Football/Soccer - U-20: Haiti defeat Bahamas 5-0 in Caribbean Qualifying
5/30/2008 - Haiti defeated the Bahamas, while the hosts Cuba tied the Dominican Republic at the Caribbean First Round Group A Qualification to the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship at Havana's Estadio Pedro Marrero on Thursday.
Two goals by Saint Victor Utegun led Haiti to a 5:0 victory over the Bahamas in the first encounter. In the second match, Ernesto Jimenez gave the Dominican Republic the lead but Cuba's Marcel Hernandez notched the equalizer for a 1:1 final score.
The Caribbean Group A concludes on Saturday at the Estadio Pedro Marrero with the Dominican Republic playing against the Bahamas and Cuba hosting Haiti.
The triumphant team from Group A and the victor of Group D (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) will join the winners of the remaining three groups along with four best second-place finishers will advance to the Caribbean Second Round Qualification that will be composed of three triangular groups in September 2008.
The top team from each triangular along with the best second-place team will progress to the Caribbean Final Round scheduled for December 2008.
Trinidad & Tobago will host the CONCACAF U-20 Championship which is tentatively scheduled for January/February 2009. COMPLETE STORY
The CONCACAF Tournament will be held in a single venue for the first time since 1996 and will not only crown a champion age category but will also qualify four teams to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009.
