Dominica draw with Antigua and Barbuda in Concacaf Women Qualifiers

 The 2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers continued with Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda playing to a 1-1 draw in Group B on Tuesday at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Trinity Esprit broke the deadlock from a shot in the box to score the first Dominica goal in the 63’. 

Kai Jacobs evened things out from the penalty spot in the 87’, sending the ball to the bottom right corner for Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda closes its campaign with 0-1-3 record and currently occupies fourth place in Group B. 

Dominica holds a 0-1-2 record and will seek to climb out of fifth place when it visits Nicaragua on Saturday.

Post– Match Data

• Trinity Esprit of Dominica scored her first goal in the history of the qualifiers and became the 4th player to score for her national team in a match that ended in a draw in this competition:

Sheena Bazil and Cassandra Delsol (2-2 vs. Grenada, May 21, 2006)

Romelcia Phillip (1-1 vs. Grenada, May 25, 2018)

Trinity Esprit (1-1 vs. Antigua & Barbuda, Apr 14, 2026)

• It was the 3rd draw for Dominica in the history of the qualifiers:

2-2 vs. Grenada (May 21, 2006)

1-1 vs. Grenada (May 25, 2018)

1-1 vs. Antigua & Barbuda (Apr 14, 2026)

• With the draw, the Dominica women’s national team ended a streak of three consecutive defeats in the qualifiers and also snapped a run of three matches without scoring. The team has now gone four consecutive matches without a win (D-1 L-3).
• Kai Jacobs of Antigua & Barbuda scored her 4th goal in the history of the qualifiers and her first goal in the current edition of the tournament. Her previous goals were:

1 goal in 2010 (vs. Cuba, May 15, 2010)

2 goals in 2022 (vs. Anguilla, Apr 6, 2022; vs. Suriname, Apr 12, 2022)

This marked the 2nd occasion in which Jacobs scored and her team avoided defeat, following the 1-0 victory vs. Anguilla (Apr 6, 2022).

• With the draw, the Antigua & Barbuda women’s national team ended a streak of four consecutive defeats and has now gone five consecutive matches without a win (D-1 L-4).
• It was the 2nd draw for Antigua & Barbuda in the history of the qualifiers:

0-0 vs. Barbados (Mar 18, 2006)

1-1 vs. Dominica (Apr 14, 2026)

• It marked the 20th defeat for Antigua & Barbuda in the history of the qualifiers, with the following all-time record: GP-31 W-9 D-2 L-20 GF-22 GA-99.

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