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Adderly goal gives Islanders club title
Published: Thursday | May 13, 2010
Adderly
PORT OF SPAIN, (CMC):
Nicholas Adderly headed the Puerto Rico Islanders to their first ever Caribbean Union Champions Cup title in a 1-0 victory over Trinidad &
Pro League club San Juan Jabloteh on Sunday.
An 18th minute header from the Jamaican striker in the title decider at the Marvin Lee Stadium was enough for the Islanders to capture the championship.
With the win, the Islanders ended with seven points, three ahead of Joe Public, who needed to beat Bayamon FC of Puerto Rico by four clear goals in the day's final match, but instead fell to a 3-1 defeat.
The win for the Islanders was the first by a professional club from Puerto Rico in a regionally organised tournament; and they also became the first club outside of T&T and Jamaica to win the tournament.
Since 1997, professional teams from T&T have won the tournament eight times and Jamaican teams have won three times.
In the second match, Joe Public never got into their stride and gave one of their worst displays over the last 12 months against Bayamon. The Puerto Rican side went ahead 1-0 as early as the sixth minute when Daniel Vidal chipped the ball over the Joe Public defence for Alan Riaza to run on to and scoop past goalkeeper Marvin Phillip.
Joe Public drew level in the 25th minute, when towering defender Radanfah Abu Bakr rose highest to meet Kareem Young's right-sided corner and planted a header past goalkeeper Maximiliano Torlacoff.
The score remained 1-1 at half-time and early in the second half, Adrian Brown latched onto a through ball to fire past Phillip for a 2-1 advantage for Baymon.
Four minutes later, Bayamon extended their lead when a right-sided baseline pass from Cesar Quesada was cheekily directed past Phillip by Bayamon captain Kendall Manley.
Published: Thursday | May 13, 2010
Adderly
PORT OF SPAIN, (CMC):
Nicholas Adderly headed the Puerto Rico Islanders to their first ever Caribbean Union Champions Cup title in a 1-0 victory over Trinidad &
Pro League club San Juan Jabloteh on Sunday.
An 18th minute header from the Jamaican striker in the title decider at the Marvin Lee Stadium was enough for the Islanders to capture the championship.
With the win, the Islanders ended with seven points, three ahead of Joe Public, who needed to beat Bayamon FC of Puerto Rico by four clear goals in the day's final match, but instead fell to a 3-1 defeat.
The win for the Islanders was the first by a professional club from Puerto Rico in a regionally organised tournament; and they also became the first club outside of T&T and Jamaica to win the tournament.
Since 1997, professional teams from T&T have won the tournament eight times and Jamaican teams have won three times.
In the second match, Joe Public never got into their stride and gave one of their worst displays over the last 12 months against Bayamon. The Puerto Rican side went ahead 1-0 as early as the sixth minute when Daniel Vidal chipped the ball over the Joe Public defence for Alan Riaza to run on to and scoop past goalkeeper Marvin Phillip.
Joe Public drew level in the 25th minute, when towering defender Radanfah Abu Bakr rose highest to meet Kareem Young's right-sided corner and planted a header past goalkeeper Maximiliano Torlacoff.
The score remained 1-1 at half-time and early in the second half, Adrian Brown latched onto a through ball to fire past Phillip for a 2-1 advantage for Baymon.
Four minutes later, Bayamon extended their lead when a right-sided baseline pass from Cesar Quesada was cheekily directed past Phillip by Bayamon captain Kendall Manley.