U17 WNT beats Costa Rica, wins group
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Amalia Villarreal Amalia Villarreal null | F State #3 Nation MI cannot be stopped. The Michigan-native opened the scoring on Wednesday in the 5-0 win over Costa Rica at the 2022 Concacaf U17 Championship. Villarreal scored her seventh goal of…
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Continue ReadingAmalia Villarreal Amalia Villarreal null | F State #3 Nation MI cannot be stopped.
The Michigan-native opened the scoring on Wednesday in the 5-0 win over Costa Rica at the 2022 Concacaf U17 Championship. Villarreal scored her seventh goal of the tournament in the opening minutes.
USA U17 WNT leads Costa Rica 2-0 at half. Amalia Villarreal Amalia Villarreal null | F State #3 Nation MI with a goal, her seventh of the tournament, and an assist. #USWNT #USYNT pic.twitter.com/MOuW2JeU7a
— J.R. Eskilson (@JREskilson) April 27, 2022
She added an assist in stoppage time of the first half as her clever lifted through-ball found the perfectly-timed run of Charlotte Kohler Charlotte Kohler M St. Francis-Mountain View (CA) | 2024 State #17 Nation CA , who scored her fifth goal of the event.
USA dominated the play in the first half, but the Costa Rica squad defended valiantly throughout the opening stanza. Genesis Perez made an incredible save on a scuffed shot from Lauren Martinho Lauren Martinho M State #5 Nation NC in the first half to keep the game close. Perez finished the game with eight saves.
Riley Jackson scored from the spot in the second half to give USA some added breathing room. Onyeka Gamero Onyeka Gamero F Whitney (CA) | 2024 State CA scored her first goal of the tournament to push the lead to 4-0. Claire Hutton joined the party late in the game with her sixth goal of the event, off an assist from Mia Oliaro Mia Oliaro F State #30 Nation NC .
USA U17 WNT beats Costa Rica 5-0, wins group at the Concacaf U17 Championship. Claire Hutton scored the final goal of the game. #USWNT #USYNT pic.twitter.com/d4hBbOzUZQ
— J.R. Eskilson (@JREskilson) April 27, 2022
USA won the group comfortably with a plus 38 goal-differential from the three victories. The knock-out round of the competition kicks off this weekend as USA continues to the quest toward a spot at the 2022 U17 Women’s World Cup.