Haiti (pictured) celebrates after defeating Antigua & Barbuda, Bermuda, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago & Barbuda in the final of Caribbean under-20 qualifying on October 30, 2016, in Willemstad Curacao. (Photo: David Heykoop)
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – Roberto Louima and Ronaldo Damus scored two goals each as Haiti earned a 4-0 win over Antigua & Barbuda in the final of Caribbean under-20 qualifying on Sunday at the Stadion Ergilio Hato.
With the victory, the Haitians completed the competition -- which started in June and qualified five teams to the next year’s CONCACAF Under-20 Championship – unbeaten with a 7W-1D-0L record.
A pair of goals by Louima (21’, 38’) gave Les Grenadiers a 2-0 lead at halftime and then Damus (47’, 85’) struck twice to increase his finals total to a team-best six tallies.
Antigua & Barbuda was shutout for a second straight game, losing for the first time in the tournament (4-3-1).
In the match for third place, Mikiel Thomas struck with two minutes left in normal time to propel Bermuda past Trinidad & Tobago, 2-1. Knory Scott (44’) gave the Bermudians a 1-0 lead late in the first half, only for Josh Toussaint (49’) to level just minutes after the break.
Each of the four sides had previously secured places in the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship slated to be played in Costa Rica from February 17-March 5. The other participants in the 12-team field are: the host nation, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, St. Kitts & Nevis and the United States.
2016 CARIBBEAN UNDER-20 QUALIFYING – FINAL ROUND
Curacao
October 21-30, 2016
SCHEDULE
GROUP A (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
Antigua & Barbuda 3-2-1-0-6-4-7
Bermuda 3-1-1-1-6-5-4
St. Kitts & Nevis 3-1-1-1-6-6-4
Curacao 3-0-1-2-2-5-1
October 21, 2016
Bermuda 3, St. Kitts & Nevis 1
Knory Scott 26’; Tevahn Tyrell 30’, 37’ / Tahir Hanley 17’
Curacao 0, Antigua & Barbuda 1
Javorn Stevens 86’
October 23, 2016
St. Kitts & Nevis 2, Antigua & Barbuda 2
Delano Hodge 9’; Tahir Hanley 48’ / Javorn Stevens 23’; Luther Wildin 86’
Curacao 1, Bermuda 1
Leeroy Schorea 32’ / Tevahn Tyrell 79’
October 25, 2016
Antigua & Barbuda 3, Bermuda 2
Mohammad Hakeem 1’, 11’; Javorn Stevens 40’ / Mazhye Burchall 53’, 86’
Curacao 1, St. Kitts & Nevis 3
Jeremy Cijntje 42’ / Javier Sutton 23’; Delano Hodge 67’; Dakarai Phipps 76’
GROUP B (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
Haiti 3-2-1-0-7-2-7
Trinidad & Tobago 3-1-2-0-4-0-5
Cuba 3-0-2-1-2-3-2
St. Lucia 3-0-1-2-2-10-1
October 22, 2016
Haiti 5, St. Lucia 1
Roberto Louima 6’; Ronaldo Damus 23’, 83’, 86’; Kenley Dede 78’ / Keeroy Lionel 80’
Trinidad & Tobago 0, Cuba 0
October 24, 2016
St. Lucia 0, Trinidad & Tobago 4
Nicholas Dillon 5’, 28’, 70’; Noah Powder 65’
Haiti 2, Cuba 1
Jimmy-Shammar Sanon 6’; Jonel Desire 80’ / Lazaro Tuero 68’
October 26, 2016
Cuba 1, St. Lucia 1
Darien Guerra 21’ / own-goal, Ronald Aranda 84’
Trinidad & Tobago 0, Haiti 0
SEMIFINALS (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
October 28, 2016
Antigua & Barbuda 0, Trinidad & Tobago 0 (5:4 pens)
Haiti 3, Bermuda 0
Jonel Desire 6’; Ronaldo Damus 47’; Roberto Louima 63’
THIRD PLACE MATCH (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
October 30, 2016
Trinidad & Tobago 1, Bermuda 2
Josh Toussaint 49’ / Knory Scott 44’; Mikiel Thomas 88’
FINAL (Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, Curacao)
October 30, 2016
Antigua & Barbuda 0, Haiti 4
Roberto Louima 21’, 38’; Ronaldo Damus 47’, 85’
