U.S. U-17 WOMEN’S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DOWNS JAMAICA 4-0 AND ADVANCES TO CONCACAF WOMEN’S U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS USA Will Face Winner of Canada-Costa Rica on May 6 for Berth to 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup; Amalia Villarreal, Charlotte Kohler, Riley Jackson and Melina Rebimbas Added to Their Goal Tallies SAN CRISTÓBAL, Dominican Republic (May 4, 2022) – The U.S. U-17 Women’s Youth National Team advanced to the semifinals of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship by beating Jamaica 4-0 as forward Amalia Villarreal, midfielders Charlotte Kohler and Riley Jackson and forward Melina Rebimbas scored in a dominant performance. With the result, the USA will face the winner of the Canada-Costa Rica quarterfinal that will be played later today. The USA’s match will take place at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo on Friday, May 6 (7 p.m. ET). The winner of the two semifinal matches will secure berths to the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, while the winner of the Third-Place Match will also earn a World Cup spot. The USA got off to a flying start as the 5-foot-2 Villarreal opened the scoring with a looping header in just the third minute, finishing a perfect service from defender Alyssa Gonzalez. In the 32nd minute, midfielder Onyeka Gamero once again displayed her impressive dribbling skills as she evaded a defender and whipped in a cross from the right side that deflected off a defender and into the path of Kohler, who pounced on the loose ball to double the lead. Nine minutes later, Jackson – who captained the team – combined with Villarreal on a skillful give-and-go to break past the last line of defense and add her name to the scoresheet, making it 3-0 at the halftime break. The USA came out strong in the second half, creating a plethora of chances. In the 56th minute, the U-17s added their fourth goal as Gamero received the ball on the right wing, blazed past two defenders and lobbed a cross into the box for Rebimbas, who redirected it into the net with her thigh from five yards out, giving her a goal on her 17th birthday. The match was not as close as the score indicated as the USA outshot Jamaica, 38-2, and the Reggae Girlz rarely crossed midfield. Only some very near misses and a handful of great saves from Jamaica goalkeeper Liya Brooks (she made 11 total) kept the score down. The USA was also able to knock the ball around quite a bit, saving legs for the semifinal in two days, but also creating many chances against a very withdrawn and condensed Jamaican defense. The USA has now scored 53 goals through five games in the tournament and has yet to concede. Fourteen different players have scored, tying a record for a U.S. team in a Concacaf World Cup qualifying tournament, and fifteen players have recorded assists. Follow the U-17 WNT throughout the tournament on ussoccer.com as well as U.S. Soccer Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. GOAL SCORING RUNDOWN: USA – Amalia Villarreal (Alyssa Gonzalez), 3rd minute – Gonzalez whipped a curled service from deep in the attacking third and Villarreal finished with a header from right on top of the penalty spot, looping the ball into the right side of the net to open the scoring. USA 1, JAM 0 USA – Charlotte Kohler, 32nd minute – Onyeka Gamero evaded pressure with some brilliant individual play on the right wing and sent a cross into the box. It deflected off a defender and toward the heart of the box, where Kohler ran onto the deflection and buried the ball into the upper right corner from 13 yards out. USA 2, JAM 0 USA – Riley Jackson (Amalia Villarreal), 41st minute – Jackson received the ball near the center of the field and dribbled forward. She then played a pass into the box for Villarreal, who back heeled a return pass to the sprinting Jackson. She took a touch and buried a shot from the left corner of the six-yard box into the lower right corner. USA 3, JAM 0 USA – Melina Rebimbas (Onyeka Gamero), 56th minute – Gamero received the ball on the right wing and took on two defenders as she dribbled into the box. She lobbed a cross toward the center of the box and Rebimbas redirected the ball into the net with her thigh from five yards out. USA 4, JAM 0 ADDITIONAL NOTES:
-U.S. Under-17 Women’s Youth National Team Match Report- Match: United States Under-17 Women’s Youth National Team vs. Jamaica Date: May 4, 2022 Competition: Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship – Quarterfinal Venue: Estadio Panamericano; San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Attendance: 50 Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy Scoring Summary: 1 2 F USA 3 1 4 JAM 0 0 0 USA – Amalia Villarreal (Alyssa Gonzalez) 3rd minute USA – Charlotte Kohler 32 USA – Riley Jackson (Amalia Villarreal) 41 USA – Melina Rebimbas (Onyeka Gamero) 56 Lineups: USA; 1-Abigail Gundry; 20-Gisele Thompson, 17-Alyssa Gonzalez, 2-Nicola Fraser, 3-Savannah King; 7-Riley Jackson (Capt.) (15-Shae Harvey 78), 13-Claire Hutton (19-Lauren Martinho, 46), 8-Charlotte Kohler (10-Mia Bhuta,65); 18-Onyeka Gamero (, 6-Mia Oliaro, 65), 16-Amalia Villarreal (14-Melina Rebimbas, 46), 9-Taylor Suarez Substitutes Not Used: 12-Victoria Safradin, 4-Cameron Roller, 5-Keegan Schmeiser11-Nicollette Kiorpes Head Coach: Natalia Astrain JAM: 1-Liya Brooks; 19-Kerrisan Lawrence (14-Fredricka Finnikin, 8, 18-Avery Johnson, 61), 4-Tyesha Nelson (17-Sundai Amele, 84), 5-Janiel Mignott, 20-Akelia Johnson; 12-Destiny Powell (15-Koona Tubach, 84), 7-Shaneil Buckley (2-Gabrielle Bryan, 61), 8-Danique Wilson (Capt.), 10-Tiny Seaton, 11-Maya Raghunandanan; 9-Natoya Atkinson Substitutes not used: 13-Dreanna Thaw, 3-Lillian Clarke, 6-Andrene Smith, 16-Kieba Cowan Head coach: Dane Chambers Stats Summary: USA / JAM Shots: 38 / 2 Shots on Goal: 15 / 2 Saves: 2 / 11 Corner Kicks: 6 / 1 Fouls: 6 / 4 Offside: 6 / 0 Misconduct Summary: JAM – Natoya Atkinson (Caution) 85th minute Officials: Referee: Smeedly Saint Jean (HAI) 1st Assistant Referee: Falone Dieurisma (HAI) 2nd Assistant Referee: Stephanie Fortin (TRI) 4th Official: Cecile Hinds (MEX) |
USWNT U-17 Update
By Anonymous (not verified), May 5, 2022
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