Despite the Jamaica Men’s National team dismantling Guatemala 7-0 on Friday team Guyana stayed top of the table as they (Guyana) look certain for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia next year.
The host nation dominated the Guatemalans but failed to capitalize on shoddy defending as they could have easily had a double figure victory.
A Jamaican player battles with a Guatemalan for the ball during their game on Friday (Jevon Williams Photo)
The architect of the 7-0 victory for Jamaica was Kemar Mitchell who grabbed a hat-trick. Mitchell was backed up with goals from four other players; Brandon Clarke, Charles Burton, Kishawn White and Onuque Salmon who all had a goal apiece.
Salmon opened the Jamaicans’ account after just three minutes had gone by but they would have to wait another 21 minutes before Mitchell added his first and Jamaica’s second.
With score remaining at 2-0 by the end of the second half, Kishawn White netted five minutes after the break, in the 40th minute Mitchell made it 4-0 with his second goal while Brandon Clarke scored in the 44th minute.
In the closing minutes Charles Burton netted Jamaica’s sixth before Mitchell completed his hat-trick to end the game at 7-0.
Despite racking up nine points from their three games played, the Jamaicans remained second in the point standings with an inferior goal difference to that of the Guyanese.
The top two teams (Guyana and Jamaica) will now clash in their final round robin game today at 17:00h local time.
Meanwhile, the Guyanese ladies look like they too will seal a spot at the CAC Games as they have eight points from four games and are second behind Jamaica who has 10 points from their four games. The “GT Gyals” will next face Guatemala at 09:00h today in their final round robin match-up.
