(CMC) – French Caribbean sides Haiti and Martinique both suffered heavy defeats to crash out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup here Thursday night.
In a Group B double-header at Children’s Mercy Park, depleted Haiti were beaten 4-1 by Canada after going down to ten men while Martinique were crushed 6-1 by powerhouse United States.
The defeats were the second for both sides leaving them out of contention for the next round, as the winners both advanced to the quarter-finals with a round of group stage games left to play.
“We started this match very shyly with a very slow rhythm … but we didn’t want it enough in front of the goal,” said Haiti head coach Jean-Jacques Pierre who was without seven key players due to COVID-19 related reasons.

“We created on the occasions we played to our strategy even if we had a weakened group quantity-wise and were able to put pressure on Canada.
“We wanted to win even if we had less players but the result is what it is, but it doesn’t reflect the quality of the team. I am proud of my players.”
Cyle Larin notched a second half brace in the 51st and 74th minutes to heap pressure on Haiti after Stephen Eustaquio opened the scoring in the fifth minute for Canada with a superb free kick from nearly 25 yards.
Substitute Ronaldo Damus missed an open goal in the 52nd minute for Haiti which could have changed the complexion of the game before Stephane Lambese pulled one back four minutes later, when he finished off a clinical passing move with a stunning close-range volley.

Junior Hoilett added Canada’s fourth in the 79th, a minute after Francois Dulysse was sent off.
In the other game, Martinique felt the weight of Daryl Dike’s brace, the 21-year-old scoring in the 14th with a redirected header from a corner and then with a delightful chip in the 59th.
Samuel Camille’s own goal, resulting from desperate goal-line defending, had sent Martinique down 2-0 in the 23rd, with Miles Robinson adding a third in the 50th.
Emmanuel Riviere left goalkeeper Matt Turner flat-footed from the spot in the 64th to grab Martinique’s only goal before Gyasi Zardes (70th) and Nicholas Gioacchini (90th) completed the hosts’ domination.