Sunday June 25, 2023, on the lawn of the NRG Stadium in Houston, as part of the Gold Cup 2023, our Grenadiers started the competition brilliantly by winning against the "Al-Annabi" of Qatar (host country of the competition) [2-1]

Qatar opened the score [0-1] thanks to a shot from Yusuf Abdurisa at the 20' who only had to place it in the back of the net. Quickly, without giving up, our Grenadiers took over the initiative of the game

On penalty, Dukens Nazon thwarts the last bastion of "Al-Annabi" and restores parity at 45'+1 [1-1]

Back from the locker room, Haiti keeps control of the game, misses great opportunities and thwarts several attacks. Spanish-Argentinian a.i coach Gabriel Calderon Pellegrino https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36694-haiti-football-a-high-level-fifa-specialist-to-reorganize-football-in-haiti.html makes a first change at 75' Steven Saba takes the place of Bryan Alcéus, then at 82' Jayro replaces Picault and at the end of the match, Calderon makes two new changes, Danley replaces Sainthé and Carnejy replaces Derrick.

Finally it's Franztdy Pierrot on a pass from Carnejy Antoine, who scored the winning goal [2-1] in overtime at 90'+7

Starting XI:

Goalkeepers:

#1 Alexandre Pierre: RC Strasbourg (France)

Defenders:

#2 Carlens Arcus: Speed Arnhem (Netherlands)

#4 Ricardo Ade: Liga Deport/Va Universitaria De Quito (Ecuador)

#6 Garven Metusala: FC Forges (Ontario, Canada)

#22 Alex Christian Jr. FC Telavi (Georgia)

Midfielders:

#21 Bryan Alceus: Olympiacos Nicosia (Cyprus)

#18 Carl-Fred Sainthé: North Texas (USA)

Attackers:

#14 Fabrice Jean Picault: Nashville SC (USA)

#11 Derrick Etienne: Atlanta United (USA)

#20 Franztdy Pierrot: Maccabi Haifa FC (Israel)

#9 Duckens Nazon: CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)

Group B standings:

#1 Mexico 3 pts (4 goals against Honduras)

#2 Haiti 3 points (2 goals against Qatar)

#3 Qatar 0

#4 Honduras

Group B Phase 1 eliminatory schedule:

June 25:

6:00 p.m. (local time) 5:00 p.m. (Haiti) at the NRG STADIUM in the city of Houston, Texas.

Haiti vs Qatar

June 29:

7:00 p.m. (local time) 10:00 p.m. (Haiti) (at State Farm Stadium in Glandale, Arizona

Haiti vs Mexico

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.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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