Henry Martín scored on a diving header 44 seconds into the second half, and Mexico beat Haiti 3-1 Thursday evening to clinch a berth within the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Martín headed Uriel Antuna’s cross past goalkeeper Alexandre Pierre for his eleventh worldwide aim. Haiti’s Ricardo Adé gave Mexico a 2-0 lead with an personal aim within the 56th when he poked in Jesús Gallardo’s cross for Orbelín Pineda.
No. 87 Haiti scored its third aim in 11 matches towards Mexico and first since 1981 when Danley Jean-Jacques evaded Johan Vásquez and headed Derrick Etienne’s cross past Guillermo Ochoa within the 78th.
Santiago Giménez got his third international goal in the 83rd, poking in Antuna’s cross.
Santiago Giménez’s CLINICAL end seals Mexico’s 3-1 victory over Haiti
No. 14 Mexico, which opened with a 4-0 rout of Honduras, closes Group B on Sunday towards invited visitor Qatar at Santa Clara, California. Haiti, which started with a 2-1 win over Qatar, performs Honduras at Charlotte, North Carolina.
In the doubleheader opener, Alberth Elis scored 5:45 into six scheduled minutes of second-half stoppage time, giving Honduras a 1-1 draw towards Qatar. Tameem Mansour scored within the seventh minute.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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