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CONCACAF U17 Qualification - Haiti draws against Honduras; El Salvador ties Mexico

5.4.07 - El Salvador tied Mexico 2:2, while Haiti played to a 1:1 draw against the hosts, Honduras, in the opening matches of the 2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Final Round Qualification Group A at the Tiburcio Carias Andino Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Wednesday.

Andres Alexander Flores got El Salvador (0-0-1, 1 Point) on the board first in the 18th minute, but Andres Rodriguez leveled it for Mexico (0-0-1, 1 Point) two minutes later.

After William Antonio Maldonado gave El Salvador the lead for a second time in the 50th minute, Jesus Cueves tied it for Mexico with nine minutes remaining.

In the second encounter, Haiti (0-0-1, 1 Point) opened the scoring in the 15th minute, but Roger Fabricio Rojas got the equalizer for Honduras (0-0-1, 1 Point) three minutes later.

The 2007 CONCACAF U-17 Final Round Group A continues at the Tiburcio Carias Andino Stadium on Friday as Mexico faces Haiti at 14:00 and then Honduras meets El Salvador at 16:00.

The quadrangular concludes on Sunday with Haiti against El Salvador at 14:00 and then Honduras hosting Mexico at 16:00.

The top two teams from Group A along with the best three squads from Group B that takes place from 28 April - 6 May in Kingston, Jamaica (includes - Canada, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, USA and the hosts Jamaica), will be the CONCACAF qualifiers to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea Republic 2007 from 18 August - 9 September.

2007 CONCACAF UNDER-17 FINAL ROUND QUALIFICATION

Group A - Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS; Tiburco Carias Andino Stadium

04.04.2007: EL SALVADOR - MEXICO 2:2 (1:1) (A: 13482)

Andres Alexander FLORES 18'; William Antonio MALDONADO 50' - Andres RODRIGUEZ 20'; Jesus CUEVES 81'

SLV: 1-Diego Andres Cuellar - 3-Andres Eduardo Menendez-C, 4-Moisés Xavier Garcia, 6-Christian Alonso Valencia, 7-Henry Alfredo Escobar, 8-Diego Jose Chavarria, 9-Andres Alexander Flores (84: 5-Alexander Enrique Mendoza), 11-Ricardo Jose Orellana (76: 16-William Aguirre Chicas), 14-Herbert Arnold Sosa (43: 10-William Antonio Maldonado), 15-Fabricio Heriberto Alfaro, 17-Gilberto Arnulfo Baires. Booked: Alfaro 89'

TD: Jose Norberto HUEZO

MEX: 1-Alfredo Saldivar - 2-Christian Alejandro Perez, 4-Daniel Angel Cervantes, 5-Carlos Alberto Gutierrez, 6-Jose Octavio Aceves-C,7-Andres Rodriguez (55: 18-Edgar Ivan Pacheco), 9-Raul Nava, 11-Jesus Cueves, 14-Heriberto Olvera (64: 20-Erbin Alejandro Trejo), 15-Francisco Javier Farias (46: 10-Ulises Alejandro Davila), 16-Jose Luis Verduzco. Booked: A.Rodriguez 12', Cueves 89'

TD: Jesús RAMIREZ

R: Edgar RODRIGUEZ (CRC), A1: Osvaldo LUNA (CRC), A2 Hairo FUENTES (PAN), FO: Walter LOPEZ (GUA)

Stats: SLV-MEX

Total Shots: 5-17

Shots on Target: 4-9

Saves: 5-1

Fouls: 14-14

Corner Kicks 2-3

Offsides: 0-1

HONDURAS - HAITI 1:1 (1:1)

Roger Fabricio ROJAS 18' - Jean Francis Fabien VORBE 15'

HON: 22-Oscar Armando Lopez, 3-Angel Gabriel Castro, 5-Jose Israel Fonseca-C, 8-Orlin Orlando Peralta, 9-Fredy Alonso Sosa, 11-Roger Fabricio Rojas, 13-Oscar Edgardo Urbina, 16-Johnny Harold Leveron, 17-Luis Fernando Garrido, 20-Alfredo Antonio Mejia, 24-Julio De Jesus Ocampo. TD: Miguel Angel ESCALANTE

HAI: 20-Shelson Dorleans - 2-Mechack Jerome, 3-Shrioc Jean Baptiste, 4-Peterson Desriviere, 5-Elusma Pierre, 8-Bitielo Jean Jacques, 9-Ulterguens St. Victor, 11-Normil Valdo, 13-Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe, 15-Herold Junior Charles-C, 17-Guemsly Junior Joseph. TD: Jean Yves LABASE

R: Dave PETERKIN (JAM), A1: Triston TULLOCH (JAM), A2: Joe FLETCHER (CAN), FO: Philip Jordan (TRI)

Stats: HON-HAI

Total Shots: 8-6

Shots on Target: 5-3

Saves: 2-4

Fouls: 14-21

Corner Kicks 4-1

Offsides: 2-1

06.04.2007: MEXICO-HAITI (14:00)

HONDURAS - EL SALVADOR (16:00)

08.04.2007: HAITI- EL SALVADOR (14:00)

HONDURAS - MEXICO (16:00)