Feb. 12, 2000 11:10 PM AP

MIAMI (AP) Gonzalo Martinez scored early and Colombia held off Jamaica for a 1-0 win Saturday night in a first-round match of the 2000 Gold Cup.

Martinez took a crossing pass Jairo Castillo and drilled an 18-yard shot past Jamaican goalkeeper Aaron Lawrence in the 15th minute.

Jamaica's best scoring chance came in the 88th minute, when Marcus Gayle's point-blank header deflected off the crossbar.

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