On the occasion of the round of 16 of the last phase of the qualifiers for the World Cup Indonesia 2023 and the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, the Haitian selection of men’s soccer under 20 years was eliminated by Jamaica (1-2) after playing with 10, then 9 against 11, this Sunday at the Stadium Olimpico Metropolitano of San Pedro Sula (Honduras). The junior grenadiers will not see the world cup Indonesia (2023) as well as the Olympics in Paris (2024).

After conceding the opening goal by Jahmari Clarke (3′,1-0) after a lack of understanding in the penalty area between the goalkeeper Willemson Augustin and the central defender captain Fernando Cicero, the little grenadiers have subsequently dominated the Jamaicans without finding the breach. But in the 25th minute, the Salvadoran referee, Ivan Barton, severely expelled Fernando Cicero. Angelo Jean-Baptiste’s men went back to the locker room with a one-goal disadvantage.

After being down 1-0 in the first half, the Haitian team came out of the locker room with different intentions, showing courage and solidarity, and finally found the equalizer early in the second half through the inevitable and home striker Steevenson Jeudy aka Soccer, for his fifth goal in the CONCACAF U20 championship (50′, 1-1).

The Haitians put a lot of foot on the ball and had a lot of chances without being able to take the lead. Worse still, Ivan Barton at fifteen minutes from the end expelled a second Haitian player. It is Duckens Sanchez Pierre for a second foul deemed gross, forcing the young grenadiers (75′) to play 9 against 11.

A few minutes later, in the 83rd minute, Tarick Ximines gave the Raggae Boys the lead, killing the hopes of the little Grenadiers to come back to the score with a deficit of two players.

With the help of Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton, Jamaica will face the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals for a spot in the semifinals.