The return of senior national defender Alyssa Yard paid off for the Barbados women’s team recently when she accounted for the lone goal that earned the Bajan ladies a 1-0 victory against host Suriname.During an interview with Barbados TODAY, the former University of the West Indies Blackbirds and Pro-Shottas utility player said it felt very special to score her first international goal for Barbados on her return to national duties after a six-year break.Barbados women coached by former national top striker Mario Harte drew the first match 1-1 but emerged victorious in their second and final encounter when Yard got the initial touch and scored off a rebound that stemmed from a penalty kick. Now that she is back and part of the national setup thanks to the encouragement of her sister Dr Nicola Yard, the younger Yard said she thinks that local women’s football has developed quite a lot from when she first started playing the game. However, she believes that there is a need for improvement and that as a team they can do a lot better.
