In a day that seemed to end in a goalless draw, it was Mexico that placed itself as the leader of the octagonal CONCACAF qualifier for the Qatar-2022 World Cup by beating Jamaica with difficulty on Thursday. first day of the playoffs.
The day began at BMO Field Stadium in Toronto where the Honduran National Team took a valuable draw (1-1) against Canada.
Both goals fell through the collection of penalties. Alexander López scored from the penalty spot in the 40th minute and the maple leaf country team matched the 66th with a charge from Cyle Larin.
Later, the Rommel Fernandez stage of the City of Panama was the scene of one goalless draw between the teams of Panama and Costa Rica.
Later, at the Aztec Stadium in the Federal District, for his mistakes in the offensive and inattention in the rear, the Mexican team went through serious difficulties to beat Jamaica 2-1.
The Mexican goals were scored with shots from Alexis Vega and Henry Martín from the front line of the area in the 50th and 89th minutes, respectively. Shamar Nicholson scored for the ‘Reggae Boyz’ at 65
Finally, at the Cuscatlán stadium, The United States came away with a point in the goalless draw against El Salvador.
The second day of the octagon will be played on Sunday 5 September with the following matches:
Jamaica-Panama in Kingston
El Salvador-Honduras in San Salvador
Costa Rica-Mexico to San Jose
United States-Canada in Tennessee
TABLE OF POSITIONS:
– Pts JGEP GF GC DIF
1. Mexico 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
2. Canada 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
3. Honduras 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
4. Panama 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5. El Salvador 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
6. United States 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7. Costa Rica 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
8. Jamaica 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1