KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boys had been left with all to do within the second leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final after they gave up a late objective to stoop to a 2-1 defeat to Canada right here Saturday.
Jonathan David put the Canadians forward in first-half stoppage on the Nationwide Stadium earlier than Shamar Nicholson equalized within the 56th minute.
The sport appeared headed in the direction of a stalemate when Stephen Eustaquio grabbed a late winner for the Canadians within the 86th minute.
“It was a tough match to play. It was boiling, so the tempo understandably lowered, so it was not a high-tempo recreation,” Jamaica head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson stated following the League A encounter.
“In a recreation like this, it’s about maintaining focus. They misplaced their focus three or 4 instances; we didn’t punish them. We misplaced our focus two or thrice; they punished us.
“And that’s how it’s at this stage. It’s important to take your probabilities, and you can’t give probabilities.”
Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey missed a golden alternative to place the hosts forward when he despatched his shot broad of the far put up from shut vary within the fifteenth minute.
Cyle Larin then pressured a save out of goalkeeper Andre Blake within the thirty second as Canada responded strongly earlier than David’s header on the far put up 4 minutes later additionally pressured the Jamaican shot-stopper into motion.
Bailey struck the put up within the fortieth once more from shut vary, and the house aspect was made to pay for the missed probability minutes later when Larin weaved his means into the correct aspect of the field and squared for David to faucet in from point-blank vary.
Jamaica was then let off within the 51st when Larin shot broad from the center of the field. Nonetheless, Nicholson introduced them stage 5 minutes later when he latched on to Daniel Johnson’s low free kick, escaped a sleeping Canadian protection, to complete clinically from eight yards out.
The objective was initially flagged off-side, however VAR reversed the choice.
With time ticking away on the finish, defender Richie Laryea picked up the ball simply past the midway line and was afforded a free run down the correct earlier than crossing into the field, the place Eustaquio buried the winner with a peaceful, low drive.
The return leg is about for Tuesday in Toronto.
On Friday evening in Group B of League B, Montserrat shocked the Dominican Republic with a 2-1 victory in Plymouth, because of targets in both half from Brandon Barzey (thirty seventh) and Kaleem Strawbridge (57th).
Additionally in Group B, Barbados suffered a 4-0 thrashing by the hands of Nicaragua at house in Bridgetown after trailing 2-0 on the break, whereas St Vincent and the Grenadines went down 3-1 to Bermuda in Group C.
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