Concacaf u20 final score Jamaica1-Haiti1...

[Sam !!]

St Vincent vs Dom Rep on now on nbc-svg...Hopefully they will have some sort of summary at half time.

[Mosiah]

I guess that can be considered a good score? Now both teams will try to rack up the score against the other teams who should not be in our class.

[Sam !!]

I like the fact that we play Dom Rep next, they seem like the weaker of the 2 remaining teams. Hopefully we'll be able to run up the score and put pressure on Haiti who will more than likely have the harder game on the evening.

[Mosiah]

Haiti beat Dom Rep 2-0 last October. I hope we can give them more than that.

[Mac]

Well, from now forward it will be goal difference that may determine the winner of this group. It seems that from the reports that Haiti outplayed us.

How often have we heard the same thing said about other Caribbean teams from our coached? Surprised about how good the other team is.



Taken from www.jamaicaobserver.com

Haiti equalise late to deny Young Boyz
Howard Walker @ CFU U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
Saturday, January 10, 2009

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent - Jamaica and Haiti battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the opening game of the Under-20 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifier here at the Victoria Park in Kingstown, St Vincent yesterday.
The prolific Dever Orgill gave Jamaica the lead against the run of play in the 55th minute with his sixth goal in his last three games.
But just when Jamaica began to impose themselves on the game, Haiti struck in the 88th minute, courtesy of Fitznel Louis, who fired through the hands of the Jamaican goalkeeper to level the scores.
Jamaica missed an opportunity in the 90th minute when Alanzo Adlam failed to make contact with an Orgill pass that rolled agonisingly across the mouth of the goal.
Both Jamaica and Haiti, considered to be the top teams in the four-team group, are on one point apiece and goal difference will be crucial in the following two games against St Vincent and Dominican Republic.
Head coach Donovan Duckie said he was surprised by how good this Haitian team was. "I have never seen anything like this in the Caribbean. I have never seen this in the Caribbean from any of our rivals. You could have seen the experience from the last World Cup."
Haitian coach Tchahy Eleazard, was visibly upset
and thought his team wasted too many goalscoring opportunities.
"My players keep missing the goals, but we got one late on and nearly got another. We were ready for Jamaica. This is the first game anybody scored on us. I am not used to it. I am used to winning," he said.
In front of approximately 8,000 spectators, including a number of Jamaicans, it was Haiti who dominated the early proceedings and eventually the entire first half.
Jamaica took just one shot on goal in the 13th minute, a ferocious shot by Orgill, which was parried by Haitian goalkeeper Chedlyn Pierre.
Other than that, it was the Jamaican custodian Andre Blake, who was the busier of the two goalkeepers, as the half ended 0-0 with Haiti having the bulk of the possession.
But 10 minutes into the second half, the young Reggae Boyz finally put some passes together and broke down the Haiti backline to open the scoring in the 55th minute.
The sweeping move all started with Jamaican captain Andre Darby, who passed to Evan Taylor, then Davion Thorpe, who slipped a delicate through ball into the path of Orgill. The Canadian-based player then rounded the goalkeeper and slotted into an empty goal.
At one point it looked as if Orgill's first touch took him too wide, but he was able to regain his composure to slot home from an acute angle.
Orgill was notching his sixth goal of the qualifiers after scoring five times from two games in Aruba in November.
The Vancouver Whitecaps striker had scored once in Jamaica's 4-1 win over Antigua & Barbuda, then netted all four goals in a 4-0 win over Aruba.
But Francis Vorbe levelled the scores just when it seemed Jamaica were in full control, firing through the arms of goalkeeper Blake.
The Reggae Boyz got the game to win in the 89th minute, but Adlam failed to make contact with Orgill's cross, which rolled across the goal.
Up to press time last night St Vincent & the Grenadines were leading Dominican Republic 1-0.
Jamaica will next turn their attention to the Dominican Republic tomorrow.

[Mosiah]

Two or three years ago, we played a Haiti U-20 team and managed a 0-0 draw. Reports from our players were we were lucky. They were simply amazed at the quality of the Haitian players and admitted they were balled from start to end.

The only time I can remember us beating up a Haiti youth side was when we had the U-20 team comprised of Jermaine Taylor, Rudolph Austin, Obrien White and others. I think Christopher Nicholas was a part of that team too. I think we beat them 4-0 in Kingston.

