T&T Under-20 Soca Warriors will go into their final Group A Caribbean Football Union Under-20 Championship final round match against winless Curacao tomorrow from 4 pm (TT time), needing a win to stay in contention for a Concacaf final round spot after going under to Haiti, 2-0 at the Waterhouse Stadium, Kingston, yesterday.
The Ross Russell-coached young Soca Warriors who downed Puerto Rico 2-0 in their opener on Monday went into the match ahead of the Haitians on goal-difference after the latter's 2-1 win over Curacao.
However, Haiti got a goal in each half from Luckner Horat (31st) and Samuel Pompee (48th penalty) to go the top of the four-team group with maximum six points while T&T stayed second level on three points with Puerto Rico which rebounded to edge pointless Curacao, 2-1 in the day's opener.
On Tuesday, Jamaica and Cuba both won their Group B openers at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston.
The Jamaicans got a 42nd minute goal from Oshana Boothe to edge Antigua and Barbuda 1-0 with the latter ending the match with ten men after Jamoy Stevens was shown a second yellow card by Puerto Rican referee Javier Santos in the 84th minute, 30 minutes after his first caution.
The Cubans saw off the challenge of Suriname 2-1 with Arichel Hernandez Mora scoring both items for the winners in the 24th and 45th minutes, while Suriname's consolation was netted by Miquel Danny Darson in the 46th prior to his team-mate Sergino Eduard being sent off in the 75th minute for a second caution by Bahamian referee Wilson Da Costa.
Today, Group B continues with Antigua & Barbuda facing Cuba followed by Jamaica against Suriname.
At the end of the two round-robin groups, the top two teams in each group as well as the best third-place team will qualify for the 12-team Concacaf Finals February 18 to March 2 in Puebla, Mexico.
Matches:
Today:
Group B:
Antigua & Barbuda vs Cuba
Jamaica vs Suriname
