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CFU Caribbean Cup…Guyana seeking to rebound against Grenada
Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ will be aiming to rebound following their 1-0 loss to Haiti in their opening match in second-round Group 6 Caribbean Cup Qualifying on Wednesday night at the Grenada National Stadium.
After holding the Haitians to a goalless first half, the Guyanese conceded a goal via a free kick in the first minute of the second half, scored by Olrish Saurel. The tough encounter saw the Jaguars trying for their best to pull one back but that was not to be as the game ended with the score unchanged.
It was the 5th consecutive win for the Haitians who now lead the group with 3 points and they will face French Guiana in their next game this evening at the same venue when Guyana will engage host national Grenada in a must win game for both sides, the Grenadians drawing their opening game also on Wednesday night against the fast improving French Guiana outfit, the latter team coming from behind.
Gary Emmanuel equalized in the 92nd minute to earn French Guiana their 1-1 draw with host Grenada which is seeking a third consecutive berth in the regional finals. The Grenadians ended a three-game losing streak, but disappointed a crowd of 1,500 at Grenada National Stadium.
The top two teams from Group 6 will advance to the Caribbean Cup finals in Antigua & Barbuda in December.
Guyana’s starting X1 is Derrick Carter, Jake Newton, Jamaal Smith, Charles Pollard, Walter Moore, Vurlon Mills, Christopher Nurse, Kestor Jacobs, Trayon Bobb, Daniel Wilson and Shawn Beveney.
In Bacolet, Tobago, Marcel Hernandez scored two goals in each half to lead Cuba to a 5-0 victory over Suriname also on Wednesday in the opening match of their second-round Caribbean Cup qualifying group.
The result put Cuba atop Group 8, two points better than host Trinidad & Tobago and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, which drew 1-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The top two teams from Group 8 will advance to the Caribbean Cup finals.
Hernandez gave Cuba the lead in the sixth minute, and added goals in the 36th, 62nd and 89th minutes to end Cuba’s 13-match winless streak. Cuba had not won since a 2-1 friendly victory over Nicaragua in May 2011.
It also was the first time Cuba had scored two goals or more in a match since the Nicaragua victory and the first time it had scored four in a match in over two years. Ariel Gonzalez also scored for Cuba in the 46th.
In the other match, Devon Jorsling and Myron Samuel traded first-half goals to lead Trinidad and St. Vincent deadlocked. It was the first draw in 12 meetings in the Caribbean rivalry, which Trinidad has dominated with eight victories in the series.
Jorsling put Trinidad ahead in the third minute before Samuel equalized in the 24th. Samuel’s goal was only the second allowed by Trinidad in its last four matches. St. Vincent next plays Cuba today before Trinidad faces Suriname.
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