Seattle Sounders Women’s “Yaya” Cordner Scores Winner for T&T

 

10-Woman Trinidad Squeak Past Haiti

Sounders Women’s Own “Yaya” Kennya Cordner with the Winner for her Country, her first for TRI

by Dan Gaichas, Windy City Soccer in Bridgeview, IL.

BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Trinidad and Tobago got their qualification campaign back on track with a 1-0 win over Haiti in the first half of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship doubleheader at Toyota Park. Kennya Cordner got the game’s lone goal in the 37th minute on a cross from Ahkeela Mollon.

T&T goalkeeper Kimika Forbes, who made eight saves against the USA on Wednesday, became the second goalkeeper sent off in the competition for striking at Haiti’s Samantha Brand off the ball in the 63rd minute. She will miss Monday’s match against Guatemala. The match wound with five yellow cards and a combined 34 fouls in addition to Forbes’s red.

The closest Haiti came to an equalizer was in the 87th minute when a shot by Roselord Borgella was cleared off the line by Arin King. Earlier, a free kick by Wisline Dolce was pushed over the bar by Forbes.

Haiti, who now drop behind Trinidad and Tobago in Group A, will face the USA on Monday at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC at 3pm CT.

SCORING SUMMARY:

TRI-Kennya Cordner (Mollon) 37

BOOKING SUMMARY:

HAI-Kimberly Boulous (caution, reckless tackle) 20

TRI-Ahkeela Mollon (caution, tactical foul) 32

TRI-Arin King (caution, reckless foul) 36

TRI-Janine Francois (caution, reckless foul) 50

TRI-Kimika Forbes (sent off, violent conduct) 61

HAI-Kencia Marseille (caution, tactical foul) 90+2

HAITI (4-4-2):  #1-Geralda Saintilus; #4-Kencia Marseille (C), #15-Shanna Hudson, #17-Yvrose Gervil, #18-Roselord Borgella; #19-Clorene Rateau, #10-Wisline Dolce (#11-Woodlyne Robuste 86), #9-Lindsay Zullo, #14-Samantha Brand; #13-Marie Jean Pierre (#3-Generve Charles 67), #6-Kimberly Boulous (#8-Kensie Bobo 46)

Subs not used:  #2-Natacha Cajuste, #20-Schmid Charles, #5-Dieunise Jean Baptiste, #7-Manoucheka Pierre-Louis, #16-Sindy Jeune

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (4-4-2):  #1-Kimika Forbes; #2-Ayanna Russell (#11-Janine Francois 46), #4-Rhea Balgrave, #5-Arin King, #16-Brianna Ryce; #9-Maylee Attin Johnson (C), #14-Karyn Forbes (#20-Lauren Hutchinson 60), #15-Liana Hinds, #3-Mariah Shade (#17-Tinesha Palmer 63); #19-Kennya Cordner, #12-Ahkeela Mollon

Subs not used:  #18-Khadisha Debbesette, #6-Khadidra Debessette, #7-Dernelle Mascall, #10-Tasha St Louis

TOTAL SHOTS:  HAI 3-7 TRI

SHOTS ON GOAL:  HAI 0-3 TRI

FOULS:  HAI 11-23 TRI

OFFSIDES:  HAI 1-0 TRI

CORNER KICKS:  HAI 2-2 TRI

SAVES:  HAI 2-0 TRI

Referee:  Sheena Dickson (CAN)

Referee Assistants:  Marie-Josee Charbonneau (CAN), Mayte Chavez (MEX)

4th Official:  Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)

Woman of the Match:  Akheela Mollon (TRI)