Haiti, Jamaica Tie 1-1 in Cup Qualifying

Sunday May 13, 2004

(AP) MIAMI - Jean-Phillipe Peguero's penalty kick four minutes into the second half helped Haiti salvage a 1-1 tie against Jamaica in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match Saturday night.

The match was played before about 30,000 fans in the Orange Bowl . Haiti used Miami as home venue for the home-and-home leg of the qualifying series.

The second game will be played June 20 in Jamaica. The winner of the aggregate goals set will advance to the next round of qualifiers in August.

After missing a penalty kick in the opening minute of the match, Haiti converted on its second opportunity. Peguero was fouled from behind by Jamaican defender Claude Davis as he ran deep toward the goal area, and he made the penalty kick.

Although both teams desperately attacked in search for the tiebreaker, the best opportunity to break the deadlock occurred in the 88th minute when reserve Damani Ralph was beaten to a loose ball by Haiti goalkeeper Gabard Fenelton just outside the 6-yard box

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Marlon King's goal at the 38th minute put Jamaica ahead 1-0. King received a crossing header from Damian Stewart and easily beat Fenelton from eight yards.

Before King's conversion, Jamaica controlled play and nearly went ahead on King's 25-yard shot which was met by a diving deflection from Fenelton at the 34th minute.

Davis' header inside the 6-yard box off went over the crossbar at the 27th minute.

Haiti's opportunity to put Jamaica at a deficit in the opening minute was doomed by an errant penalty kick.

Peguero raced toward a loose ball off the opening kick, which reached Jamaica's goal area. Donovan Ricketts came out of the net to retrieve the ball and slid under a diving Peguero.

Referee Kevin Stock called a foul on Ricketts, resulting in a penalty kick. But Wadson Corriolan missed badly on his attempt as the shot sailed high above the crossbar.

Haiti's only other scoring opportunity of the first came at the 30th minute, when Alexander Bouciaut's free kick from the left wing just missed the right post.