Bethlehem Steel FC’s Cory Burke got his first international cap and turned in a good shift, but two costly mistakes from Jamaica’s defense saw the Reggae Boyz go out of the 2018 World Cup Qualifying round with a whimper instead of a bang. Jamaican head coach Winfried Schäfer was removed from duty only hours before kickoff for allegedly “unplugg(ing) the equipment cable of a media worker conducting an interview with the team's manager, Roy Simpson.” Assistant coach Miguel Coley got the nod in Schäfer’s absence.
The Philadelphia Union’s Andre Blake got the start in goal, and looked good even giving up two goals.