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Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 – Group 5…Guyana down Anguilla 7-0 led by Dwight Peters’ double
By Franklin Wilson
Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ got their Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 campaign off to a solid start after drubbing Anguilla 7-0 at the Guyana National Stadium last night.
The Golden Jaguars following their 7-0 demolition of Anguilla at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Dwight Peters blasted a first half double and along with single strikes from Co-Captains Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson and Christopher Nurse, Neil Danns, Vurlon Mills and Marcel Barrington, Guyana dominated proceedings from start to finish as Goalkeeper Anthony Whyte never had a shot to save.
Whilst seven goals were scored, the Guyanese missed a plethora of chances with shots hitting the crossbar, uprights and a few went wide of the mark also.
Opportunities were created from the start but Guyana were only able to take the lead eleven minutes on when Dwight Peters finished after a well directed pass from Vurlon Mills. All the action took place in the Anguilla half of the field as the Golden Jaguars used the full width to hold possession by producing multiple passes at will.
It was very rear for Anguilla to gain possession and when they did, it was quickly taken away by the hungry Jaguars. A corner was awarded the home team in the 14th minute which was taken by Neil Danns who found Christopher Nurse; he rose above the defence to head the ball into the back of the nets past Kasem Thompson in goal for Anguilla.
It was the 14th minute and Guyana had now doubled their advantage. At this juncture thoughts of the 14-0 drubbing the Guyanese inflicted on Anguilla 18-years ago were resurfacing among the fans with some suggesting that that record might be under threat.
Anguilla were able for the first time in the match to get deep into the Guyanese defensive
Marcel Barrington #10, is about to celebrate Guyana’s sixth goal. Anguilla’s GK Kasem Thompson is floored at left.
area in the 16th minute but their stay was short-lived and it was back to normal with the Golden Jaguars living in their {Anguilla} end of the field.
Shots reigned in on Anguilla’s goal but many missed the target, Eon Alleyne was the chief culprit flooring many chances. Mills went wide of the upright in the 27th, Danns’ shot was snapped up by Thompson one minute later.
Peters was keen to tighten his side’s stranglehold on the game as he sunk Guyana’s third and his second of the match in the 30th minute, another well directed header. Then Danns inked his name on the score sheet in the 34th minute with a ripping shot just outside the area down the middle to make it 4-0 for the Golden Jaguars.
Such was the dominance of the home team that Anguilla couldn’t even put together a string of passes at any point during the match. Richardson joined the goal scoring party on the stroke of halftime as Guyana went into the break sitting pretty on a 5-0 advantage.
With such a platform, fans were anticipating a blowout second half but that was not to be as Anguilla were able to keep the focus to limit the Golden Jaguars to just two goals in the final 45 minutes.
Three minutes into the half, Vurlon Mills increased the advantage with goal number six even as changes were made to the starting eleven. It was the combination of two subs, Devon Millington and Marcel Barrington that brought Guyana its seventh goal.
Devon Millington fired a rocket into the path of Thompson who could not have gathered the ball cleanly as a result of the pace of the shot. The alert Barrington quickly attacked the ball to hit it into the back of the nets before Thompson could have gathered the ball; it was goal number 7 for Guyana.
Many more chances were created but Anguilla, led by Captain and their most experienced player Kevin Hawley, a 20+ year veteran were able to close shop as they denied the Guyanese any other goals.
The visitors also handed their youngest player, 15 year-old Keanu Richardson his international debut as the country started its rebuilding process. Group 5 play will continue this Saturday when Anguilla host Puerto Rico.
Guyana will leave on Friday ahead of next Tuesday’s final group clash away to Puerto Rico. Two countries will advance from this group to the next round. The Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 will qualify Caribbean teams directly to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Jamaica are the defending Champion after overcoming Trinidad & Tobago 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a scoreless draw in the 2014 CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup Final.
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