Marta Cox sends Panama to the 2023 World Cup repechage

Martha Cox scored this Monday the goal with which the Panamanian women’s soccer team beat that of Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup intercontinental playoff Australia-New Zealand 2023.

On the last day of group B of the Concacaf Championship W, played in Monterrey, northern Mexico, the Panamanians were confirmed in third place in the area with three points, which gives them the right to play the playoffs, in February 2023 in New Zealandwhere 10 teams will compete for the last three places in the World Cup.

Panama dominated the first half, but the Trinidadians were the first to shoot on goal. At minute 17, Karyn Forbes he took a free kick that he demanded from the goalkeeper Yenith Baileywho stopped the ball.

After that, the Panamanians closed spaces and the good match of Coxwho at 19 charged a direct free kick at the hands of goalkeeper Kimika Forbes and 31 made a volley that was caught by the keeper.

After your warnings, Cox he scored 1-0 by receiving a filtered pass in the area and defining 43 before Forbes left.

The Central Americans remained the best team on the field in the second half, however poor aim prevented another goal for Panama.

At 60, Cox hit a serve to the area that Lineth Cedeno He sent it just over the crossbar and Marta, at 73, shot from medium distance over the crossbar.

Datasheet:

1. Panama: Yenith Bailey; Hilary Jaen, Yerenis De Leon, Wendy Natis, Carina Baltrip (Rosario Vargas, m.74); Deysire Salazar, Laurie Batista (Lineth Cedeno, m.35), Yomira Finch; Karla Riley (Gabriela Villagrand, m.34), Martha Cox (Whitney of Obaldia, m.90), Schiandra Gonzalez.

Coach: Ignacio Quintana.

0. Trinidad and Tobago: Kimika Forbes; Chelsi Jadoo (Sarah de Gannes, m.89), Rhea Belgrave, Victoria Swift, Cecily Stoute; Liana Hinds, Amaya Ellis (Tori Paul, m.64), Karyn Forbes, Maria-Frances Serrant (Jolie St. Louis, m.78); Brianna Austin (Cayla McFarlane, m.89) y Raenah Campbell (Asha James, m.64).

Selector: Kenwyne Jones.

Gol: 1-0, m.43: Marta Cox.

Referee: Astrid Gramajo, from Guatemala. She admonished Amaya Ellis.

Incidences: Match of the third and final day of group B of the Concacaf W Championship, qualifying for the New Zealand-Australia 2023 World Cup, and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, played at the University Stadium in Monterrey, a city in northern Mexico.

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