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Jamaica's John-Ross Doyley dribbles past a Mexican defender during last night's friendly clash between the Under-17 teams at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium. The match ended 1-1. - Ian Allen
By Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Jamaica's Under-17 Reggae Boyz plodded their way to a 1-1 draw with current world champions Mexico in the first of a two-leg friendly at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium last night.
After a goalless first half, the Jamaicans struck first when Bridgeport's Andre Steele fired home in the 57th minute. Steele was the beneficiary of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">hard </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">work</SPAN> of another substitute, Christopher Waugh. Less than a minute after being on the pitch, Waugh broke into the area to blast from the right side of goal. The shot was parried away by Mexico custodian, Alfredo Medina, and flew across the face of goal in the path of Steele, who tapped in the ball from six yards away. However, the Mexicans would soon find themselves level through hard-working midfielder Usiles Plascencia. He <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">rose</SPAN> above a thicket of defenders to head past Jamaican custodian Oneil Wilson in the 77th minute.
A high looping corner across the face of goal saw Mexican defender Christian Vazquez unmarked in the area. His volley was pounded accidentally into the turf but the attempt bounced up nicely for Plascencia.
"Offensively, we still need a little more work. We gave up a goal on a corner and that was just sad, but we are working hard, and come April we will be competitive," said <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica</SPAN> coach David Hunt.
"Defensively, I think we forced them to make changes and that was good, and this was a good opportunity for some of the players to gain exposure,"
Jamaica's John-Ross Doyley dribbles past a Mexican defender during last night's friendly clash between the Under-17 teams at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium. The match ended 1-1. - Ian Allen
By Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Jamaica's Under-17 Reggae Boyz plodded their way to a 1-1 draw with current world champions Mexico in the first of a two-leg friendly at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium last night.
After a goalless first half, the Jamaicans struck first when Bridgeport's Andre Steele fired home in the 57th minute. Steele was the beneficiary of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">hard </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">work</SPAN> of another substitute, Christopher Waugh. Less than a minute after being on the pitch, Waugh broke into the area to blast from the right side of goal. The shot was parried away by Mexico custodian, Alfredo Medina, and flew across the face of goal in the path of Steele, who tapped in the ball from six yards away. However, the Mexicans would soon find themselves level through hard-working midfielder Usiles Plascencia. He <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">rose</SPAN> above a thicket of defenders to head past Jamaican custodian Oneil Wilson in the 77th minute.
A high looping corner across the face of goal saw Mexican defender Christian Vazquez unmarked in the area. His volley was pounded accidentally into the turf but the attempt bounced up nicely for Plascencia.
"Offensively, we still need a little more work. We gave up a goal on a corner and that was just sad, but we are working hard, and come April we will be competitive," said <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica</SPAN> coach David Hunt.
"Defensively, I think we forced them to make changes and that was good, and this was a good opportunity for some of the players to gain exposure,"
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