Jamaica face Guatemala for a spot in quarterfinals of U17 Males’s Championship
Jamaica will oppose hosts Guatemala within the Spherical of 16 of the Concacaf U-17 Males’s Championship on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. (Jamaica time) after ending as runners-up in Group G on the finish of the preliminary part.
Jamaica drew 2-2 draw with Costa Rica on Thursday night to complete on 4 factors, three behind Costa Rica. Cuba completed in third place forward of Guadeloupe, who they defeated 4-0. Each side ended on three factors.
The Jamaicans took the lead within the seventeenth minute by means of a strong freekick by Alexavier Gooden and when Adrian Reid doubled the lead within the 62nd minute Jamaica was heading to win the group.
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Nonetheless, for the second-consecutive recreation the Younger Reggae Boyz ended the sport a person brief as Gooden turned from hero to villain as he was ejected within the 73rd minute for a second yellow card offence.
And like they did within the 1-2 loss to Guadeloupe within the earlier recreation, the younger Jamaicans couldn’t efficiently see out the sport, because the Costa Ricans pulled one again on 79 minutes by means of Roy Bustos.
And three minutes from the tip of regulation time Sean Albriton ensured the groups shared the spoils after he netted.
In Group H motion, Honduras edged Haiti 1-0 by means of Russel Cruz’s aim in stoppage time on the finish of the primary half.
The outcomes left Honduras atop the group with an ideal 9 factors from three video games, whereas Haiti completed in third place and a spot within the subsequent spherical.
The US, Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Bermuda, Haiti, Panama, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic are additionally into the Spherical of 16.
The semi-finalists will qualify mechanically for the FIFA Below-17 World Cup which might be held in Peru from November 10 to December 2. Jamaica beforehand certified for the FIFA U17 World Cup in 1999 and 2011.