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Trinidad and Tobago will face U.S. women in Olympic qualifying semifinals

Guyana's Leah Ramalho (6) battles for the ball with Jo Marie Lewis (16) of Trinidad & Tobago during the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying in Houston, Texas.

Guyana’s Leah Ramalho (6) battles for the ball with Jo Marie Lewis (16) of Trinidad & Tobago during the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying in Houston, Texas.

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Trinidad and Tobago scored three goals in the first 16 minutes and went on to defeat Guyana, 5-1, on Tuesday to earn a spot in the semifinals at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament.

The Soca Warriors will face the top-ranked U.S. national team in a semifinal Friday, with the winner earning a spot in the Olympics this summer in Rio de Janeiro. The first semifinal will be Costa Rica against Canada, which routed Guatemala, 10-0, behind three goals apiece from Rebecca Quinn and Nichelle Prince.

In Trinidad and Tobago’s victory, Kennya Cordner, Mariah Shade and an own goal gave the Soca Warriors a commanding lead before Ahkeela Mollon added a goal in the 21st minute. Bria Williams scored for Guyana before the end of the first half to narrow it, but Cordner scored again for Trinidad in the 61st minute.

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Canada, ranked 11th in the world, rested veteran Christine Sinclair, who scored her 159th goal Sunday to pass American Mia Hamm for second on the women’s career list. Melissa Tancredi added two goals for the Canadians.

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