Jamaica's captain and striker, Dever Orgill, stretches to make a tackle with his left knee on the ground against Trinidad and Tobago's defender, Robert Trimus, who kicks well over the top of the ball during their CONCACAF Group B final round World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium last night. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer

Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter

Jamaica's young Reggae Boyz saw their chances of securing a place in this summer's Fifa Under-17 Youth World Cup in South Korea slip away following a 1-0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago at the National Stadium last night.

The disappointment prompted the coach of the Jamaica team, David Hunt, to resign with immediate effect.

He announced his decision at the post-game press conference.

The Trinidadians finished in third place on six points behind the United States, who finished with nine and second-place Costa Rica who have seven.

Going into the game tied on three points along with the Trinidadians, the Reggae Boyz needed an outright win to progress, as neighbours Trinidad and Tobago having beaten Canada, would have advanced with any other result based on the tournament's head-to-head rule.

Jamaica lost their first two games but got themselves back into contention with a hard-fought 3-2 win over the United States on Friday.

They started brightly enough last night, dominating possesion and both strikers Dever Orgill and McKauly Tulloch both missed early oppourtunites.

Jamaica would be made to rue their missed chances soon after as right back Kevin Molino drifted off the right flank, drilled between both centre halves and blasted past Jamaica keeper Oneil Wilson from a tight angle in the 13th minute.

OFFSIDE

The Reggae Boyz continued to dominate and Orgill did find the back of the net in the 65th minute but had the finish ruled offside.

Minutes after coming on Christopher Waugh broke through on goal but saw a weak header gobbled up by Trinidad custodian Jesse Fullerton as the Soca Warriors defended stoutly.

The Trinidadians also got off to a poor start when they lost their first two games without scoring a single goal. The Soca Warriors, however, managed to turn things around when they beat Canada in their third game and then went on to secure their place with last night's win over the Jamaicans.

Trinidad, Costa Rica and the United States will join Haiti as regional qualifiers for the Youth World Cup. Haiti and Honduras qualified from four-team Group A, which also included El Salvador and 2005 world champions Mexico.

The 2007 Under-17 Youth World Cup, which will feature the world's top 24 teams, will be held from August 18 to September 9.