2 (2010, 2014)
- All-Time Leading CU20W Scorer: Veronica Charlyn Corral (14 goals – 2006: 8, 2008: 4, 2010: 2, also CU20W all-time leading scorer)
- U-20 Women’s World Cup Appearances: 7 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- Qualification: automatic North American entrant
- Posted shutouts in last five CU20W matches
- 8W-0D-0L (41GF, 3 GA) in second match of CU20W
- 4W-2D-0L in last six CU20W matches (team record)
Key Players
- GK Emily Alvarado: 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (2 games), 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (3 games); 2017 NCAA-Division 1 (Texas Christian University: 6 games)
- MF Dayana Cazares: 2016 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship (2 goals); 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (4 games/1 goal); 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Club America: 13 games/10 goals, tied for second on league scoring chart)
- MF Belen Cruz: 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship (1 goal in 7-0 win v El Salvador); 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Tigres: 10 games/7 goals)
- MF Alexia Delgado: 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Club America: 12 games/0 goals)
- FW Daniela Espinosa: 2016 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship (2 goals, scored last 2 in 4-2 win v Costa Rica); 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Club America: 12 games/8 goals)
- DF Miriam Garicia: 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Guadalajara: 12 games/1 goal for champion)
- MF Montserrat Hernandez: 2016 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship (2 goals)
- MF Jacqueline Ovalle: 2016 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship (2 goals, including one in 1-2 loss to USA in final); 2017 Liga MX Femenil Apertura (Tigres: 11 games/6 goals)
