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Simba FrenchSend an emailSeptember 22, 2023 27 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The Bahamas senior women’s national soccer team will have a short turnaround after being taken down 6-1 at home at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Wednesday. They will now head to St. George’s, Grenada, for a rematch against Grenada on Sunday. Team Bahamas Head Coach Ricqea Bain is looking for a better result.
Both teams will be playing their second game in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League – on the ‘Road to the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Women’s Gold Cup’.
Bain will be looking to get a win although they are the underdogs heading into the match.
“I am hoping to see us win. We are always looking to win. We are looking to put our names out there. We are coming. It is just like the women’s world cup, the younger teams were able to challenge teams like the United States of America. It may not be tomorrow, but we will build and be better every time,” Bain said.
The team was able to get some rest in yesterday before they head to Grenada today. Bain will go over tactics, address where they went wrong and try and implement those changes before the game on Sunday. Two of the things that Bain will be looking to ensure her players do is drop back quicker and to look at Grenada’s movement off the ball.
Goalkeeper for The Bahamas Melina McClure said she is looking to have a better game on Sunday.
“We can learn from the mistakes we made in the match and develop more defensively. We are looking for better ways to get into the attacking third and finish those opportunities we had created in the match. There is a lot we can take away from this going forward,” McClure said.
Bain said they will look at the film and observe some of the good things that they did.
“We are going to look at the good things that we did and not dwell so much on the negative things. We will look at those positives and look to do more of it. We had some moments where we had a lot of possession time, so we need to build off that and shoot toward the goal,” Bain said.
Grenada Head Coach Jake Rennie got his first win as the man in charge of the team on Wednesday. He is also looking for them to get another win.
“It is going to be a much better game knowing that we are back home. The ladies are heading back motivated. This game will be much different. Trust me, it will be a different game,” Rennie said.
Grenada’s defender Malia Ramdhanny scored a goal on Wednesday from a free kick.
“I am hoping to keep the back line organized. I also want to ensure that we can pass the ball around because I know we can do that now that we know how they play,” Ramdhanny said.
It is an important game for both teams but the pressure is on The Bahamas to leave Grenada with a win and get three points before they play a home and away series against the U.S. Virgin Islands in League C Group C action on October 29 on the road and December 3 at home.