Draw for Guyana against El Salvador in Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers

Guyana and El Salvador played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday in Group B of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers at the Antigua and Barbuda Technical Centre in Piggots.

The Guyanese took an early lead when Nathaniel Pydana scored in the 10^th minute, before Kiano Casamalhuapa equalised 12 minutes later.

The teams headed to the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline and upon resumption, Wilber Diaz put the Cuscatlecos ahead with a 62^nd minute goal.

With the clock ticking, Guyana seemed to be heading to a second straight defeat, but Pydana drew his country level with an 83^rd minute strike.

The draw follows Guyana’s opening 4-0 defeat to hosts Antigua and Barbuda on February 23.

In the other Group B game on Sunday, Suriname prevailed 3-2 over Antigua and Barbuda in a thriller.

Group B games continue on Tuesday (February 27) with Guyana playing Suriname from 10:30h and Antigua and Barbuda up against the Turks and Caicos Islands from 15:00h.

Following the round-robin stage, the Junior Golden Jaguars must clinch the top spot in Group B to advance to the 2024 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship, where they will join the six pre-seeded top-ranked nations.

The tournament features 27 Under-20 national teams vying for supremacy between February 23 to March 2.