Concacaf is a world like no other in football, because when we thought we’d seen it all, this incredible story of a group of Mexican fans who have traveled to Haiti because they were invited to play against that country’s Pre-Olympic team!
Without training, without special diets, no concentrations and much less high-level competitions, a Selection of tricolor fans traveled to that Caribbean country for a game that Concacaf endorsed and from which they came with one defeat 15-0
Norberto, a member of the “Mexican National Team”, spoke to Mediotiempo to explain how he lived the experience of a “professional” for a day, as that was the treatment they received on the island last Saturday against the so-called “Grenadiers”, who will compete in the Concacaf pre-Olympic in the coming weeks in Guadalajara.
“The field was very good, it is a new field where the (Haiti) team is playing. We were always very well looked after by the embassy and the ambassador He always accompanied us. We had the service of Haiti’s Ministry of Sports, they provided us with transportation and safety, they treated us very well, ” Norberto told us, who was on the field of the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port au Prince.
They mock the Mexicans for 15-0
Although the scoreboard has led to ridicule, Norberto and his other teammates are left with the pleasant experience they went through as they were no longer fans to be on the pitch, listen to the official Concacaf protocol and sing the Mexican national anthem.
“Sports tourism is something that catches your attention, that gives us the experience that someone who is not a professional player, we live a game as suchConcacaf held a formal ceremony like in a professional competition. Many have fun, even those who weren’t, but didn’t have the buddies to go, ”he said.
Who were the fans who played the Mexico-Haiti game?
This team was armed with followers from the Mexican national team who usually accompany El Tri in international competitions such as the World Cups.They come from cities like Tijuana, Veracruz, Ensenada, Mexico City and even Denver, in the United States. The trip was sponsored by themselves, the Fan Squad representative contacted the Haitian Football Association to be able to play a match that the authorities of the island have accepted.
Little by little the team formed, they weren’t the usual ones, some of them joined for the first time. They all have a hobby of playing football on the street, in the neighborhood, in the neighborhood, but none of them practice it or at the amateur level.
“Many don’t understand that, the Mexican fan roster is a selection made up of fans who go to World Cups with the national team. Nobody trains, football is a hobby for us, we represent a very young teamEven the Mexican pre-Olympic national team can’t beat them in speed, they do it in technique and tactics, ”he explained.
Haiti 15-0 Mexico; the history
For Norberto, the game had two different faces, as although the scoreboard looks scandalous, the Tri fan acknowledged that the changes in the second half made the defeat humiliating.
“We knew we would hardly be able to compete. In the first half we played a good game, we were 3-0, changes were made, even the goalkeeper. In the second half, the game fell apart completely. They are professional athletes. “
On the side of the Haitian team, Robert Louima (double), Peterson Joseph, Eliader Dorlus, Clifford Thomas (double), Michenaider Chery, Danley Jean Jacques, Dutherson Clerveaux, Denilson Pierre and Steevenson Jeudy were the protagonists of the showdown with five goals that was played on Saturday.