CONCACAF is a world without equal in football because when we thought we’d seen it all, this amazing story of a group of Mexican fans who traveled to Haiti ‘because they were invited to play against this country’s Pre-Olympic Team!
Without training, without special diets, no concentrations and much less high-level matches, one Selection of Tricolor fans traveled to this Caribbean country for a party that CONCACAF endorsed and what they came up with one defeat 15-0.
Member of “Selección Mexicana”, Norberto spoke with Mediotiempo to explain how he lived the experience of being “professional” for a day, as this was the treatment they received on the island last Saturday against the so-called “Grenadiers”, who will compete in the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic in the coming weeks in Guadalajara.
“The track was very good, it’s a new field where the team (from Haiti) plays. We were always very well looked after by the embassy and the ambassador he was with us at all times. We had the service of the Ministry of Sports of Haiti, it provided us with transport and security, they treated us very well “, explained Norberto, who was able to step on the track of the Sylvio Cator Stadium to Port-au-Prince.
They make fun of the Mexicans for 15-0
While the scoreboard has generated taunts, Norberto and his other teammates are left with the pleasant experience they lived, as they stopped being fans to stop on the track, listen to the official CONCACAF protocol and intoning the Mexican anthem.
“Sports tourism is something that catches your eye, that leaves us with the experience that one who is not a professional player we live a match as such. CONCACAF held a protocol ceremony as in a professional match. Many make fun of them, even those who weren’t, but didn’t have the sizes to go, ”he referred to.
Who were the fans who played Mexico-Haiti?
This team was armed with fans of the Mexican National Team who usually accompany the Tri in international competitions such as the World Cup. They come from cities like Tijuana, Veracruz, Cove, Mexico City and even Denver, in the United States. The trip was favored by themselves, the representative of the Selection of Fans contacted the Haitian Federation of Soccer to be able to play a match that the island authorities accepted.
Gradually the team was formed, they were not the usual, several of them joined for the first time. Everyone has as a hobby playing football in the street, the neighborhood, the colony, but none of them practice it even at an amateur level.
“Many don’t understand this, the Mexican Amateur Team is a team that is made up of fans who attend World Cups with the National Team. Nobody trains, football is a hobby for us, we face a very young team. Not even the Mexican Pre-Olympic Team can beat them in speed, they do it in technique and tactics “, he explained.
Haiti 15-0 Mexico; the history
For Norberto, the game had two different faces, as while the score looked outrageous, the Tri fan acknowledged that the changes in the second half made the defeat humiliating.
“We knew we would hardly be able to compete. In the first half we played a good game, we went 3-0, Changes were made, even goalkeeper. Then in the second half the game broke down completely. They are professional athletes. “
On the part of the Haitian team, Robert Louima (doubles), Peterson Joseph, Eliader Dorlus, Clifford Thomas (doubles), Michenaider Chery, Danley Jean Jacques, Dutherson Clerveaux, Denilson Pierre and Steevenson Jeudy with five goals were the protagonists of the ‘clash that took place on Saturday.