Jamaica’s Below-17 Reggae Boyz delivered a ruthless attacking show on Wednesday, hammering the Cayman Islands 10-1 of their second recreation of the Concacaf Males’s U17 Qualifiers on the Estadio Nacional in Nicaragua.
The emphatic victory propelled Jamaica to the highest of Group H, forward of El Salvador on aim distinction, establishing a vital showdown between the 2 groups for group supremacy and an computerized berth on the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
From the opening whistle, Jamaica pressed aggressively, overwhelming the Caymanian protection with wave after wave of assaults. Their breakthrough got here within the tenth minute when Jaquan Brown rose highest to energy dwelling a bullet header from a Dario White nook.
White continued to trigger issues down the flank and gained a penalty within the twenty fifth minute, which Cadriano Marsh confidently transformed to double Jamaica’s lead.
Defender Zienodean Mclean added a 3rd within the thirty sixth minute from a well-executed set-piece routine. Simply 4 minutes later, Seymour Reid dazzled the group with a person effort, dribbling previous 4 defenders earlier than smashing the ball dwelling. Reid struck once more within the forty third minute, ending off a well-worked workforce transfer to make it 5-0 at halftime.
Jamaica continued their scoring rampage after the break, with Owen Jumpp discovering the again of the web from the sting of the field.
The onslaught continued within the 62nd minute when Jahmarie Nolan latched onto a defense-splitting cross from Reid to attain Jamaica’s seventh aim.
Brown returned within the 67th minute to safe his brace, capitalizing on a defensive error to fit dwelling into an empty internet. Second-half substitute Orel Miller added Jamaica’s ninth within the 73rd minute, earlier than Nolan accomplished his brace to make it a staggering 10-0.
The Cayman Islands managed a comfort aim within the 82nd minute when Jagger Alban transformed from the penalty spot.
With the large victory, Jamaica leads Group H with six factors and a aim distinction of +11, simply forward of El Salvador, who defeated St Lucia 2-0 within the late recreation to additionally attain six factors however with a aim distinction of +10.
Jamaica will face El Salvador on Saturday, the place a draw will likely be sufficient to safe qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup set for November 2025.
