Thanks to the timely interventions of its archers, Haiti Yes Canada drew 0-0 on Monday at the stadium Akron, in Guadalajara, for the second day of Group B of the tournament Concacaf Under-23, qualifying for Tokyo Olympics.
Unlike his previous match, in which he had to start with 10 players, as not all of his delegation presented evidence of covid-19, Haiti started completely against Canada and played with a tactical order that allowed them to compete against an opponent. marked as favorite.
The Canadian team managed to generate only two dangerous games in the first half.
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The first approach of the Americans was a shot from outside the box by Marcus Godinho, but goalkeeper Alan Jerome reached out to deflect the ball over the crossbar in the 4th minute.
Jerome was even better at 13 in the second warning of the opponent. On this occasion, the goalkeeper covered with his body a long shot from Tajon Buchanan.
Haiti gave priority to protection, but allowed itself to move forward to generate several approaches that ended up being deflected: a shot by Dutherson Clerveaux and a header by Francois Dulysse.
After the break, Haiti was more confident, better positioned on the field and with more ball possession than Canada.
Goalkeeper James Pantemis kept the maple leaf bow undefeated by saving a dangerous header from Clerveaux at 56.
In response, Buchanan only appeared in the heart of the Caribbean at the age of 61 to connect a header that ended with Jerome’s gloves.
Pantemis gained notoriety again at the age of 67, with a save on a long and powerful shot by Eliader Dorlus.
Haiti lost the goal again when its arrival seemed imminent with a popcorn shot from Clerveaux that Pantemis solved in the background.
Already in added time, Canada doubled the attack and Ballou Table had a frontal shot inside the area, the Haitian goalkeeper seemed beaten, but managed to deflect the shot with his right foot.
With this tie, Canada scored four points and Haiti scored their first point in Group B.