‘Compete with the big dogs’: new era beckons for the Dominican Republic

Having become the first senior team to represent the country at a major tournament, sights are set on a professional leagueThey came, they saw and they … lost heavily. Five-nil, 8-0 and 3-0 in fact. But on this occasion it did not matter, or not much. The key bit was the “came” as the Dominican Republic women’s team became the first senior side to represent the country at a major tournament.They beat Guyana 1-0 to qualify for the Concacaf W Gold Cup and, despite the USA,