Panama and El Salvador to the UNCAF Under-19 final

The U-20 women’s national team of Panama made it to the grand final UNCAF Women’s Under-19 Tournament defeating his Belizean counterpart this Thursday (1-0) in a match played at the Club Olimpia High Performance Center in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The only goal in the match was scored by a midfielder Deysiré Salazar capitalizing on a rebound in the penalty area in the 68th minute to win the competition for the third time in a row.

With this result, those led by the coach Raiza Gutierrez finished with a perfect score in Group A of 9 points and will face the U-20’s from Savior at 4:00 p.m

The women’s line-up had numerous opportunities to score more goals against Belize, but they did not have the necessary strength.

Angelys Ceballos hit the post in the first half and striker Daniela Hincapié hit the crossbar in the second half, in two clear scoring opportunities. Panama.

Panama U-20 advanced to the finals as the leader of their group after the win Guatemala 1-0 last Sunday and then Honduras 4-1 last Tuesday in their second Group A game.

Their opponents in the final, the U-20s of El Salvador also reach the title match with a perfect run of three wins in three outings.

The Salvadorans beat Costa Rica 2-0 on the first day, then Nicaragua 3-1 and dominated this Thursday Dominican Republic by 3 to 1 to seal their position as Group B leaders.

The UNCAF Under-19 tournament serves as part of the preparations for Panama for the U-20 Premundial qualifying tournament.

As a reminder, this tournament serves as preparation for the qualifying tournament for the Concacaf U-20 World Cup, which begins on April 14 in Curaçao, where Panama will meet Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Curaçao, Saint Martin and the Bahamas

If the national team manages to finish first in the group, they will qualify for the U-20 World Cup in the Dominican Republic starting on May 24 and fight for one of the 4 spots in the next U-20. 2024 Women’s World Cup