CATHERINE HALL, St James — After an unprecedented berth in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 tournament, safely tucked away after a 3-0 beating of Haiti at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Friday, Jamaica will look to create more history tonight when they take on Mexico for Group A honours.

Jamaica lead the group with maximum six points after also beating El Salvador in their opening game on Wednesday, two more than Mexico, who spanked El Salvador 7-0 on Friday after coming from behind to draw with Haiti in their first game 1-1.

Jamaica are unbeaten in their last two Under-17 tournaments and have won five of six games played so far, but were edged out of the last tournament by Panama, on goal difference.

Haiti are on one point and still in with a chance of advancing, while El Salvador are yet to score and were the first team to be eliminated from semi-final considerations.

Today, Haiti and El Salvador will meet starting at 3:30 pm, followed by Jamaica and Mexico at 6:00 pm.

Jamaica’s coach Merron Gordon is well aware of the Mexicans’ awesome reputation, but told the Sunday Observer they have history on their minds.

In a post-game interview on Friday, Gordon conceded that the Mexicans will be difficult to beat, but he was not doubting the heart of his team.

“Yes it will be difficult,” he told the Sunday Observer. “The Mexicans are world beaters in female football, but we want to create history, as we have never beaten Mexico and we want to make history in our back yard and we will come out to fight for three points, but if we get one, we will take it,” he said.

When he was reminded of Mexico’s 7-0 dismantling of El Salvador in the first game Friday, Gordon fired back instantly, “they also drew with Haiti, whom we beat”.

Gordon, who led Lennon High to repeat champions in Jamaica’s high school girls football, creating a dynasty at the Clarendon school, said Friday’s win took them “one step closer to the World Cup (next March in Costa Rica), so we are taking this one step at a time”.

There were no major adjustments for the Haiti game from the El Salvador game, he said, but “we expected a more physical game from the Haitians, and that was why we played well only in patches, and we tried to match the aggression and we showed we wanted it more”.

Sashine Smith was the only change to the starting line-up on Friday and he explained she was the number one right back, but was rested against El Salvador with an injury.

The Jamaicans must be at their best against a tactically good Mexican team, but despite fatigue among some of the top players, who also took part in the Caribbean Football Union’s Under-20 championships in Kingston last week, the team speed will give the Central Americans some problems.

Asia Lee-Fat, who leads the team with three goals, Jessica Johnson, who announced herself with a double on Friday along with Robyn Whittaker and Felicia Davidson, both of whom were taken off early Friday after the win was assured, will give the Mexican defence problems.

On Friday Johnson and Deniesha Blackwood worked well together on the left flank and could be used again today to good effect.

The Mexicans scored at ease on Friday against hapless El Salvador and Janae Gonzales, who scored a hat-trick, and Jacqueline Garcia, who scored two, will lead their attack.

The Jamaican defence has held its own thus far, and in addition to not conceding a goal in 180 minutes, Cachet Lue along with Konya Plummer, who was named the player of the game against Haiti, have been solid in the centre of the defence infront of goalkeeper Shanay Ricketts.