HAITI scored a historic 1-1 draw against two-time defending champions Mexico as the group stages of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship came to a close at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Thursday.

Nerlin St Vil’s wonder strike in the 64th minute gave Haiti a share of the points as they snapped Mexico’s win streak in CONCACAF Under-20 Championships at 14.
Mauro Lainez had given Mexico the lead in the 39th minute of play.
This was also Haiti’s first goal against Mexico in four games. The Haitians had lost the previous three by an aggregate of seven goals.
Mexico topped the group with 13 points, followed by Honduras on 10, El Salvador on eight, Cuba four and Canada and Haiti on three each.
The Mexicans, who will face Panama in today’s championships decider, came into the game on the back of four impressive wins and were expected to cruise to a fifth against Haiti, who had failed to win a game in the tournament.
The defending champions rested at least six of their regular starters but still dominated the first half and should have led by at least 3-0 but for a series of good saves by goalkeeper Ramos Pointe Jour.
Lainez gave Mexico the lead in the 39th minute when his powerful shot from the edge of the 18-yard box took the slightest deflection and flew past Pointe Jour into the goal.
Mexico just failed to add to the lead in the 45th minute when Diego Pinedo hit the crossbar from about 20 yards out.
St Vil then wrote his name in Haitian football lore when his volley from well outside the area curled past goalkeeper Edson Resendez and into the back of the net.

(Sportsmax .com)