Life under interim manager Paul Hall got off to a shaky for Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz following a 3-0 loss to Peru at the Estadio Nacional, in Peru, on Thursday.
Following a scoreless, even first half the game burst into life when Lewis Iberico outjumped the Jamaican backline to head past goalkeeper Amal Knight in the 48th minute. Another bit of poor defending saw Alex Valera intercept a ball played across the area to double the host’s lead in the 66th minute.
Given too much room just outside the area, Yosimar Yotune finished things off with a long-range blast, which saw a diving Knight come up empty-handed. The mostly locally-based team put together enterprising play at times but seemed to lack ideas and accuracy in the final third of the pitch.
The full squad will be back in action next Thursday when they host Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers. Three days later the team will head to Panama, before hosting Costa Rica at home. Hall replaced Theodore Whitmore as head coach of the team last month, following a string of disappointing results.