[Assasin]

A few years ago i stated that we need to watch what haiti is doing at this youth level and man was laughing at me.

Even though they are poor, they youths are given constant practice and a genuine belief that they are the future.

[Me]

Two or three years ago, we played a Haiti U-20 team and managed a 0-0 draw. Reports from our players were we were lucky. They were simply amazed at the quality of the Haitian players and admitted they were balled from start to end.

The only time I can remember us beating up a Haiti youth side was when we had the U-20 team comprised of Jermaine Taylor, Rudolph Austin, Obrien White and others. I think Christopher Nicholas was a part of that team too. I think we beat them 4-0 in Kingston.

Chris Nicholas? I think he was the olderst player in the squad (along with Shavar) when Kelly, Fraser and Khari were playing. I don't think he could play on a team with JT and co.

[Mac]

Well, lets hope for the best in the next two games. If we don't win this group then we will have to have a playoff against Honduras to make it to the final round. If we struggle to get to the next round how do we have the chance of getting to the U20 World Cup?

Taken from www.jamaicaobserver.com


Shelton to bolster U-20s vs Dom Rep
Howard Walker @ CFU U-20 World Cup Qualifier in St Vincent
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Prospect, St Vincent - Jamaica's Under-20 footballers should secure their first win of the Caribbean Under-20 World Cup qualifiers when they tackle Dominican Republic at the Victoria Park tonight at 6:00 pm (5:00 pm Jamaican time).

In the other group game, hosts St Vincent & the Grenadines, on three points, play Haiti with one point in the feature at 8:00.
In the first set of games, Jamaica conceded an 88th-minute goal and were held 1-1 by Haiti, while St Vincent blanked a weak Dominican Republic 2-0 to assume earlier leadership of the group.
The general belief here is that Jamaica and Haiti are stronger than the other teams and it could all boil down to goal difference to decide who win the group and advance directly to the final CONCACAF round set for March in Trinidad & Tobago.
Although they were outplayed largely in the first half, Dever Orgill's 55th-minute goal looked like the winner against Haiti and the players must lift themselves from the disappointment shown after Friday's game.
Head coach, Donovan Duckie, is looking at the drawn result as an even bigger motivator for the young Reggae Boyz entering today's game.
Said Duckie: "The guys felt a little bit heartbroken to have conceded a goal that late in the game, but they have realised that we and Haiti are the strongest two teams here. They know the task at hand and that the other two games will be crucial. They are feeling upbeat, focussed and know exactly what to do," he told the Sunday Observer.
Today's game against Dominican Republic is not only a 'must win' in the battle for top spot, but one in which Jamaica need to turn up the heat with a commanding performance and win convincingly.
"It might come down to who scores the most goals and they are ready to respond. The Dominicans went down to the host country but I think they have some quality. They remain dangerous; we can't write off any team at this time.
"They have quality in their midfield so we have to pay attention there. We can't allow them to play and once we impose our style of play, we should be victorious. We want to score some goals but we remain careful," Duckie added.
The players trained early yesterday at a field called Brighton at 4:00 pm, only five minutes' ride from the team's hotel, and they are raring to go.
St George's College schoolboy Shamar Shelton - the younger brother of senior Reggae Boy, Luton Shelton - will get his first start at left midfield, ahead of Kaydian Wynter.
Shelton is expected to add pace and skill to a midfield that under performed last Friday.
The midfield went missing against Haiti and the central pair of Evan Taylor and Davion Thorpe is expected to lift their games. Playmaker Romario Campbell came on strongly in the latter stages of the match and will have to start firing from the word go.
The backline, well marshalled by captain Andre Darby, stood up well under the Haitian pressure, but should have less to do this time around.
US Under-20 coach Thomas Rongen was scouting at the game and was impressed by goalkeeper Andre Blake's handling of the crosses under wet condition. He also had high praises for Darby.
Jamaica's starting XI - Andre Blake, Andre Darby, Keithy Simpson, Levaughn Williams, Christopher Banner, Evan Taylor, Davion Thorpe, Shamar Shelton, Romario Campbell, Alanzo Adlam, Dever Orgill.

[Mosiah]

I could be mistaken.