The USA and Canada women’s teams confirmed their seeding status on Thursday night by beating Costa Rica and Jamaica 3-0 respectively to advance to the CONCACAF W Championship final in the one that will contest qualification for the Games. Paris Olympics. 2024.
Emily Sonnett and Mallory Pugh scored first-half goals as the Americans beat Costa Rica.
First Sonnett shook the net in the 33rd minute, then Pugh opened the way with the score at 45 for the Americans, who by advancing to the semi-finals had already secured a place in the 2023 World Cup to be played in New Zealand and Australia. .
The W (women’s) tournament in which eight countries participated distributes four tickets for this fair and the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
Ashley Sánchez sealed the score with a 90th-minute goal for the United States, who will try to clinch the Olympic ticket in the tournament final against Canada, who beat Jamaica 3-0.
In the second match of the day, 18-year-old Jessie Fleming, 64-year-old Allysha Champman and 76-year-old Adriana León scored the goals for the Canadians.
Costa Rica came unfavorably to the match against the double world champions, but will come out of the tournament qualified for the World Cup, just like the Jamaicans, who gave the surprise since the Mexicans had to obtain one of the four places.
After a balanced first half hour, the Americans took the lead from a corner in which Sonnett took advantage of a rebound in the penalty area and slid the ball into the back of the net.
Late in the first half, Alex Morgan stole a ball from the start and screened a pass to Pugh, who entered the box from the left and finished with a low shot to the near post of the Costa Rican goal.
Towards the end of the match, Sánchez grabbed a rebound from a missed shot by Morgan and converted with a low shot to the center of the goal.
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