Reggae Boyz Triumph Over Honduras with a 2-1 Victory

In a thrilling match, the Reggae Boyz secured a 2-1 victory against Honduras.

In a thrilling Concacaf Nations League match, the Jamaica men’s senior national team faced off against Central American opponent Honduras on Tuesday, September 10. The intense showdown took place at the Nacional Chelato Uclés stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and ended with a close score of 2-1.

The starting lineup for the match had two changes from the previous match with Jamaica vs Cuba with Lowe and Lembikisa out. The new team included: Andre Blake, Greg Leigh, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ethan Pinnock, Amari’i Bell, Damion Lowe, Kasey Palmer, Norman Campbell, Bobby Reid, Michail Antonio and Demarai Gray.

This result comes on the heels of Jamaica’s disappointing 0-0 draw between Cuba inside the National Stadium on September 6. This match against Honduras was pivotal to show improvement under new English head coach Steve McClaren.

According to Yard Hype, The first half of the match was filled with battles in midfield and very few attacks on goal from either team. The second half seemingly started like the first, however, Jamaica managed to get the ball into the back of the net after a counter-attacking move which resulted in an own goal in the 49th minute. A minute later, Honduras levelled the scores in the 50th minute after some mixup at the back also by the Jamaicans. 19-year-old Dixon was brought on for Campbell in the 65th minute.

After a superb save by Andre Blake in the 95th minute, the match ended 2-1 to Jamaica.

Despite fans congratulating Jamaica on the win, some argue that the Jamaican team was shaky and still need improvement. Nevertheless, other argues that there was a difference with the team focusing on both defending and counter attack and they seem better balanced.