Post by: Trini _2026 on June 21, 2014, 07:24:47 AM
Twenty-one teams from across the Caribbean are ready to contest the biennial Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2014 Men’s Under-20 tournament scheduled to start on Wednesday, June 25 in five countries.
The competition will be divided into five groups (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) and is slated to run from June 25 to August 4. The games will be hosted by Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Aruba and Curacao.
The final round is set for September 10 -19 in Trinidad and Tobago, where the host will be joined by Jamaica as the other prequalified team. The complete this exciting round of eight will be the five top teams from each group and the best overall second placed team to contest the 2014 championship.
This tournament is the official qualifier in the Caribbean Zone for both the CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship and the 2015 FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup.
Source:
http://www.cfufootball.org/
http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9431-cfu-men-s-under-20-teams-prepare-for-battle
Groups
Group A - Trinidad & Tobago, Panama, Jamaica, Aruba, United States and Guatemala.
Group B - Mexico, Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti.
Fixtures
FRIDAY JAN. 9 (Jamaica National Stadium).
15:00 ARU VS PAN
17:30 USA VS GUA
20:00 JAM VS TRI
SATURDAY JAN. 10 (Montego Bay)
15:00 MEX VS CUB
17:30 HON VS SLV
20:00 HAI VS CAN
SUNDAY JAN. 11
15:00 TRI VS ARU
17:30 PAN VS USA
20:00 JAM VS GUA
MONDAY JAN. 12
15:00 CAN VS MEX
17:30 CUB VS HON
20:00 SLV VS HAI
WEDNESDAY JAN. 14
15:00 GUA VS TRI
17:30 ARU VS USA
20:00 JAM VS PAN
THURSDAY JAN. 15
15:00 SLV VS CAN
17:30 MEX VS HON
20:00 HAI VS CUB
SUNDAY JAN. 18
15:00 PAN VS TRI
17:30 GUA VS ARU
20:00 JAM VS USA
MONDAY JAN. 19
15:00 CUB VS CAN
17:30 SLV VS MEX
20:00 HAI VS HON
WEDNESDAY JAN. 21
15:00 PAN VS GUA
17:30 USA VS TRI
20:00 JAM VS ARU
THURSDAY JAN. 22
15:00 CUB VS SLV
17:30 HON VS CAN
20:00 HAI VS MEX
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Post by: elan on June 21, 2014, 06:11:51 PM
Post by: vb on June 22, 2014, 08:21:47 AM
Who is we head coach for this team and who are the more well known players on it?
More importantly, they have money to pay the Coach?
VB
Post by: Trini _2026 on June 22, 2014, 10:31:14 AM
Post by: Tiresais on June 22, 2014, 03:38:36 PM
flex you all should compile a list of eligible players in North America and Europe for the under 20 and 17 teams .. THE BEST POSSIBLE TEAM ....... last under 20 rundell winchester, dan carr Greg Ranjitsingh, etc were over looked ...
If you're serious about that I could help somewhat - would need players in teh database for Football Manager 2015 anyway. Will be updating it in July :) - have roughly 105 players under the age of 20 (cutoff date last July, so a couple over-age by now), from 16 years old (Levi Garcia).
Players in that list (again bear in mind some will be over age as I've not updated)
Winchester, Rundell
Jones, Alvin
Russell Jr. (over-age by now I'm sure)
Quintero
Gordon, Jem/Gem
Benjamin, Neil
Roopchandsingh (overage)
Henry, Shackiel
Pope, Dwight (Overage)
Muckette, Duane
Bethelmy, Keron (Overage)
Malchan, Keston (O/a)
Morgan, Christopher
Richards, Damani
Francis, Jomoul
Neptune, Jameel
Boatswain, Jamille?
Bertrand, Shaquille (O/a)
Dodds, Kevin
Noel, Julio
Joseph, Steven
Thomas, John (Goalkeeper at college in the states?)
Gomez, Marcus
Hackshaw, Neveal
Lewis, Terrence
Anyway that's those roughly at the top of the list, most have league experience in TT Pro or Super League
Post by: Trini _2026 on June 23, 2014, 03:57:45 AM
flex you all should compile a list of eligible players in North America and Europe for the under 20 and 17 teams .. THE BEST POSSIBLE TEAM ....... last under 20 rundell winchester, dan carr Greg Ranjitsingh, etc were over looked ...
