MIAMI, Florida – All Jamaican eyes will be on Sabina Park in Kingston, as Jamaican sides Harbour View and Cavalier face off in the first leg of the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup semifinals.
Not only does the winner of this semifinal pairing reach the Final, but they will also clinch a berth in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, so the stakes are very high in this encounter between domestic rivals.
Harbour View finished in second-place in Group B to secure their semifinal spot, thanks in large part to the exploits of Shaquiel Bradford and Omar Thompson, who had three and two goals, respectively during the group stage.
GK Romario Palma was also quite good in keeping a clean sheet and making 21 saves.
Cavalier finished atop Group A and boast one of the best goalscorers in the Caribbean region in Shaniel Thomas, who scored a whopping seven goals in four group stage games and comes into the contest having scored a hat trick in each of his last two Caribbean Cup matches.
Jalmaro Calvin and Nicholas Thompson have provided ample support as well, with Calvin notching two goals and three assists and Thompson chipping in with two assists.
This will be the 29th time these teams have met since 2012, with Harbour View holding a narrow edge of 12W-5D-11L.
Match Officials Harbour View FC (JAM) vs Cavalier FC (JAM)
REF: YADEL MARTINEZ (Cuba)
AR1: LEONEL GARCIA (Cuba)
AR2: YORDANIS GOMEZ (Cuba)
4TH: RICANGEL DE LEÇA (Aruba)
