On a day that seemed to end in a net draw, it was Mexico that was named captain of the eight-nation team for the CONCACAF 2022 World Cup qualifiers with a narrow victory over Jamaica, on Thursday on the first day of the draw.
The day started at BMO Stadium in Toronto where Honduras scored a valuable draw (1-1) against Canada.
Both goals fell by collecting penalties. Alexandre Lopez scored for El Catracha in the 40th minute and Maple Leaf Country Team 66 match with Kelly Larren.
Later, Rommel Fernández Stadium in Panama City was the stage for Negative draw between Panama and Costa Rica.
Later, at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, due to his mistakes in attack and inattention to the back, Mexico struggled to beat Jamaica 2-1.
The Mexican goals were scored by shots from Alexis Vega and Henry Martin from the front line in the area in the 50th and 89th minutes, respectively. Shamar Nicholson scored for “Reggae Boyz” in the 65th minute
Finally, at Cuscatlán Stadium, The United States came out with one point, with a 0-0 draw against El Salvador.
The second round of the octagon will take place on Sunday 5th September with the following matches:
Jamaica Panama in Kingston
El Salvador and Honduras in San Salvador
Costa Rica and Mexico in San Jose
The United States and Canada in Tennessee
Position table:
– JGEP GF GC DIF Points
1. Mexico 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
2. Canada 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
3. Honduras 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
4. Panama 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5- El Salvador 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
6. United States 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7. Costa Rica 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
8- Jamaica 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
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