Jahmari Clarke got here off the bench to spare Jamaica’s younger Reggae Boyz blushes with a last-minute penalty which tied Costa Rica 1-1 of their CONCACAF Underneath-20 Championship in Honduras on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Studying Soccer Membership ahead calmly tucked away his penalty to the best on goalkeeper Bayron Mora after he was fouled contained in the penalty space within the 90th+6 minutes.
Doryan Rodriquez had given Costa Rica the lead within the 58th minute by way of an unmarked header from six yards after Andrey Soto was allowed ample time and area to tee up a teasing left-footed cross contained in the Estadio Francisco Morazan.
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Nevertheless, on 74 minutes the Younger Reggae Boyz might have pulled stage however midfielder Duncan McKenzie seemed on in disbelief as Mora threw himself to his left to disclaim the Jamaica School Manning Cup captain.
The consequence left Jamaica in joint second place with Costa Rica behind the hosts Honduras who blanked Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 by objectives from Aaron Zuniga within the 31st minute; Jefry Marcias within the 71st and Marco Aceituno within the 84th minute.
They lead Group D with three factors and can play Jamaica of their subsequent engagement on Monday.
The 2022 CONCACAF Underneath-20 Championship is the ultimate qualifying section for the North America area forward of the Underneath-20 World Cup slated for Indonesia subsequent yr. The 4 semi-finalists will qualify routinely for the subsequent FIFA Underneath-20 World Championship, whereas the 2 finalists will earn qualification to the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games.
Groups P W D L Gf Ga Gd Pts
Honduras 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Jamaica 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Antigua & Barbuda 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0