Drew Spence supplied an assist in Jamaica’s remarkable 18-0 win over the Dominican Republic on Saturday evening, which kicked off their CONCACAF Championship qualifiers in style.
Starting the contest at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, the experienced midfielder got herself involved in the action in second half stoppage time to provide Shania Hayles her goal.
Receiving the ball on the edge of the box, she sent a lovely weighted chipped pass over the defence and into Hayles inside the area on the left who slotted home at the near post to round off an impressive evening for the Reggae Girlz.
Drew completed the full match for her nation.
The result sees Jamaica, unsurprisingly, go top of Group B on goal difference in their CONCACAF Championship qualifiers after the opening game, with Nicaragua also on three points after their 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda.
Clean sheet for Tōko Koga
A clean sheet for Tōko Koga’s Japan helped them secure a 3-0 win over Canada in their friendly encounter on Saturday morning.
The young defender was in from the start to earn her 28th cap as Momoko Tanikawa fired her nation into the lead just two minutes before the break.
Then, six minutes after the restart, Japan had their second of the game through Mina Tanaka to give them a healthy advantage in the contest before Aoba Fujino rounded off the scoring on 68 minutes.
Having recorded seven clean sheets in Lilywhite across all competitions since joining in the summer, the 19-year-old can now add another one to her tally this term as she was part of the backline that kept Canada at bay across the 90 minutes.
Elsewhere, Sophie Jackson was a late second half substitute for England Under-20s as they were defeated 4-1 by USA earlier this afternoon.