FOOTBALL-NATIONS-LEAD Reggae Boyz hold off Haiti to top group (includes quotes).

Jamaica's Reggae Boys secured top spot in their group when they held off a determined challenge from Haiti, to carve out a 3-2 victory in their final preliminary game of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Playing in Group B of League A at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain on Sunday night, Jamaica needed second half goals from Shamar Nicholson and Leon Bailey, in order to break a 1-1 half-time stalemate and take full points.

Israel-based forward Frantzdy Pierrot had scored the first goal of his brace in the 15th minute to give Haiti a surprise lead before Demerai Gray continued his excellent scoring form with an 18th minute strike to level the contest.

Reggae Boy winger Leon Bailey.

'I'm over the moon to be fair. I would've been a bit more happy if I'd managed to get one of my chances,' said Jamaica's West Ham star Michail Antonio.

'To be fair, we finished top of the league - that's what we set out to do before the competition even started. So now we'll find out on Tuesday who we're going to play next and hopefully win that game and keep progressing up.'

Jamaica twice went close in the opening exchanges before an unmarked Pierrot nodded in Fabrice Picault's cross into the middle of the box, against the run of play.

The lead lasted only three minutes, however, Haiti's defence failing to clear Antonio's cross into the box, leaving Gray to score courtesy of a deflection.

Antonio fired over the bar in the 24th minute before Mechack Jerome squandered a great chance to put Haiti...