If you're serious about that I could help somewhat - would need players in teh database for Football Manager 2015 anyway. Will be updating it in July :) - have roughly 105 players under the age of 20 (cutoff date last July, so a couple over-age by now), from 16 years old (Levi Garcia).
Players in that list (again bear in mind some will be over age as I've not updated)
Winchester, Rundell
Jones, Alvin
Russell Jr. (over-age by now I'm sure)
Quintero
Gordon, Jem/Gem
Benjamin, Neil
Roopchandsingh (overage)
Henry, Shackiel
Pope, Dwight (Overage)
Muckette, Duane
Bethelmy, Keron (Overage)
Malchan, Keston (O/a)
Morgan, Christopher
Richards, Damani
Francis, Jomoul
Neptune, Jameel
Boatswain, Jamille?
Bertrand, Shaquille (O/a)
Dodds, Kevin
Noel, Julio
Joseph, Steven
Thomas, John (Goalkeeper at college in the states?)
Gomez, Marcus
Hackshaw, Neveal
Lewis, Terrence
Anyway that's those roughly at the top of the list, most have league experience in TT Pro or Super League
most of those guys are over aged
Post by: Tiresais on June 23, 2014, 06:38:18 AM
flex you all should compile a list of eligible players in North America and Europe for the under 20 and 17 teams .. THE BEST POSSIBLE TEAM ....... last under 20 rundell winchester, dan carr Greg Ranjitsingh, etc were over looked ...
If you're serious about that I could help somewhat - would need players in teh database for Football Manager 2015 anyway. Will be updating it in July :) - have roughly 105 players under the age of 20 (cutoff date last July, so a couple over-age by now), from 16 years old (Levi Garcia).
Players in that list (again bear in mind some will be over age as I've not updated)
Winchester, Rundell
Jones, Alvin
Russell Jr. (over-age by now I'm sure)
Quintero
Gordon, Jem/Gem
Benjamin, Neil
Roopchandsingh (overage)
Henry, Shackiel
Pope, Dwight (Overage)
Muckette, Duane
Bethelmy, Keron (Overage)
Malchan, Keston (O/a)
Morgan, Christopher
Richards, Damani
Francis, Jomoul
Neptune, Jameel
Boatswain, Jamille?
Bertrand, Shaquille (O/a)
Dodds, Kevin
Noel, Julio
Joseph, Steven
Thomas, John (Goalkeeper at college in the states?)
Gomez, Marcus
Hackshaw, Neveal
Lewis, Terrence
Anyway that's those roughly at the top of the list, most have league experience in TT Pro or Super League
most of those guys are over aged
Yea thought so :(
Post by: Sam on June 23, 2014, 01:51:45 PM
Post by: Sam on October 29, 2014, 06:09:50 AM
Games coming soon and de team not even in training.
While all de other under 20 teams including Jamaica playing nuff games.
De MOS willing to help, so what is de issue?
Sheldon, come nah man, allyuh operating like de ole federation, we cant prepare for a tournament 2 weeks before kick of.
At least play a few pro league teams then, do something nah, nobody saying we have to play Brazil.
De MOS saw he go help out?
Lord Fadda put ah hand.
Now when they make allyuh happy, all of a sudden allyuh promoting de team.
We local coaches need to take a page out of Waldrum book.
Post by: Sam on October 29, 2014, 06:29:04 AM
Concacaf.com
MIAMI – CONCACAF confirmed Tuesday the programming for the official draw for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Jamaica 2015. The draw will take place on Thursday, October 30, at 1:30 PM ET, and will be streamed live via CONCACAF.com.
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, alongside special invited guest the Honourable Damion Crawford, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, will open the draw, which will set the groups for the Championship to be played in Kingston and Montego Bay in January.
Veterans of the 1998 Jamaican World Cup participating Reggae Boyz are also scheduled to be in attendance to help in the execution of the event.
The draw will be held at the Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica, sorting the 12 participants into two groups of six teams each.
Five pots will be utilized: three (1, 2 and 3) for the teams and two (A and B) for group position. As host, Jamaica will be seeded in position A1 and drawn from Pot 1 alongside fellow Caribbean entrants Aruba, Cuba, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago. Pots 2 and 3 will be comprised of Central American representatives and North American entrants, respectively.
