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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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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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