HAITIAN PARTCIPATION IN FLORIDA CONSULAR CUP 2000 WITH 99 CHAMPION ECUADOR

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(Haitian defensive Sweeper, Ecuadorian Goal Keeper and Haitian midfielder pausing for picture during Florida Consular cup 2000.(Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant) ... Give credit where credit is due

L-R: Haitian defensive Sweeper/stopper Patrick Noel (alias Cherubin), Ecuadorian Goal Keeper Restrepo Juan (Winner of the best goal keeper award for Consular Cup 2000 , Haitian left back Willy Desir: pausing for picture after winning 2-0 against Trinidad on Saturday May 13th quarter final of the South Florida Consular Cup at Dade Christian School in the town of Miami Lakes. From April 22nd to May 12th the following 12 teams would have competed to be chanpion of this prestigious "Mini-World Cup of Miami", namely 1999 defending Champion Ecuador, Consular cup 2000 host team Trinidad, 1998 host team Israel, Colombia, Costarica, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jamaica, Peru, Spain and Surinam.

(Trinidad fans druming support for their team)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Fans of host nation Trinidad providing outstanding musical entertainement to the multiethnic gathering of open minded spectators who have gathered to see on a limited basis players of different part of the planet Earth play together for fun, unity, competition and the love of the sport of soccer, known all over the world as football. Another statement by men and women of goodwill promoting togetherness and tolerance thru diplomatic sport channel. Be a part of the colorful action of unity in diversity.

(Trinidad vs France)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Superb ball catch by Trinidadian goal keeper during game where Trinidad was victorious over the French team.

(Trinidad vs Spain)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Trinidad team saluting the public in celebration of victory over Spain

(Israel VS Ecuador)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Highlight of the game when Israel surprisingly defeated Ecuador

(Soccer the people sport)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Jubilee and celebration of soccer fans, the sport of colors and a tool for peace, hapiness and tolerance amongst all of goodwill.

Saturday May 20th @ 3pm : Third place game - Israel VS Columbia (Score: 4 - 2) Israel won third place.

(Madame the Consul of Ecuador confident of victory)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Madame the Consul of Ecuador, Teresita Menendez de Suarez accompanied by her delegation: Joyous, corteous and confident champion.

(Highlight of the Peru Ecuador game)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

# 20 Peruvian striker Teofilo Cubillas Jr with three goals under his belt, leading the charge to make Peru champion in his own right.

(#8 Guemel Dorcelly, Ecuadorian foward of haitian descent)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

# 8 Ecuadorian foward of Haitian descent, Guemel Dorcelly trying to mix the game as he usually does, when he had the chance to be a starter. Today he was introduce as a finisher and the Peruvian Captain could already smell victory since his team was already leading by three goals and one player advantage.

(Ecuadorian left back of haitian descent, Willy Desir receiving 2nd place medal from Madame the Honorable Consul of Ecuador.)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Ecuadorian left back of haitian descent, Willy Desir receiving 2nd place medal from Madame the Honorable Consul of Ecuador, Teresita Menedez de Suarez.

(Peru Champion of Florida Consular Cup 2000.)Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

Peru Champion of Florida Consular Cup/Miami Mini World Cup 2000.

(The Consul of Trinidad, Honorable Chandradath Singh receiving the best Consul Cup host award from Consular Cup 2000 Coordinator, Jimmy Davila as the Honorable Madame Teresita Menedez de Suarez, the Consul of Ecuador applauds.) Picture courtesy of Noe Dorestant... Give credit where credit is due.

The Consul of Trinidad, Chandradath Singh receiving the best Consul Cup host award from Consular Cup 2000 Coordinator, Jimmy Davila as the Honorable Consul of Ecuador, Ms Teresita Merendez de Suarez applauds.

Saturday May 20th @ 5:30pm : Championship game - Ecuador VS Peru (Score 0-5) Peru took advantage of Ecuador, which not only had one of its player red carded early in the first half, Ecuador had also made the tactical mistake, of not including in their starting line up, Haitian foward Guemel Dorcely, who only was put into action, when there was little precious time left in the second half. Peru with the help of its # 20 Teofilo (Coquito) Cubillas Jr already had the Consular Cup Championship 2000 won.

Congratulation to Peru, one the five Bolivarian countries that the Liberador Simon Bolivar of Venezuela, with the support of the second elected President of Haiti, General Alexandre Petion, helped gain their independance more than a century ago, including: Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia. The Haitian team, Champion of the first South Florida Consular Cup of 1998 (on the occasion of Israel 50th anniversary as a nation) chose not to play in the year 2000 Consular Cup. Although they had forfeited against team Israel while Haiti was the defending Champion in 1999. Despites the absence of the Haitian team, Haitian players were represented within team Ecuador a statement of cooperation between players of two nations, who had some historical relation in the past. It is a small world after all.

Note: All pictures were taken and provided by Noe Dorestant as a token of his civic contribution to help promote Haitian International soccer on the World Wide Web. All rights reserved 2000.>

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