Tuesday, at Sylvio Cator stadium, in the first qualifying round of the Gold Cup (Copa Caribbean), the Grenadiers, after having crushed Friday, in their first match Saint-Martin (7-0), then defeated Bermuda 3-1 Sunday, have qualified for the second and final phase of qualifying, by winning in front of nearly 10,000 fans, the match against Puerto Rico (3-1).

A first period dominated by Haitians where Jeff Louis and Jean Eudes Maurice have challenged the visitors' defense but playing bad luck, have missed three good chances to score.

At half-time 0-0.

After the break, in the second half the Grenadiers were able to mekes the difference in the 65th minute on penalty, Jean-Philippe Peguerro scored the first goal on the board of Grenadiers (1-0) followed by a second shot on goal (73') by Jean Eudes Maurice (2-0). Visitors in a final burst have narrowed the gap to a final score of 2-1.

Haiti is at the head of ranking of Group I, qualified with 9 points as well as Puerto Rico (second in Group I) qualified with 6 points. Our Grenadiers, led by the Cuban, Blake Contero, will begin the final phase of qualifying in Grenada from 20 to 24 October 2012.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6609-haiti-football-the-grenadiers-won-against-bermuda-3-1.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6594-haiti-news-some-news-here-and-there.html

BF/ HaitiLibre