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 objective distinction, organising a vital showdown between the 2 groups for group supremacy and an automated 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 house 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 gang with a person effort, dribbling previous 4 defenders earlier than smashing the ball house. 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 go from Reid to attain Jamaica’s seventh objective.
Brown returned within the 67th minute to safe his brace, capitalizing on a defensive error to fit house into an empty web. 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 objective within the 82nd minute when Jagger Alban transformed from the penalty spot.
With the huge victory, Jamaica leads Group H with six factors and a objective 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 objective distinction of +10.
Jamaica will face El Salvador on Saturday, the place a draw shall be sufficient to safe qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup set for November 2025.