The pots for the draw will therefore be designated as follows:
Pot 1 (Caribbean): Jamaica; Aruba; Cuba; Haiti; Trinidad and Tobago
Pot 2 (Central America): El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Panama
Pot 3 (North America): Canada; Mexico; United States
Pot A (Seeding for Group A): Six balls with a group positions, 1-6
Pot B (Seeding for Group B): Six balls with a group positions, 1-6
Following the drawing of Jamaica into Group A as the seeded team, the remaining teams will be drawn one by one from Pot 1. The second team drawn goes to Group B, in a position determined by the place drawn from Pot B. The third team drawn then goes to Group A, with its position drawn from Pot A – the positioning pot for that group.
The teams drawn continue to be placed in alternate groups, until the Caribbean region Pot 1 is empty. The procedure will then be repeated for regional pots 2 and 3, continuing to alternate placement of the nation drawn into Groups A and B by turn, until the balls are exhausted and groups are full.
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Jamaica 2015 is scheduled to be played January 9-24, 2015, in Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica. The tournament will qualify four teams directly to the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
Post by: Sam on October 30, 2014, 10:17:27 AM
The teams told the Derek King they could come training, but told the players if they come they not dressing for the next game.
Is real selfish madness down in T&T.
Goddard attended training and Central did not dress him for the next game.
Allyuh think it easy with the Pro league teams down here and some individuals who trying to kill T&T football?
National Team don't mean nothing to them nah.
When ah was in T&T last month, ah met up with a few players from NE Stars, they fraid to talk, but they get warn about playing for T&T.
Sancho want to run a minister of sports, but Central surprise meh.
Eve and Shabazz still f00cking bitter they got fired because they did not perform for T&T.
Shabaaz went and but players from all over de Caribbean so he eh have to cooperate with T&T national team.
W Connection surprise meh cause I know they will not stop they players cause they looking forthem to get international exposure so they could sell them.
Angus Eve is a big pussy.
Local people have a lot to learn, no wonder they ont get respect.
Imagine if Marlon Charles was still coaching de women team, they woulda been crying all now.
Post by: dreamer on October 30, 2014, 11:04:55 AM
Sometimes I wonder if we should try to address the various and multiple wounds affecting all these stakeholders and coaches. Comfort them and repair some of their hurt, diminish their fears and try to make them believe that there is some win-win factor for everybody so we could all pull as one. Remember Jackula gorn and the still-lingering abuse factor has to be managed. Pay people dey money that is owed often as coach. If yuh have food on de table iz hard to be angry.
Eve, I believe, is a good fellah man, who played his heart and soul for T&T for donkeys years. He might be hurting and hungry to eat a proper food as this proleague business is real financial presshah for those who got involved. Uncle Tim and Sheldon, take note please. Horner, yuh dey? Anything to contribute? When last yuh lash some drinks wit' de boys?
Post by: soccerrama on October 30, 2014, 01:07:12 PM
Now tell me why would the Coach want to squeeze in 4 sessions in 2 weeks when there is an International window from the 5th to the 19th of November (where there will be no Pro League games) where he could have at least 15 sessions & 2 training games with his full complement of players & more. Well the answer is simple the Head Coach & Assistant coaches of the U20 team are Assistant Coaches of the Senior Team & will therefore have to be in Jamaica during that period. Now is that proper planning?. So what we should be concerned about is that the team will be idle for 2 weeks whilst the coaches are in Jamaica & stop bashing the Pro League coaches.
My information is that during the pre season W Connection were allowing their U20 players to train 3 times weekly with the National team.
