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RE: Canada shuts out Reggae Boyz 1-0
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Battling Boyz edged</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>Canadian coach lauds goalkeeper Sutton</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Andrew Hancel
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>Montreal, Canada - Despite an improved second half performance, the Reggae Boyz went down 1-0 to Canada yesterday in their international friendly here in front of 6,526 spectators in Montreal, Canada.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=120 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Canadian striker Rob Friend headed the host into the lead in the 40th minute after a scrum among the players, while Teafore Bennett had his goal disallowed in the second half, as he was ruled offside.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Canada started the stronger of the two in the first half, as the Reggae Boyz failed to settle quickly into their rhythm, making only one shot on goal, which came from captain Fabian Davis a minute from the end of the half.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Canucks were allowed space in front of goal, but Tomasz Radzinski shot wide, while Josh Simpson's volley sailed over the bar, all inside 10 minutes of the game.
Friend's first real threat came mid-way the first half, when his bicycle shot went straight into the welcoming arms of goalkeeper Shawn Sawyers.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Moments later, Damion Stewart's strong tackle on Friend saw Radzinski charging in on the former, which triggered a shoving match on the pitch.
After the intervention of Costa Rican referee Walter Quesada, tempers were cooled and Radzinski and Stewart were booked.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But then the Canucks would regroup quickly enough, catching the Jamaicans off guard, as Kevin McKenna's cross was met by Friend to head his first inter-national goal into an unguarded net as the late-moving Sawyers was left stranded.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=170 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>BROWN. we have players not understanding what they need to do at this level </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>"There are things that even at this level we have players not understanding what they need to do at this level," stated interim coach Carl Brown in his assessment of the first period.
The Boyz then came out looking a lot sharper on the resumption, but it was the Canadians who created the first scoring opportunity, when Radzinski was sent through on goal.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, Sawyers dived full length to steal the ball off the feet of the little Fulham Striker.
Jamaica countered immediately after, but hitman Teafore Bennett's shot from an acute angle was parried wide by goalkeeper Gregg Sutton at full stretch.<P class=StoryText align=justify>A minute later, Sutton was forced to tip away another shot for a corner, as the Boyz went in search for the equaliser.<P class=StoryText align=justify>After subdued perfor-mances, striker Kevin Lamey and his Waterhouse club-mate Demar Phillips were replaced by Omar Daley and Fabian Dawkins, with Daley's trickery creating numerous problems for the opponents.
Simpson was sent through from an angle, but Sawyers did well to block his shot with his knee.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But the Boyz would count themselves unlucky in minute 68, when Thompson blasted a swerving ball from 25 yards, which hit Sutton in his face and rebounded to Bennett for the tap in. But the assistant referee raised his f
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Battling Boyz edged</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>Canadian coach lauds goalkeeper Sutton</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Andrew Hancel
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=StoryText align=justify>Montreal, Canada - Despite an improved second half performance, the Reggae Boyz went down 1-0 to Canada yesterday in their international friendly here in front of 6,526 spectators in Montreal, Canada.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=120 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Canadian striker Rob Friend headed the host into the lead in the 40th minute after a scrum among the players, while Teafore Bennett had his goal disallowed in the second half, as he was ruled offside.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Canada started the stronger of the two in the first half, as the Reggae Boyz failed to settle quickly into their rhythm, making only one shot on goal, which came from captain Fabian Davis a minute from the end of the half.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Canucks were allowed space in front of goal, but Tomasz Radzinski shot wide, while Josh Simpson's volley sailed over the bar, all inside 10 minutes of the game. Friend's first real threat came mid-way the first half, when his bicycle shot went straight into the welcoming arms of goalkeeper Shawn Sawyers.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Moments later, Damion Stewart's strong tackle on Friend saw Radzinski charging in on the former, which triggered a shoving match on the pitch.
After the intervention of Costa Rican referee Walter Quesada, tempers were cooled and Radzinski and Stewart were booked.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But then the Canucks would regroup quickly enough, catching the Jamaicans off guard, as Kevin McKenna's cross was met by Friend to head his first inter-national goal into an unguarded net as the late-moving Sawyers was left stranded.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=170 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>BROWN. we have players not understanding what they need to do at this level </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>"There are things that even at this level we have players not understanding what they need to do at this level," stated interim coach Carl Brown in his assessment of the first period. The Boyz then came out looking a lot sharper on the resumption, but it was the Canadians who created the first scoring opportunity, when Radzinski was sent through on goal.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, Sawyers dived full length to steal the ball off the feet of the little Fulham Striker.
Jamaica countered immediately after, but hitman Teafore Bennett's shot from an acute angle was parried wide by goalkeeper Gregg Sutton at full stretch.<P class=StoryText align=justify>A minute later, Sutton was forced to tip away another shot for a corner, as the Boyz went in search for the equaliser.<P class=StoryText align=justify>After subdued perfor-mances, striker Kevin Lamey and his Waterhouse club-mate Demar Phillips were replaced by Omar Daley and Fabian Dawkins, with Daley's trickery creating numerous problems for the opponents.
Simpson was sent through from an angle, but Sawyers did well to block his shot with his knee.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But the Boyz would count themselves unlucky in minute 68, when Thompson blasted a swerving ball from 25 yards, which hit Sutton in his face and rebounded to Bennett for the tap in. But the assistant referee raised his f
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