A quick summary of action around the CONCACAF first round on the weekend of FRI 20-SUN 22 JUN 2008.
» Mexico 07-00 Belize: Carlos VELA did what no El Tri player could do in the first leg: score an early goal. Several other players joined him on the scoresheet as Mexico cruised to an easy 9-0 aggregate win.
» Costa Rica 03-00 Grenada: Another team feeling heat after the first leg, los Ticos also moved through, earning a 5-2 aggregate win.
» Netherlands Antilles 00-01 Haiti: Earning a 0-0 away draw in the first leg, the Neth Antilles had high hopes of winning the series at home. But a 78th minute own goal by Eugene MARTHA killed their chances in disastrous fashion, as Haiti won the series 1-0 on aggregate.
» Bermuda 00-02 Trinidad-Tobago: Darryl ROBERTS and Stern JOHN scored to save the Soca Warriors’ bacon, earning a 3-2 aggregate win after losing the first leg at home.
» El Salvador 03-01 Panama: José Luis GARCÉS extended Panama’s aggregate lead in the first half, but in the last twenty minutes, two goals by Eliseo QUINTANILLA and a dramatic third from Luis ANAYA gave los Cuscatlecos a thrilling 3-2 aggregate win.
» Semifinal round Group 1: United States, Guatemala, Trinidad-Tobago, Cuba
» Semifinal round Group 2: Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras, Canada
» Semifinal round Group 3: Costa Rica, Suriname, El Salvador, Haiti