The U20 national coach, Walter Benítez, made an assessment of Sedofútbol after beating Haiti 3-1 on Thursday, about the preparation that the national team has sustained that will be playing in the round of 16 of the Concacaf U20 Championship that will take place will take place in Honduras from July 18 to 3, 2022.
The Dominican Republic is already qualified for the round of 16 and will play on June 26 at the Tegucigalpa National Stadium against the winner of Group G -Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala and Aruba-, in search of one of the four places in the World Cup in Indonesia. 2023 and one of the two available to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sedofútbol Sub-20 defeated Haiti 3-1 with goals from Ángel Montes De Oca and Anniel Rojas on two occasions. A week ago, they had tied with Atlético Pantoja and O&M FC.
The national group has developed several work modules during the year in view of the final phase of the World Cup.
“Summarizing somewhat what happened yesterday (Thursday) and with what we have been working on after the first elimination phase that we played in November, we are having more firmness in the model that we want for this team, from there we can develop and put into practice a game plan that is the most effective for us to achieve the objective in the round of 16 match, ”said the DT, Benítez, in the first instance.
For the strategist, the sensations are very positive “in the friendlies we have played, including the match against Haiti, beyond the results, where we have not known defeat, the team shows a good rhythm and the commitment shown by the players is extraordinary . There is a lot of optimism in the air and I think we have managed to form a family”.
“We still have to refine several tactical details with the players that come from abroad, we are in a good moment and the coaching staff will make every effort so that the team can have a good competition”, he concluded.
