2010 World Cup Qualifying: Canada and Haiti's Hope Slowly Fading Away
September 9th 2008 02:27
Canada – Honduras: 1-2
Although it was only their second match of the CONCACAF's third round of qualifyers, the game against Honduras on Saturday was a must-win for Canada if they had any hope of going far into qualifications. Indeed, so far Canada has only played at home and got one point out of six. Mexico will be their next guest and that won't be an easy one either. After that, they'll have to travel into an hostile environment to grab as much points as possible. So, unless they believe in miracles, Canada is toast.They started well. They grabbed the lead early when Serioux's header beat Valladares at the near post three minutes into the game. After that they looked a bit lost, not knowing whether to keep attacking or just switch into defensive mode. Their best opportunity after the goal came right before half-time when Gerba's header hit the post. The second half was all Honduras as they scored they first goal almost right after the starting whistle. Their second came ten minutes later and they made time after that, disrupting the flow of the game with fake injuries and all sorts of shenanigans. Bernier's expulsion at the 72nd minute made a Canadian comeback very unlikely, and they are now faced with the task of grabbing at least two wins and two draws in their final four games.
Goals & Highlights
Canada's line-up: Lars Hirschfeld; Mike Klukowski, Richard Hastings, Paul Stalteri, Adrian Serioux; Julian De Guzman, Patrice Bernier, Dwayne De Rosario, Atiba Hutchinson; Tomasz Radzinski (Ian Hume, 22nd (Jim Brennan, 86th)), Ali Gerba (Rob Friend, 64th).
El Salvador – Haiti: 5-0
The Grenadiers crashed back to Earth on Saturday after were thoroughly slaughtered by El Salvador 5-0. They conceded the first goal at the 8th minute of play when goalkeeper Fenelon mistimed his clearance and Bruni's expulsion ten minutes later left the door wide open for the home team who showed no pity to their hosts. Haiti had no possession whatsoever during the game, and could only watch, helpless, as speedy twenty-year old Rodolfo Zelaya scored a hattrick and grabbed an assist on his team's fourth goal. Clearly, only one team came to play on that night, and Haiti definitely need to go back to the training pitch to work on their defense. There's really nothing else to say about this match. It was El Salvador all the way.Haiti's line-up: Gabard Fenelon; Gilles Frantz, Peter Germain (Alain Vubert, 63rd), Pierre Bruni, Mackorel Sampeur; Jean Alcenat, Frantz Bertin, Brunel Fucien, Chery Mones; Abel Thermeus (Lionel St-Preux, h-t), Charles Davidson (Windsor Noncent, h-t).
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