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Haiti claim Group A title in Caribbean U-20

31.5.08 - Haiti finished first in the Caribbean First Round Group A Qualification to the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship held in Havana's Estadio Pedro Marrero from 27-31 May.

The Les Bicolores opened the quadrangular with a 1:0 victory over Dominican Republic on 27 May, before defeating the Bahamas 5:0 two days later.

Haiti concluded group play with a 3:0 win against Cuba on the 31 May. Also on that day, the Dominican Republic took second place in Group A following a 7:0 victory over the Bahamas.

Haiti and the Group D victor (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) will advance to the Caribbean Second Round Qualifying along with winners of the remaining three groups and the four best second-place finishers. The Second Round will be composed of nine teams in three groups of three scheduled for September 2008.

The top team from each triangular along with the best second-place team will progress to the Caribbean Final Round scheduled for December 2008.

Trinidad & Tobago will host the CONCACAF U-20 Championship which is tentatively scheduled for January/February 2009. COMPLETE STORY

The CONCACAF Tournament will be held in a single venue for the first time since 1996 and will not only crown a champion age category but will also qualify four teams to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009.

2009 CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP

CARIBBEAN QUALIFICATION

First Round

Group A - La Habana, CUBA; Estadio Pedro Marrero

29.05.2008: BAHAMAS - HAITI 0:5 (0:5) (A: 500)

Louis FRITZNEL 6'; Saint Victor ULTEGUN 7', 11'; Charles HEROLD 20', 28'

BAH: Raynaldo Sturrup - Nolan Cancino, Adam Miller (43: Dean Dereck), Denair Mitchell, Laguardo Newbold, Andrew Pratt, Johnathon Shiel, Junior Veius (66: Terry Delancy), Demetri Darville, Dwayne Forbes, Angelo Phanord. Booked: Forbes 31', Dereck 80'

HAI: Dorleans Shelson - Jerome Mechack, Jacques Bitielo, Desrivieres Peterson (Jean Baptiste), Pierre Elusma, Joseph Peterson (Renalid Brisly), Joseph Guensly, Normil Valdo, Charles Herold (Ismael Gregory), Saint Victor Ultegun, Louis Fritznel. Booked: none

R: Kevin MORRISON (JAM)

CUBA - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1:1 (1:1)

Marcel HERNANDEZ 34' - Rafael LEONARDO 5'

CUB: Enrique Ramos - Domingo Francisco, Jorge Figueras, Alberto Palmero, Angel Lopes, Bárbaro Adrila (87: Yasniel Alcolea), Reiner Guerra, Marcel Hernandez, Alian Bocourt (55: Daniel Zalasar), Lazaro Garcia (73: Manuel Valladares), Hebiel Cordoves. Booked: Lopes 32', Cordoves 70'

DOM: Welington Aragmonte - Solangel Gonzales, Yan Carlos Berroa, Ernesto Jimenez, Jimmy Bautista, Johan Sanchez, Jose Garcia (75: Gunther Schott), Rafael Leonardo (61: Gonzalo Frechilla), Federico Rodriguez, Yan Carlos Sierra (60: Jossyn Rodriguez), Kerbi Rodriguez. Booked: Sanchez 33', Kerbi Rodriguez 36', Aragmonte 85'

R: Kevin THOMAS (JAM)

31.05.2008: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - BAHAMAS 7:0 (3:0) (A: 2000)

Kerbi RODRIGUEZ 26', 56'; Gonzalo FRECHILLA 36'; Yan Carlos BERROA 44'; Jose GARCIA 55'; Ernesto JIMENEZ 67'; Yan Carlos SIERRA 77'

DOM: Welington Aragmonte - Solangel Gonzales, Yan Carlos Berroa, Ernesto Jimenez, Jimmy Bautista, Johan Sanchez, Jose Garcia (62: Yan Carlos Sierra), Gonzalo Frechilla (83: Jossyn Rodriguez), Rafael Leonardo (54: Elvis Pichardo), Federico Rodriguez, Kerbi Rodriguez. Booked: none

BAH: Raynaldo Sturrup (40: Michael Bellot) - Nolan Cancino, Terry Delancy, Denair Mitchell, Laguardo Newbold, Andrew Pratt, Johnathon Shiel, Dean Dereck, Demetri Darville, Dwayne Forbes, Angelo Phanord (78: Danny Lockhart). Booked: Darville 11', Forbes 75', Cancino 83', Mitchell 89', Sent offs: Darville 65'

R: Kevin MORRISON (JAM)

CUBA - HAITI 0:3 (0:2)

Charles HEROLD 25'; Normil VALDO 40'; Saint Victor ULTEGUN 48'

CUB: Enrique Ramos - Domingo Francisco, Daniel Zalasar, Alberto Palmero, Angel Lopes, Bárbaro Adrila (58: Manuel Vallardes), Reiner Guerra, Marcel Hernandez, Alian Bocourt (42: Yasniel Alcolea), Lazaro Garcia, Hebiel Cordoves (78: Yosbel Caballero). Booked: Adrila 22'

HAI: Dorleans Shelson - Jerome Mechack, Desrivieres Peterson, Pierre Elusma, Sirum Vaniel, Joseph Peterson, Normil Valdo, Charles Herold (67: Joseph Guensly), Saint Cyr Widner, Saint Victor Ultegun (61: Louis Fritznel), Joachin Gregory. Booked: none

R: Rudolph ANGELA (ARU)