Bermuda lose opening World Cup qualifier
Bermuda 0, Haiti 3Bermuda got their Under-20 World Cup Qualifying campaign off to losing start as they slumped to a 3-0 loss at the hands of Group III favourites Haiti in Puerto Rico.With the group winners and best second-placed team advancing to the next stage of the competition, both sides were looking to assert themselves in the humid conditions, but it was the Caribbean rivals who would dominate the match for long spells. Haiti scored twice in the first half and added an insurance third goal before the full time whistle to place themselves at the head of the group, leaving the Islanders needing to gain maximum points from their remaining two fixtures.Bermuda are set to face off against hosts Puerto Rico and Barbados on Friday and Sunday respectively, with both sides playing their first game against each other at the same venue.The two teams that march on to the next stage of the competition will join the rest of the advancing countries in Mexico from February 18th to March 2nd of next year at the CONCACAF U-20 Championships and will serve as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013.The top four teams will qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.Bermuda: Dale Eve, Jair Minors, Domique Williams, Rahkeem DeShields, Kashi Jones, Daniel Andrade, Tre Ming, Lejaun Simmons, Zeiko Lewis, Quadir Maynard, Dunte AlbuoySubstitutes: Winston Trott, Chikosi Basden, Shannon Burchall, Marco Warren, Rico Wells, Jordan Darrell, Demeitre Daniels