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Ja face Puerto Rico today in CFU semis

Published:Tuesday | October 20, 2015 | 1:59 PMMarc Stamp

Jamaica will meet Puerto Rico in the semi-finals of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women's Under-20 championships at the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, today, starting at 4:30 p.m.

In the other semi-final clash, hosts Haiti will face Trinidad and Tobago two hours later.

The Reggae Girlz won Group B, following a 2-2 draw against T&T on Monday night. Jamaica opened the scoring through captain Khadija Shaw in the 34th minute. The Jamaicans doubled their advantage when Rena Gordon made it 2-0 in the 39th minute.

However, T&T fought back for a point, courtesy of goals by Celeste Thomas (64th) and Chevonne John (76th).

At the completion of the CFU Women's Under-20 World Cup qualifiers, the top three teams will advance to the CONCACAF stage.