Haiti claimed the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup after defeating the hosts, Trinidad & Tobago by a score of 2:1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain on Tuesday evening.
Alexandre Boucicaut and Fucien Brunel gave the Haitians a 2:0 lead with goals in the 23rd and 52nd minutes, respectively. Nigel Daniel answered for the soca warriors in the 66th minute, but the Haitians held on for their first-ever Digicel Caribbean Cup title.
This is also the first tournament crown won by Haiti since capturing the 1973 CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones which also gave them the Confederation''s qualification berth to the FIFA World Cup" West Germany 1974.
In the Digicel Caribbean Cup Third-Place encounter on Tuesday, Cuba posted a 2:1 win over Guadeloupe. Alain Cervantes scored in the 24th and 48th minutes for the cubanos, while Fabian Raddas had the only goal for Guadeloupe in the 52nd minute-mark.
Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago are also the Caribbean qualifiers to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup from 6-24 June in six venues across the USA and will consist exclusively of 12 CONCACAF teams that also comprise of the previous champions (Canada, Mexico, USA) along with five teams qualifying from Central America (8-18 February in El Salvador).
