Goal aplenty to open Round One in 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers got underway with the opening matchday in Round One, featuring the first bouts in Groups A, B, C, and D on Monday.

Hosts Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago got off to winning starts in Groups A and B, each starting in first place. Panama and El Salvador were the most effective teams on the scoresheet to take the lead in Groups C and D, respectively.

Group A

Puerto Rico 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0

The first game of the new format kicked off with Group A hosts Puerto Rico winning 3-nil against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at Estadio Centroamericano in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Gabriella Garnett started the goal count in the 3’ with a left-footed shot in the penalty area. Garnett secured her brace in the 7’ with a left-foot shot from outside the area.

Selymar Centeno scored the third of the day in the 21’ with a right-footed hit from the right side of the area.

Bermuda 2, Cayman Islands 0

Bermuda earned a 2-nil victory over the Cayman Islands in Group A at Estadio Centroamericano in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Daley Outerbridge struck a brace to lead Bermuda to victory, with her first goal coming in the 44’ on an assist by Milan Gibbons-Thomas. Outerbridge struck a loose ball in the area in the 53’ to seal her brace and her team's first three points.

Group B

Honduras 2, Belize 0

Honduras opened Group B action with a 2-nil win against Belize at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.

The first goal for La H came in the 6’, as Jazlyn Sanchez controlled a cross in the right side of the box and found the back netting with a right-footed shot.

Alexandra Merriam extended the lead for Honduras in the 90 '+2, being at the right place to help her nation seal its first three points.

Trinidad and Tobago 5, U.S. Virgin Islands 0

Group B hosts Trinidad and Tobago started its campaign with a 5-nil win against the U.S. Virgin Islands at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.

Orielle Martin gave the Soca Warriors the advantage with a left-footed shot in the 27’. Martin scored the second goal of the evening in the 29’ with a long shot on the edge of the line and earned her hat-trick in the 60’. A fourth goal came from Martin’s boots in the 66’ from a long volley outside the area.

Nikita Gosine closed the night with her first and fifth goal for Trinidad and Tobago when she took a right-footed strike in the box to the lower left corner of the goal.

Group C

Cuba 2, Guyana 1

Cuba defeated Guyana 2-1 to begin play in Group C at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Yaiselis López opened the scoring in the 44’ after a great collective play that allowed her to face the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation.

Alexaudria Chasles hit a volley from midfield into the net to tie the match in the 56’.

Cuba regained the lead off a free kick in the 64’ from Aneilis Calvo, a goal that would become the match-winner.

Panama 9, Turks and Caicos Islands 0

Panama won 9-nil against Turks and Caicos Islands in Group C at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Analía Arosemena gave Las Canaleras an early lead in the 3’ with a long-range shot. Kelly Zapata got the second goal of the evening in the 30’.

Alison Onodera kept the tally going with Panama’s third in the 38’ with a shot from outside the area. Onodera got her second goal, and fourth for Panama, in the 54’ with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box.

Thelma Montenegro struck a fifth goal for the Central American side in the 68’ by striking a right-footed volley from outside the area.

Xianna Yee got the sixth of the night in the 77’ with a right foot banger from outside the area.

Shaday Mow earned a brace to score Panama's seventh and eighth goals in the 79’ and 86’. Stacy Montenegro opened her account for Panama's ninth and final goal in the 90'+1.

Group D

El Salvador 9, Anguilla 0

El Salvador won 9-nil over Anguilla in Group D at Estadio Nacional in Managua, Nicaragua.

La Selecta began its goal count in the 6’ with a right-footed shot from Angelina Carrillo. The second goal came two minutes later, in the 8’, from a left-footed hit from the edge of the area by Abigail Salgado.

Maya Buerger scored a superb volley from outside the area in the 30’ for the third goal. The fourth for El Salvador came in the 34’ from the boots of Ava Rodriguez.

Buerger got her brace and the fifth goal for El Salvador in the 36’, originating from a corner kick play. Abigail Salgado added another to her name in the 40’ to score the sixth goal.

Las Cuscatlecas kept their tally going in the second half, with Angie Alvarenga scoring the seventh goal of the evening in the 48’, striking a banger from outside the area.

Buerger converted for her hat-trick, and eight for her team, in the 54’ with a right-footed shot in the box. She got her fourth and ninth goals for her team in the 81’, controlling a ball near the goalkeeper’s line to put a bow on a perfect debut for El Salvador.

Guatemala 3, Curaçao 1

Guatemala earned a 3-1 victory against Curaçao in Group D at Estadio Nacional in Managua, Nicaragua.

Allison Mayorga struck in the 2’ to place Guatemala in the lead. Jeandrelys Alexandre pulled one goal back for Curaçao in the 15’ with a header from a corner kick.

Linda Galindo recovered Guatemala’s advantage in the 32’ via penalty kick, putting the ball in the right side of the net. Waleska Franco closed the victory for La Bicolor in the 88’ with a free kick shot from outside the area.