Haiti made soccer historical past on Wednesday when the ladies’s workforce superior to the world cup for the primary time after defeating Chile 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff in Auckland, New Zealand.
Melchie Dumornay scored twice for Haiti earlier than Chile’s Maria Rojas scored in stoppage time to slim the margin to 1.
“I received’t cease saying it! I’m so joyful for having certified for this World Cup .
We made historical past. We’re very joyful. We all know that this qualification means loads to the Haitian folks. We’re very joyful to be within the World Cup “, reacted Haiti midfielder Melchie Dumornay.
Ranked fifty fifth on the planet, Haiti will be part of England , Denmark and China in Group D on the Girls’s World Cup happening in Australia and New Zealand from July twentieth to August twentieth.
“It was a reasonably unimaginable match. And it was additionally troublesome. So robust and intense moments through the sport and a few that weren’t intense in any respect. We knew we needed to keep compact, taking part in collectively to be stronger. We additionally knew that we’ve got very quick and excessive expert gamers who might make a distinction. We additionally knew that we needed to play within the rival’s space to make the distinction. And I’m actually joyful as a result of I scored two objectives”, concluded Melchie Dumornay .
Haiti and Portugal have taken two of the final three locations on the World Cup .
Dumornay was not too long ago signed by seven-time Champions League winners Lyon .