Post by: Trini _2026 on October 30, 2014, 01:15:03 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on October 30, 2014, 01:15:52 PM
KICK OFF
LOCAL TIME
GROUP PHASE
DAY I - FRIDAY JAN. 9 (NATIONAL STADIUM)
15:00 ARU VS PAN
17:30 USA VS GUA
20:00 JAM VS TRI
DAY 2 - SATURDAY JAN. 10 (MONTEGO BAY)
15:00 MEX VS CUB
17:30 HON VS SLV
20:00 HAI VS CAN
DAY 3 - SUNDAY JAN. 11
15:00 TRI VS ARU
17:30 PAN VS USA
20:00 JAM VS GUA
DAY 4 - MONDAY JAN. 12
15:00 CAN VS MEX
17:30 CUB VS HON
20:00 SLV VS HAI
DAY 5 - TUESDAY JAN. 13
REST DAY
DAY 6 - WEDNESDAY JAN. 14
15:00 GUA VS TRI
17:30 ARU VS USA
20:00 JAM VS PAN
DAY 7 - THURSDAY JAN. 15
15:00 SLV VS CAN
17:30 MEX VS HON
20:00 HAI VS CUB
DAY 8 - FRIDAY JAN. 16
REST DAY
DAY 9 - SATURDAY JAN. 17
REST DAY
DAY 10 - SUNDAY JAN. 18
15:00 PAN VS TRI
17:30 GUA VS ARU
20:00 JAM VS USA
DAY 11 - MONDAY JAN. 19
15:00 CUB VS CAN
17:30 SLV VS MEX
20:00 HAI VS HON
DAY 12 - TUESDAY JAN. 20
REST DAY
DAY 13 - WEDNESDAY JAN. 21
15:00 PAN VS GUA
17:30 USA VS TRI
20:00 JAM VS ARU
DAY 14 - THURSDAY JAN. 22
15:00 CUB VS SLV
17:30 HON VS CAN
20:00 HAI VS MEX
Post by: Banter Banton on October 30, 2014, 01:16:24 PM
Jam, USA, Panama, Guatemala, T&T and Aruba
Post by: Flex on October 30, 2014, 01:38:44 PM
Post by: Deeks on October 30, 2014, 02:26:44 PM
Post by: Deeks on October 30, 2014, 02:33:09 PM
Our Group:
Jam, USA, Panama, Guatemala, T&T and Aruba
piece ah cake ;D
Post by: Trini _2026 on October 30, 2014, 03:30:57 PM
Our Group:
Jam, USA, Panama, Guatemala, T&T and Aruba
piece ah cake ;D
this is exactly 2 months away panama is the strongest central american team USA no walk over jamaica home team .. when last has our team trained . are we looking for players to get stronger piece ah cake my asss
Post by: Flex on October 30, 2014, 06:18:13 PM
By Inshan Mohammed.
King pleads for support but remains up-beat.
Trinidad and Tobago National Under 20 men's team has been grouped with; USA, Jamaica, Panama, Guatemala and Aruba for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championships which will be held in Jamaica from January 9-24, 2015.
The newely crowned 2014 Caribbean Football Champions will open against host Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston on January 9th. Then Aruba (11th), Guatemala (14th), Panama (18th) and close off against the mighty USA on the 21st.
Head coach Derek King told SWO: "The group is a pretty tough group, but we can't really complain as both groups seems to be pretty balance."
"Jamaica at home is always a competitive team, USA and Panama has proved they are solid performers at this level. Panama especially, has improved, you saw what happened the last time they played us at the Under 17 level 2 years ago, basically, with the same players we will meet. And we can't right-off Aruba and Guatemala either."
"This is a good opportunity for us playing in Jamaica because it's like playing at home in a sense. We reviewed the training grounds, the stadiums and hotels and they were very comfortable."
"Our preparations now will changed a bit as the teams we were hoping to play as warm ups are now in our group therefore we can't play them, so more or less we have to fall back on plan B and C, we have to sit down and put things in place now."
"I am just hoping we can get the support from the players Clubs cause we will need the them full-time come December 01st for training camps and international dates."
"I really hope some sponsors and everyone in the football circle come onboard to help out as this team is the future of T&T football and have some good talented players on it."
"It's important for them to qualify for the Under 20 World Cup because it will benefit the players careers as this is the level scouts pays particularly close attention to and will be there looking on for future stars."
"Both club and country will also benefit from this greatly in the near future, I really hope we get the help to prepare this team better, the guys are eager to play and I have been working hard doing the best I can to help, added King."
The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 final-edition will see twelve teams being field: five from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), four from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and three from North America.
The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at the Under 20 age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. Mexico are two-time defending CONCACAF Under 20 champions, having claimed the title in Puebla, Mexico in 2013 and in Guatemala City in 2011.
Groups
Group A - Trinidad & Tobago, Panama, Jamaica, Aruba, United States and Guatemala.
Group B - Mexico, Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti.
Fixtures
FRIDAY JAN. 9 (Jamaica National Stadium).
