Kingston. Steven Eustaquio’s goal five minutes from time allowed Canada to a 2-1 victory over Jamaica on Saturday in Kingston, in the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals.
The Porto midfielder scored a low goal in the 85th minute to secure victory for the Americans, who took the lead on the scoreboard with a goal by Jonathan David (45+1).
the Reggae Boys They achieved partial parity at 56 through Shamar Nicholson.
The quarter-final match was scheduled to be held on Friday, but was postponed after heavy rains flooded the grass of the National Stadium.
Instead, the match began on Saturday in bright sunshine, in front of an almost empty stadium.
Canada took the lead in first half overtime after a period of sustained dominance.
Real Mallorca winger Kyle Larin dribbled past a defender inside the area and passed to Jonathan David, who was unmarked and waiting at the far post to score the ball.
But Jamaica responded early in the second half after a defensive failure by the Canadians.
Daniel Johnson sent a low pass to Nicholson on the edge of the penalty area, and the French striker punished a marking error to score his 11th international goal.
Jamaica’s celebration was briefly interrupted after the goal was disallowed for offside, but the Video Assistant Referee corrected the decision after replays showed that Nicholson had been clearly cleared.
it seems that Reggae Boys They hung on to equalize, but five minutes from time, Richie Larrea came in from the right and crossed to Eustaquio, who could not forgive it.
The second leg of the quarter-finals will be held on Tuesday in Toronto.
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