• LA CHORRERA
Trinidad and Tobago will play hosts Panama tomorrow for a spot in the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 17 to November 8. The four semifinalists from the 2013 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, currently taking place in Panama, will qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
Tomorrow, T&T meet Panama in the first of the CONCACAF quarterfinals from five p.m. (T&T time), at Estadio Agustín Sánchez, while Canada face Jamaica at eight p.m. in the other match. The match-ups for the other quarterfinals are still to be determined.
T&T reached the quarterfinal round without kicking a ball, on Wednesday night, after Canada drew 1-1 with Costa Rica, the team T&T beat 2-0 on Monday. Canada, 2-0 winners against T&T in their opening fixture, topped Group B. The young Soca Warriors finished second.
Needing to win on Wednesday to have any chance of advancing, Costa Rica took the lead in the 59th minute through Arington Torres. A long pass from the left side found a streaking Torres, who beat defender Ian Fernandes before chipping the ball over Canada goalkeeper Marco Carducci from 12 metres.
But the Canadians rallied, and were level at 1-1 in the 76th minute, Hanson Boakai’s rising 20-metre shot beating Costa Rica goalkeeper Jorge Jara.
Also on Wednesday night, Ervin Zorrilla scored two goals, one in each half , to lift Panama to a 2-0 win over Barbados and into the quarterfinals. The victory earned Los Canaleros the top spot in Group A. Jamaica finished second, and also qualified for the knockout phase. Barbados ended with just one point, and were eliminated from the competition.
In their first match, Panama were held to a 1-1 draw by nine-man Jamaica. The Jamaicans drew 2-all with Barbados.