15:00 ARU VS PAN
17:30 USA VS GUA
20:00 JAM VS TRI
SATURDAY JAN. 10 (Montego Bay)
15:00 MEX VS CUB
17:30 HON VS SLV
20:00 HAI VS CAN
SUNDAY JAN. 11
15:00 TRI VS ARU
17:30 PAN VS USA
20:00 JAM VS GUA
MONDAY JAN. 12
15:00 CAN VS MEX
17:30 CUB VS HON
20:00 SLV VS HAI
WEDNESDAY JAN. 14
15:00 GUA VS TRI
17:30 ARU VS USA
20:00 JAM VS PAN
THURSDAY JAN. 15
15:00 SLV VS CAN
17:30 MEX VS HON
20:00 HAI VS CUB
SUNDAY JAN. 18
15:00 PAN VS TRI
17:30 GUA VS ARU
20:00 JAM VS USA
MONDAY JAN. 19
15:00 CUB VS CAN
17:30 SLV VS MEX
20:00 HAI VS HON
WEDNESDAY JAN. 21
15:00 PAN VS GUA
17:30 USA VS TRI
20:00 JAM VS ARU
THURSDAY JAN. 22
15:00 CUB VS SLV
17:30 HON VS CAN
20:00 HAI VS MEX
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Post by: Tallman on November 01, 2014, 06:32:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/Enc9509luDU
Post by: Tallman on November 01, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/sbTW4QauigM
Post by: Trini _2026 on November 08, 2014, 06:43:51 AM
With the qualifying tournament for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup on the horizon, Canada is looking to put its best foot forward with a trio of games against tough competition.
The team heads to Europe for training camp starting Sunday before friendly matches against England (Nov. 12, in Bournemouth, England), Russia (Nov. 15) and the USA (Nov. 18). The latter two matches will take place in Marbella, Spain.
The matches come in advance of January’s CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which will serve as the qualifying tournament for the U-20 World Cup, taking place in May and June. Canada is in a group with Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, and will need to finish in the top three to have a shot at earning one of the region’s four places in the tournament.
READ: Canada calls 12 MLS players to senior team
The 18-player roster for the upcoming friendlies will have plenty of familiar faces – nine players are currently with an MLS side, five have prior experience with an MLS academy and three play in the NASL.
Two players – Toronto FC’s Manny Aparicio and Jordan Hamilton (pictured above) – earned their first caps for the senior men’s national team last month against Colombia, while the Montreal Impact’s Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé has already made five appearances for Canada’s senior side.
Get the latest CanMNT news here
“We have good competition for places,” head coach Robert Gale said in a release. “By no means is anyone guaranteed to make the starting XI with the competition we have.
“This camp is going to be an excellent test for the players with the opposition but also a chance for them to show that they can compete and take those spots going into January.”
Of note: Marco Bustos of the Vancouver Whitecaps, who accepted a call-up to Chile’s U-20 national team over the summer, is back with Canada for this camp. Bustos was born in Winnipeg and played for Canada at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
COMPLETE ROSTER BY POSITION:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Marco Carducci (Vancouver Whitecaps), Nolan Wirth (Oregon State University)
DEFENDERS (6): Samuel Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps), Marko Aleksic (FC Edmonton), Alexander Comsia (RC Strasbourg/France), Luca Gasparotto (Rangers/Scotland), Jordan Haynes (Vancouver Whitecaps Residency), Chris Serban (University of British Columbia)
MIDFIELDERS (8) Manny Aparicio (Toronto FC), Louis Béland-Goyette (Montreal Impact), Hanson Boakai (FC Edmonton), Marco Bustos (Vancouver Whitecaps), Dylan Carreiro (Dundee FC/Scotland), Kianz Froese (Vancouver Whitecaps), Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (Montreal Impact), Michael Petrasso (Queens Park Rangers/England)
FORWARDS (2): Sadi Jalali (FC Edmonton), Jordan Hamilton (Toronto FC)
Post by: Sando prince on November 21, 2014, 02:11:19 PM
I know the tournament is in Jamaica and the first game is against Jamaica. I am sure our Young Warriors are aware of what happened few days ago in the Caribbean Cup final :)
EDIT; Just looked up the groups
Group A: Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba, Panama, USA, Guatemala
Group B: Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras, El Salvador
Post by: Sando prince on November 21, 2014, 02:12:34 PM
Also what is the status in terms of preparation for our team? Is there a squad in training or will be in training anytime soon? Any games against other countries in the near future?
Post by: elan on November 24, 2014, 04:19:32 PM
http://youtu.be/obyJjP_g11s (http://youtu.be/obyJjP_g11s)
Post by: Football supporter on November 24, 2014, 09:06:42 PM
Also what is the status in terms of preparation for our team? Is there a squad in training or will be in training anytime soon? Any games against other countries in the near future?
