Amputee Soccer
Haiti loses to Turkey 3 to 0
With some sadness but with great pride Haiti’s World Cup run has ended.
Haiti lost to a very good Turkish National Team of full-time professionals. Haiti was able to hold Turkey to a small 1-0 lead most of the game, but lost 3-0 in the end.
We are so proud of Haiti’s historic run as they made the quarter finals for the very first time.
Haiti defeats Italy 2 to 1
Haiti continued it’s historic run by beating Italy in the Round of 16 in triple overtime in sudden death penalty kicks in one of the greatest games ever played in Amputee World Cup history!
The winning penalty kick was scored by 2010 earthquake victim, Mackenedy Francois.
Haiti loses to Russia 6 to 1
Walking of the flags of Haiti and Russia prior to the match.
The Haiti National Amputee Football Team lost to Russia 6-1, but advanced to the 2nd round of the World Cup for the first time in history.
Haiti defeats Kenya 2 to 0
The Haiti team greeting the Kenya team after the national anthems.
The Haiti National Amputee Football (soccer) Team defeated Kenya in their second match at the 2014 Mexico World Cup of Amputee Football.
Haiti defeats Germany 2 to 0
Haiti played with amazing speed to take control of their first game at the 2014 World Cup of Amputee Football (soccer) and beat Germany 2-0. They demonstrated enough firepower to be considered among the top teams of the tournament.
The game was decided in the first half, with two top notch goals. The first goal came at the eleven minutes on a free kick by Francois Makendy and nine minutes later Lousiene Sandy sealed the game.