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2010 World Cup Qualifying: CONCACAF Results for 10/09/08

September 13th 2008 02:25

Once again, I was in class during the majority of these games. The only match I was able to watch in its entirety was Canada against Mexico which was a one-way traffic in favor of the Mexicans.

Mexico – Canada: 2-1
It was the same old story for Canada as they couldn't get any momentum going against a fast, skilled, and organized Mexican team. The Canucks defended successfully during the first half, ending the period on a 0-0 scoreline. However, Mexico's first goal at the 58th minute broke their spirits, and their consolation goal at the 78th minute (five minutes after Mexico's second) came too late for them to hope for a tie. Now, they have no choice other than defeat both Honduras and Jamaica in their next meetings.

USA – Trinidad & Tobago: 3-0
Easy night for the Americans who got on the scoreboard early and never let on. It's three wins out of three for the U.S.

Haiti – Costa-Rica: 1-3
Coach Wagneau Eloi is now on the hot seat as Haiti got defeated at home. After a promising start to their campaign in the first two rounds, the Grenadiers are showing serious weaknesses at the back and can't seem to get their attack going.

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Posted By: Ann 2 - Category: 2010 World Cup Qualifying, Canada, Haiti, United States

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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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2010 World Cup Qualifying: Goalkeeping Error Costs Canada As They Draw 1-1 Against Jamaica

August 22nd 2008 00:30

Last night, Canada played their first game of the World Cup's third round of qualifying at the much hated BMO Field in Toronto against Jamaica. Compared to the match between Haiti and Suriname, this one was a real snooze-fest, nothing happened apart from the two goals, and both teams played as if they were more afraid to lose than anything else. So, this won't be a full match report, just a couple of observations I'd like to share with you guys.

First of all, possession was shared evenly between the two teams, so trying to guess who would win was a toss-up really. What Canada lacked in speed and individual skills, they made up for it by having a tight unit cohesion. In those cases, a team has to be sure that everyone is pulling in the same direction because one tiny little mistake by one individual can destroy any sense of accomplishment for the group, and that's what happened last night.

After a dull first half which ended 0-0, Canada were the first to score at the 47th minute of play after a nice passing sequence between players. Midfielder Dwayne De Rosario posted on the right wing made a nice cross to the far post where striker Tomasz Radzinski headed the ball down for Julian De Guzman to finish. It was a perfect training ground play that left the Jamaicans frozen in place. However, five minutes later, Lady Luck showed up on Jamaica's side. Indeed, Canada's goalkeeper grossly misjudged a corner kick by Andrew Williams. As soon as the ball was in the air, Onstad left his line to intercept the kick. He went too far, however, and the ball curled to the inside right towards the net. Onstad managed to punch the ball but it went in anyway. Now, some people will say that he didn't punch the ball properly or whatever, but the fact is, he shouldn't have gone out at all; the ball was heading straight to the far post where two Jamaican players were waiting, Onstad should have stayed on his line and try to block any incoming header.

That was the story of the match. Canada came close to retake the lead at the 70th minute but goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts did his job with back-to-back saves.

On a completely unrelated note, I found it funny that the officials didn't have the electronic thingy that shows substitutions and added time. For substitutions, they used those mini-picket signs with numbers, one red sign for the player who's going off, and the green sign for the player coming on. It was hilarious to me because even Haiti, a third-world country, one of the continent's poorest had the electronic thingy.

Anyways, that was it. Now, the Canadians has no choice but to win against Honduras and hope for the best when they'll meet Mexico.

Match Highlights

Canada's line-up: Pat Onstad; Mike Klukowski, Richard Hastings, Paul Stalteri, Adrian Serioux; Julian De Guzman, Patrice Bernier (Iain Hume, 65th), Dwayne De Rosario; Atiba Hutchinson, Tomasz Radzinski, Rob Friend (Ali Gerba, 77th).

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