The combined jumped to the track with numerical disadvantage and with only two substitutes, due to delay in tests Covid
The Haiti Under-23 team that participates in the Concaf Pre-Olympic debuted against Honduras with ten men on the field and only two substitutes on the bench, Because Covid tests were delayed due to the fact that some players in the squad arrived late
The Caribbean team arrived late at Jalisco Stadium and did not warm up prior to the duel in front of his similar Central American, situation that derived in which the defender Odiló Jerome acted like doorman.
In this meeting of Group B of the Pre-Olympic that is disputed in Guadalajara, could only be those athletes who fulfilled those of the required tests and only two footballers were integrated into the squad, because the others are waiting for the results of the PCR tests that were applied to them to be given.
It should be mentioned that the preparation of this squad included a duel against an amateur representative of Mexican fans whom they beat 15-0.
In the commitment stand out Steevenson Jeudy who scored five of the 15 goals, The footballer is 16 years old and plays football in his country.
“It all started because we wanted to do the same thing: go play against a Haitian team. We never thought we were going to find an official team from Haiti and less with the Pre-Olympic, but the Haitian Alain Vubert contacted the federation from his country, he warned us that there was an opportunity to play at the stadium in Haiti and against the same pre-Olympic team. We didn’t believe it, but it did happen, “said Luis Garcia, one of 15 Mexican players who played against Haiti under 23.