The team jumped on the field with a numerical disadvantage and only two substitutes, due to the delay of the Covid tests
The Haiti Under-23 team participating in the pre-Olympic Concaf started against Honduras with ten men on the field and only two substitutes on the bench., due to the delay of the Covid tests due to the fact that some players from the team arrived late
The Caribbean team arrived late at Jalisco Stadium and did not warm up before the duel against his American central counterpart, a situation that led defender Odilón Jerome to serve as goalkeeper.
In that pre-Olympic group B meeting in Guadalajara, only those athletes who completed the necessary tests could participate. and only two footballers have joined the team, because the others are waiting for the results of the PCR tests applied to them.
It is worth mentioning that The preparation of this team included a duel against an amateur representative of the Mexican fans, whom they defeated 15-0..
Steevenson Jeudy performed admirably for five of the 15 goals, the footballer is 16 years old and plays in the football of his country.
“It all started because we wanted to do the same thing: to play against a Haitian team. We never thought that we would receive an official selection from Haiti and less with the pre-Olympic, but the Haitian Alain Vubert contacted the federation of his country, he warned us that there is the possibility to play on the stadium in Haiti and even against the pre-Olympic team. I didn’t believe it, but it happened “, said Luis García, one of the 15 Mexican players who played Haiti under 23 years old.