Mexico top Costa Rica to capture Group B at CWU20 | OneFootball

Dominican Republic – Mexico defeated Costa Rica 3-0 to capture the top spot in Group B in Monday’s action at the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.

The day at the Estadio Panamericano in Santo Domingo started with host nation Dominican Republic rallying from a one-goal deficit to earn a 2-1 victory over Puerto Rico.

Kennedy Garcia scored in the 37’ to hand the Boricuas a 1-0 lead at the break that held going into the second half.

But a nine-minute stretch in which the home side notched two goals served as the decisive moment. First it was Angelina Vargas scoring the 1-1 equalizer in the 57’, followed by Alexa Castro tallying the winning score in the 65’ to give the Dominican Republic their first three points of the Championship.

In the decisive nightcap, Mexico completed a perfect group stage campaign with a 3-0 triumph over Costa Rica.

Maribel Flores scored goals in the 16’ and 20’ to hand Mexico a commanding 2-0 lead, and then Montserrat Saldivar tacked on the third goal right before the halftime whistle.

From there, the Mexico defense took over to nail down the clean sheet victory and the full three points.

The group stage in Group A will wrap up on Tuesday with the United States taking on Canada, while Jamaica will meet Panama, both at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo.

The U.S. hold a one-goal edge on goal difference in the table over the Canadians, so a draw would be enough for the defending champions to nail down the first-place position.

Either Jamaica or Panama would earn their first points of the Championship with a victory.