Received a notice today laying out the U20 programme:
25th, 26th, 27th, 29th November training 2-3 hours.
1st -8th December live in training camp (inc 2 friendlies vs Ecuador (tentative))
10th, 11th, 13th, 15th December All day training
16th -23rd December Mexico camp
27th December - 4th January Tobago camp
7th January - 24th January U20 CONCACAF Championship, Jamaica
Post by: Sam on November 25, 2014, 07:41:44 AM
Also what is the status in terms of preparation for our team? Is there a squad in training or will be in training anytime soon? Any games against other countries in the near future?
Received a notice today laying out the U20 programme:
25th, 26th, 27th, 29th November training 2-3 hours.
1st -8th December live in training camp (inc 2 friendlies vs Ecuador (tentative))
10th, 11th, 13th, 15th December All day training
16th -23rd December Mexico camp
27th December - 4th January Tobago camp
7th January - 24th January U20 CONCACAF Championship, Jamaica
Good job by the TTFA.
Hopefully the clubs cooperate.
And hopefully we have all of our players including the few foreign base.
Post by: Trini _2026 on November 25, 2014, 08:31:05 AM
Also what is the status in terms of preparation for our team? Is there a squad in training or will be in training anytime soon? Any games against other countries in the near future?
Received a notice today laying out the U20 programme:
25th, 26th, 27th, 29th November training 2-3 hours.
1st -8th December live in training camp (inc 2 friendlies vs Ecuador (tentative))
10th, 11th, 13th, 15th December All day training
16th -23rd December Mexico camp
27th December - 4th January Tobago camp
7th January - 24th January U20 CONCACAF Championship, Jamaica
Good job by the TTFA.
Hopefully the clubs cooperate.
And hopefully we have all of our players including the few foreign base.
Now sam post a list of eligible players for the under 20
chir regis goal @2:04
https://www.youtube.com/v/WLBTZk2uV-M#t=104
Post by: Sando prince on November 25, 2014, 10:11:43 AM
I want to remind some of our members who think foreign = better. Not because a T&T player plays in foreign means he is better than a local based player. Not because he is foreign based mean he deserves a place on the team. Not because he is foreign based mean he must get a chance.
Same measuring stick we use for local players getting a chance on the team should be used for foreign based players.
Post by: Football supporter on November 25, 2014, 10:15:45 AM
I want to remind some of our members who think foreign = better. Not because a T&T player plays in foreign means he is better than a local based player. Not because he is foreign based mean he deserves a place on the team. Not because he is foreign based mean he must get a chance.
Same measuring stick we use for local players getting a chance on the team should be used for foreign based players.
I would find it very surprising if foreign based players will be allowed/able to leave their club/school for two months. This will certainly cause problems for Pro League clubs too. And, of course, guys still playing school football.
Post by: Trini _2026 on November 25, 2014, 12:32:22 PM
I want to remind some of our members who think foreign = better. Not because a T&T player plays in foreign means he is better than a local based player. Not because he is foreign based mean he deserves a place on the team. Not because he is foreign based mean he must get a chance.
Same measuring stick we use for local players getting a chance on the team should be used for foreign based players.
Wow i want the best local or foreign the best 20 man squad
Post by: Sando prince on November 26, 2014, 01:36:33 PM
Also what is the status in terms of preparation for our team? Is there a squad in training or will be in training anytime soon? Any games against other countries in the near future?
Received a notice today laying out the U20 programme:
25th, 26th, 27th, 29th November training 2-3 hours.
1st -8th December live in training camp (inc 2 friendlies vs Ecuador (tentative))
10th, 11th, 13th, 15th December All day training
16th -23rd December Mexico camp
27th December - 4th January Tobago camp
7th January - 24th January U20 CONCACAF Championship, Jamaica
and i forgot to mention earlier . Good job by the TTFF
Post by: ZANDOLIE on November 27, 2014, 12:58:19 PM
I wish them the best of luck. They are going to need it.
Post by: socalion on November 27, 2014, 03:53:43 PM
Post by: ZANDOLIE on November 28, 2014, 11:55:07 AM
What's new ? are you surprised zando? don't know what else to add to that....
definitely not surprised. but still disappointed.
Post by: Deeks on November 28, 2014, 01:56:00 PM
What's new ? are you surprised zando? don't know what else to add to that....
definitely not surprised. but still disappointed.
