Yuleinis Brito has had her name written in the gold in the history of Domincan Republic has she becomes the scorer of their first-ever goal at a FIFA Women’s World Cup following her goal against New Zealand in the Under-17 tournament on homesoil.
The host nation fell to a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador in their opening game of the tournament and went 1-0 down on the hour mark in the second after an own goal from Renanta Mercedes gave New Zealand a 1-0 lead.
The result would have condemned them to an early exit from the tournament as it would mean they’d only have three points at most, while either of New Zealand and Ecuador will secure the other quarter final slot with Flamingos of Nigeria safely through following two wins from two.
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Yuleinis Brito scores first-ever Dominican Republic FIFA Women’s World Cup goal
Yuleinis Brito restored parity eight minutes later, after New Zealand failed to convincingly deal with a corner kick. The ball fell to the 16-year-old inside the box and she took her shot first-time, managing to beat the bodies into the back of the net.
The goal is the country’s first-ever at a FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, and it was enough to help Dominican Republic keep their quarter finals hopes alive, although it doesn’t get any easy against already qualified Flamingos of Nigeria.
