JAMAICA’s Under-17 Reggae Boyz had their dreams of Caribbean Boyz domination shattered in the 59th minute of their semi-final encounter against Cuba yesterday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago.Brian Savigne was the man to pour the misery atop the heads of the young Reggae Boyz, bringing Cuba some revenge for the reverse they suffered two years ago at the same stage.
The Jamaicans have continued to fall short at the Under-17 level, as Haiti got the better of them last year in a 2-1 affair.
Injuries were one of the culprits in Jamaica’s demise as Kaheem Parris, who had been the man from whom all things creative had sprung thus far in the tournament, was out injured.
Cuba did not look much better than their Jamaican rivals and also struggled to get anything going offensively.
Until Savigne, Cuba’s captain, made no mistake in punishing the Jamaican back line for allowing space in front of goal.
In fact, so colourless was the encounter, that the only other real action in the game, came in the 54th minute when Jamaica goalkeeper, Tajay Griffiths, was forced into making a fine save from Carlos Ibarra’s shot.
Five teams from the tournament, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Curacao, and Suriname, have already booked their places in the CONCACAF round of World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Panama next year.
Cuba will face Haiti in the final not long from now after the latter got the better of Curacao in a 3-1 affair.

(Sportsmax.com)