Jamaica edge Panama 1-0 for first World Cup win

Jamaica scored their first-ever victory on the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup Match after they edged Caribbean neighbours Panama 1-0 of their Group F encounter on the NIB Stadium in Perth on Saturday morning.

Captain of the day Allyson Swaby scored the all-important purpose on 56 minutes with a glancing header from a Trudi Carter nook kick. Swaby, one among two sisters taking part in in central defence for Jamaica, wore the armband within the absence of normal captain Khadija Shaw, who was suspended from this recreation after receiving two yellow card cautions within the opening recreation in opposition to France final week.

The consequence left Jamaica joint high of Group F on 4 factors with France, who had edged Brazil 2-1 earlier within the day in a feisty contest.

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Brazil are subsequent on three factors with Panama, on debut, eradicated on the backside of the four-team desk and not using a level.

Jamaica will face Brazil subsequent Wednesday on the identical time France opposes Panama. Jamaica must keep away from defeat to Brazil to take their fairytale run into the spherical of 16.

A defeat to Brazil coupled with a optimistic consequence for France over Panama would finish Jamaica’s run at their second-consecutive Ladies’s World Cup match.