Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2022. 10:50 am CST.
Photo Credit: Eleven Sports
By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Under 15 Belize Girls National Football Team (BGNT) will today play Nicaragua for fifth place in the U15 FIFA FORWARD UNCAF Championship at the José Joaquín Coyella Fonseca Stadium in San José, Costa Rica.
Both Belize and Nicaragua finished third in their groups and will face off to determine who takes the fifth spot on Saturday at 2:00 pm.
On Thursday, Belize fell 10-0 to the Dominican Republic. That put the Dominican Republic first with six points, El Salvador second with three points, and Belize last without any points.
In Group A, Puerto Rico blanked Honduras 2-0 while Costa Rica drew 2-2 with Nicaragua. Costa Rica finished top of the group with seven points. Puerto Rico were second with six points. Nicaragua were third with two points and Honduras fourth with one point.
In today’s second game El Salvador will face Puerto Rico for third place at 4:30 pm. The final match will feature Costa Rica playing the Dominican Republic at 7:00 pm for the championship.
Schedule and results:
Sunday, June 5
El Salvador 1-2 Dominican Republic
Nicaragua 2-3 Puerto Rico
Costa Rica 4-1 Honduras
Tuesday, June 7
Belize 0-7 El Salvador
Honduras 1-1 Nicaragua
Costa Rica 4-1 Puerto Rico
Thursday, June 9
Belize 0-10 Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico 2-0 Honduras
Costa Rica 2-2 Nicaragua
Saturday, June 11
5th Place – Group A 3rd Place Nicaragua – Group B 3rd Place Belize
3rd Place – Group B 2nd Place El Salvador – Group A 2nd Place Puerto Rico
FINAL – Group A 1st Place Costa Rica – Group B 1st Place Dominican Republic
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