BAKU (DA) — Curaçao scored twice in the opening 4 minutes but lost 5-3 to Liberia on Sunday in Group F of the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival in Azerbaijan.
Anthony Swen scored a hat trick for Liberia, which recovered from the early deficit and held off a late Curaçao response.
Claymar Ocalia opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, and Shur-Yeadion Maria converted a penalty in the 4th to give Curaçao a 2-0 advantage.
Swen pulled a goal back in the 12th minute before Sheriff Konneh equalized in the 25th. Liberia then took control with Swen’s second goal in the 30th and a Thomas Kromah strike in the 33rd, making it 4-2.
Dayrion Lodovica brought Curaçao within a goal in the 37th minute, but Swen completed his hat trick a minute later to restore Liberia’s two-goal margin.