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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">T&T 2 - JA 0</SPAN></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">By Jah Gol</SPAN></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">DIE HARD SOCA WARRIOR</SPAN></SPAN>
Goals by: Knox, O' Neil
Where is the JA talent that we were looking foward to see ? To be honest I was surprised. Not so much that technically they are on the same level with us but that Jamaica didn't use their physical prowess to stamp their authority on the game. I was expecting to see speed and strength in the typical Jamaican style. It never showed and Reggae riddim was drowned out by the irrepressable pulse of SOCA. Jamaica brought the forced the Trinidadian into meaningful action on less than a handful of occasions- 3 to be exact, and only once involved an actual save. The Jamaicans played like they played against Bahamas- slow and complacent. The very way the greeted their opponents just stick out the hands refusing to shake showed utter contempt for the contest.
I am satisfied with the performance of our boys. The Jamaicans were more interested in nice flicks and pretty passes than actual football. Their possession was meaningless and hardly ever resulted in a concerted effort to attack to T&T goal. Banner for the Jamaicans was a waste ands was easily deal with. Their Captain wasn't bad but perhaps equally as ineffective. If the tone of this report seems be focussed more on JA than on T&T please forgive me. I'm just totally disgusted with their approach to the game. Knox opened the scoring in about the 38th minute via a penalty. A Jamaican defender with greatest of craft and skill handled the ball in the box. Knox duely obliged as was his custom.
In the second half we scored from a header at the top of the box setup via a set piece -very nice goal. The Jamaicans finally decided to play football and brought on some subs with "pace". They too were rendered ineffective by the work of the T&T back 4. What transpired from that point must be considered an embarrassment. Trinidad and Tobago created no fewer than 4 more scoring opportunites including a shot off the Bar by De Freitas and a non-called penalty on Knox- the latter was blatant error on the referee's part that resulted in Knox being subbed out for Da Silva.
Jamaica finally got a shot on target after more than an hour of football. their two other chances came from through balls that Fullerton easily intercepted.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Negatives</SPAN>
We still make needless mistakes in possession of the ball.
We gave Jamaica too much respect for a while. Thankfully it was corrected
In front of goal we missed too many chances. The bulk of the chances fell to De Freitas ( I'm not knocking the youth, he did very well to be apart of the build-up and still get on the end of thoses chances). There is an urgent need to improve the quality of shooting.
In the first half the defenders committed errors in possession of the ball that were not punished.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Positives</SPAN>
Our work rate can't be criticised. We match JA in every part of the field physically.
De Freitas had a decent game today and was respondsible for many of the attacks
The organisation at the back again was very good.
The transition into attack was good. Indoubtedly this was aided by Jamaica leaving so much space trying to equalise.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Man of the Match</SPAN>
Its very difficult to call this one because of the amount of work put in by each player. But I think Daniel Joseph stepped up at the right time in the first half to open up the game for us. Again his running was good and so too was his passing. Knox scores the goals but does his part in making them, especially in the absence of Leston Paul who is out injure
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">T&T 2 - JA 0</SPAN></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">By Jah Gol</SPAN></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">DIE HARD SOCA WARRIOR</SPAN></SPAN>
Goals by: Knox, O' Neil
Where is the JA talent that we were looking foward to see ? To be honest I was surprised. Not so much that technically they are on the same level with us but that Jamaica didn't use their physical prowess to stamp their authority on the game. I was expecting to see speed and strength in the typical Jamaican style. It never showed and Reggae riddim was drowned out by the irrepressable pulse of SOCA. Jamaica brought the forced the Trinidadian into meaningful action on less than a handful of occasions- 3 to be exact, and only once involved an actual save. The Jamaicans played like they played against Bahamas- slow and complacent. The very way the greeted their opponents just stick out the hands refusing to shake showed utter contempt for the contest.
I am satisfied with the performance of our boys. The Jamaicans were more interested in nice flicks and pretty passes than actual football. Their possession was meaningless and hardly ever resulted in a concerted effort to attack to T&T goal. Banner for the Jamaicans was a waste ands was easily deal with. Their Captain wasn't bad but perhaps equally as ineffective. If the tone of this report seems be focussed more on JA than on T&T please forgive me. I'm just totally disgusted with their approach to the game. Knox opened the scoring in about the 38th minute via a penalty. A Jamaican defender with greatest of craft and skill handled the ball in the box. Knox duely obliged as was his custom.
In the second half we scored from a header at the top of the box setup via a set piece -very nice goal. The Jamaicans finally decided to play football and brought on some subs with "pace". They too were rendered ineffective by the work of the T&T back 4. What transpired from that point must be considered an embarrassment. Trinidad and Tobago created no fewer than 4 more scoring opportunites including a shot off the Bar by De Freitas and a non-called penalty on Knox- the latter was blatant error on the referee's part that resulted in Knox being subbed out for Da Silva.
Jamaica finally got a shot on target after more than an hour of football. their two other chances came from through balls that Fullerton easily intercepted.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Negatives</SPAN>
We still make needless mistakes in possession of the ball.
We gave Jamaica too much respect for a while. Thankfully it was corrected
In front of goal we missed too many chances. The bulk of the chances fell to De Freitas ( I'm not knocking the youth, he did very well to be apart of the build-up and still get on the end of thoses chances). There is an urgent need to improve the quality of shooting.
In the first half the defenders committed errors in possession of the ball that were not punished.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Positives</SPAN>
Our work rate can't be criticised. We match JA in every part of the field physically.
De Freitas had a decent game today and was respondsible for many of the attacks
The organisation at the back again was very good.
The transition into attack was good. Indoubtedly this was aided by Jamaica leaving so much space trying to equalise.
<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Man of the Match</SPAN>
Its very difficult to call this one because of the amount of work put in by each player. But I think Daniel Joseph stepped up at the right time in the first half to open up the game for us. Again his running was good and so too was his passing. Knox scores the goals but does his part in making them, especially in the absence of Leston Paul who is out injure
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