USBWNT defeats Bahamas 9-0 to win El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup

Costa del Sol, El Salvador (March 30, 2024) – In addition to Samantha Martinez's two goals, the U.S. Women's Beach Soccer National Team had goals from Gine Sunseri-Warp, Makenzie Chronopoulos, Hannah Adler, Ali Hall, Kyrie Quigley, Nikki Himes and Tori Phillips, who led the Bahamas National Beach Soccer Team with two goals from Samantha Martinez. won 9-0. 2024 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup Final. After England lost on penalties to El Salvador in the second game of the night, the Americans scored six points in three games to win the tournament title, with Hall named tournament MVP and Martinez scoring six points in his first tournament back. He scored a goal and won the Golden Boot award. team since birth.

The first period started out back and forth, but the Americans took control of the game after about eight minutes. Quigley brought the ball back to Sunseri Warp, who expertly took a long-range shot with her right foot and slotted it inside the left post. The score was 1-0 with 3:55 remaining. The Americans continued to control play and got their second goal near the end of the period after Chronopoulos was fouled in midfield. With 19 seconds remaining, the midfielder took a free kick and smashed it inside the left post, giving the USBWNT a one-goal lead, 2-0.

The floodgates opened for the USA, who scored seven points in the second period. It started at 11:05 when Martinez outran his mark in midfield and sent a left-footed shot inside the left post. Adler added his first goal of the year at 10:21, and Ali Hall deftly chipped past Bahamian goalie Christabel Izebizua at 7:32 to make it 5-0.

Nicky Himes recovered the ball and continued his goal rush, turning and scoring his first international goal at 5:27. Then, with two minutes remaining, Quigley's center fielder allowed Martinez to score his second goal of the game and his sixth goal of the tournament. Phillips, who made his tournament debut with the U.S. team on the Costa del Sol, converted a free kick to give the U.S. a 9-0 lead with 24 seconds remaining.

After a strong second period, the United States outscored the Bahamas 9-0 in the third period to secure at least a runner-up spot in the 2024 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup.

In the second game of the night, El Salvador defeated England 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, giving the USBWNT their second and third tournament title under head coach Morgan Church. paved the way for. The team has previously won the 2022 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup and the 2023 Acapulco Cup.

Other notes:

• The USBWNT previously won the 2022 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup and the 2023 Acapulco Cup, earning their third tournament title.
• The 9-0 victory broke the USBWNT's previous record of 6-0, set on April 6, 2023 against the Bahamas, and set a new record for the USBWNT's largest margin of victory. This was also the second shutout in team history.
• Samantha Martinez, who scored two more goals against the Bahamas, won the Golden Boot with six goals in her first competitive game since giving birth at the El Salvador Cup. Martinez currently has 14 goals in 12 games, which puts her in third place on the USBWNT's goals list.
• Captain Ali Hall scored his first goal of 2024 and earned tournament MVP honors.
• Killie Quigley scored 17 points for the second time in the tournament.^th During her international career, she dominated the number one spot on the USBWNT scoring charts. Quigley also had two assists in her second straight game, giving her six career assists.
• Hannah Adler, named the 2023 Women's Beach Soccer Player of the Year, scored her first goal of 2024, increasing her career total to 10 goals and becoming the fifth Beach WNT player to score in double figures. Ta.
• Jeane Sunseri-Warp, the only player to appear in all 27 games for the Beach WNT, scored her second goal of the tournament, taking her career total to seven.
• Makenzie Chronopoulos scored the second goal of the game.
• Tori Phillips, making her tournament debut for El Salvador, scored her first career goal and became the leading scorer, while Nikki Himes also scored her first goal for the second time in the entire tournament.
• Morgan Church is 11-7 overall as head coach of the Beach WNT, and the USBWNT currently holds a 14-13 record since the program began in 2019.

~U.S. Women's Beach Soccer National Team Match Report~

Match: US Beach Women's National Team vs. Bahamas
date: March 30, 2024
competition: 2024 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup
venue: Costa del Sol stadium.Costa del Sol, El Salvador
kick off: 6:00 PM ET (4:00 PM local time)
weather: 85 Every time

Score summary: 1 2 3 feet
America 2 7 0 9
bar 0 0 0 0

America – Jean Sunseri Warp (Killy Quigley) 3:55 (1)^cent period)
USA – Makenzie Chronopoulos (free kick) 0:19 (1)^cent period)
America – Samantha Martinez 11:05 (2)^n.d. period)
America – Hannah Adler 10:21 (2^n.d. period)
USA – Ali Hall (free kick) 7:32 (2)^n.d. period)
USA – Killy Quigley 5:27 (2^n.d. period)
America – Nicky Himes 4:35 (2^n.d. period)
America – Samantha Martinez (Kyrie Quigley) 2:02 (2)^n.d. period)
USA – Tori Phillips (free kick) 0:24 (2)^n.d. period)

lineup:
united states of america: 1-Gabriella Batmani, 6-Janne Sunseri Warp, 9-Kyrie Quigley, 10-Ali Hall (Captain), 11-Samantha Martinez
Substitutes: 12-Vanessa Amaral, 2-Nikki Himes, 3-Hannah Adler, 4-Vanessa Valentine, 5-Makenzie Chronopoulos, 8-Tori Phillips.
Didn't play: 7-Lauren Leslie
Head Coach: Morgan Church

bar: 12-Christabel Isebizua, 5-Janeka, 6-Karen Veld (Captain), 7-Jade, 10-Alicia Telle
Substitutes: 2-Joday Clarke, 3-Alison Ferguson, 4-Hadassah Knowles, 9-Lokesia Sands, 11-Talia}
Head Coach: Dahlia Adderley

Summary of fraud:
none

Persons involved:
Referee: Freddy Ibáñez (GUA)
Second referee: Omar Salazar Yuan (Mexico)
Third referee: Jorge Tunon Moran (PAN)
Timekeeper: Gumercindo Batista Vergara (PAN)