Thursday, June 29, 2023, as part of the Gold Cup 2023 in the group stage, our Grenadiers faced on the lawn of State Farm Stadium in Glandale, Arizona, the "Tricolor" of Mexico.

In the first period our Grenadiers resisted well against the dominating Mexicans and gave favorite, leaving them little opportunity, applying the tactics of the Hispano-Aregntine Argentinian coach Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39439-haiti-football-new-national-coach-ai-for-the-grenadiers.html

The first period ended in a draw [0-0].

Back from the locker room, the Brazilians opened the scoring at 46' on a header from Henry Martin [0-1]. 10 minutes later Ricardo Adé, the captain of the Grenadiers on a cross from the Mexican attack, sent the ball into his own net [0-2].

Far from being discouraged, our Grenadiers again attack a formidable but not invincible adversary. On a corner, shot by Derrick Étienne Danley Jean-Jacque proves it, by reducing the score by a head at 78' [1-2]. Many people still hope that equality and victory are still possible.

Unfortunately Santiago Giminéez at 83' sinks the score in favor of Mexico [1-3], score which will remain unchanged until the end of regulation time.

A match where Mexico had 65% possession of the ball and scored 3 goals on 10 shots on target in the 32 shots attempted. Haiti for its part scored 1 goal on 2 shots on target in the 6 shots attempted.

Starting XI:

Group B standings:

#1 Mexico: 6 points

#2 Haiti: 3 points

#3 Qatar: 1 point

#4 Honduras: 1 point

Despite this defeat against Mexico, Haiti's chances of qualifying for the second round remain intact.

Group B Phase 1 eliminatory schedule:

July 2nd :

9:00 p.m. (local time and Haiti time) at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina

Haiti vs Honduras

If our Grenadiers finish first in Group B, they will play on July 8 against the 2nd in Group C (Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and a play-off: Martinique / Saint Lucie / Suriname / Puerto Rico)

If they finish 2nd, still on July 8 they will face the 1st of group C (Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and a play-off: Martinique / Saint Lucia / Suriname / Puerto Rico)

The semi-finals will take place on July 12 and the final on July 16, 2023.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39863-haiti-flash-gold-cup-2023-qatar-bows-face-our-grenadiers-[2-1]-video.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-39857-icihaiti-gold-cup-2023-a-few-hours-before-the-match-haiti-vs-qatar.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-39849-icihaiti-gold-cup-d-1-of-the-opening-match-haiti-vs-qatar.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39820-haiti-flash-final-list-of-23-grenadiers-selected-for-the-2023-gold-cup.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-39802-icihaiti-gold-cup-2023-duckens-nazon-arrived-at-the-preparation-camp.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39796-haiti-gold-cup-2023-our-grenadiers-crush-miami-united-fc-in-a-friendly-[3-1]-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39781-haiti-gold-cup-2023-2-last-test-matches.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39772-haiti-football-haiti-wins-3-1-against-saint-kitts-and-nevis.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39769-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39758-haiti-gold-cup-2023-friendly-match-haiti-vs-saint-kitts-nevis.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-39733-icihaiti-gold-cup-2023-preparation-camp-regrouping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-39720-here-haiti-gold-cup-2023-friendly-match-confirmed-haiti-vs-inter-de-miami.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39687-haiti-gold-cup-2023-list-of-grenadiers-selected-for-the-preparation-camp.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39439-haiti-football-new-national-coach-ai-for-the-grenadiers.html

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