JAMAICA’s Young Reggae Boyz rebounded from their 5-0 thrashing at the hands of the United States to deliver a 3-1 beating on El Salvador at the CONCACAF Under 17 CHampionship in Panama on Wednesday.
The Young REggae Boyz were bolstered by the return to form of Kaheem Parris, who scored a brace (83rd and 90+1st minutes), to turn what looked like a certain draw into victory.
Before that, El Salvador had cancelled out a Jamaican advantage through a goal from Alexis Cerritos in the 53rd minute of play.
Jamaica had earned a 17th lead through Ricardo McIntosh.
The result did not mean much on the Group C table, as the United States and Mexico, who were locked in battle, had better goal differences than the Jamaicans and so were at the top of the table, the defending champions, holding a one-goal advantage.
Jamaica now has three points in third and await a result in the US-Mexico encounter to know if they will move any further.
The difference in goals though, suggests the Jamaicans will stay put.
El Salvador, after suffering their second defeat, are almost certainly out of the competition, but could win their last game and hope for other results to go their way in what would be an unlikely turn.(Sportsmax)