Yes, it would have been nice to have more practice games. But the TTFA don't have the money to do all the things other FAs can do. That is the best they can do until all this bakanal over, if ever. . I hope that itinerary is followed. I hope they don't say because of lack of funds we had to drop this or that portion of the programme. Good luck.
Post by: Deeks on November 28, 2014, 04:13:35 PM
That should be directed to the MoSport and Sportt.
Post by: ZANDOLIE on November 28, 2014, 08:07:57 PM
This team could have been sent halfway around the world and back with money wasted on a single contract by LifeSport alone.
That should be directed to the MoSport and Sportt.
for all its faults even the MOS has repeatedly made statements to the effect that they view the local FIFA governing body with scant regard.
Post by: Flex on December 05, 2014, 02:58:55 AM
T&T Guardian Reports.
Former Queen’s Royal College standout and national Under-20 captain Duane Muckette and Jerren Nixon Jr, the son of former national striker Jerren Nixon, are two of seven players based in the USA set to join the national youth team squad in preparations for next month’s Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Jamaica.
The team coached by ex-national defender and senior team assistant coach Derek King will have a local live-in camp from December 9-15 ahead of their departure for Mexico for another camp from Deecmber 16-23 and then a third and final camp from December 27-January 4 in Tobago.
A day later, the team will depart for the 12-team Concacaf Championship to be staged from January 9-24, next year.
The young Soca Warriors, who captured the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 title on home soil in September via a 3-0 win over Haiti have been grouped with host Jamaica, USA, Panama, Guatemala and Aruba
T&T will open against host Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston on January 9 followed by matches against Aruba (January 11), Guatemala (January 14) and Panama (January 18) before ending round-robin play against USA three days later.
The National Stadium in Kingston and the Montego Bay Sports Complex will each play host to Group A matches, while the latter venue hosts all the action in Group B, and the final phase on January 24.
Group B comprises Mexico, the two-time defending Concacaf Under-20 champions; Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti and and the end of the tournament four teams will qualify to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. Mexico are two-time defending Concacaf Under-20 champions, having claimed the title in Puebla, Mexico in 2013 and in Guatemala City in 2011.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine Concacaf's other two World Cup spots.
Speaking yesterday, King said he was looking forward to having Muckette back after his injury spell along with the other players inclusive of Switzerland-born Jerren Nixon Jr, the son of former prolific national striker Jerren Nixon and Kathy-Ann Nixon.
Prior to the CFU Under-20 tournament, Muckette suffered a torn MCL while in training with the University of South Florida, and has since recoverd while the younger Nixon, who is attached to US Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union’s Academy, was born in Swizterland while his father plied his trade with top club FC Zurich during the
The other overseas-based players called into the camp include midfielder Andre Fortune, goalkeeper Johan Welch of Houston Dynamo Juniors and former Fatima College duo, Brendon Creed and Leland Archer, all of whom were part of the Under-17 team which came within one win of qualifying for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup held last year in United Arab Emirates.
With regards to the finalisation of the team’s training over the Christmas holidays, King said, “This afternoon (yesterday) I am having a meeting with William Wallace and Anthony Harford to map out our plans for the camps.
“For the fist camp in T&T we are expecting all the overseas guys to be with us and then we will select a group of players to take to the camp in Mexico from December 16 to 23 during which time we are set face the Mexico Under-20 team twice and a top Mexican club as well.”
Following the camp is Mexico, the players will have three days off to spend with their familes before regrouping on December 27 for another camp in Tobago until January 5, their departure for Jamaica.
Asked how he intends to get the local players available from their clubs, King a former coach of the now defunct Joe Public which he led to five titles in one season said he will be communicating with the locals clubs to which the players are attached too.
“We know its asking a lot of the clubs, but we are hoping that they see the benifits of it for the players as well as T&T as team,” ended King.
Other teams who have already stepped up their preparations are Canada and USA who are involved in camps in Europe while Guatemala recently a camp at is Project Goal Facilities in Guatemala City.
Groups
Group A: T&T, Panama, Jamaica, Aruba, United States and Guatemala.
Group B: Mexico, Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti.
Fixtures
January 9 (Jamaica National Stadium).
Aruba vs Panama, 3pm
USA vs Guatemala, 5.30pm
Jamaica vs T&T, 8pm
January 10 (Montego Bay)
Mexico vs Cuba, 3pm
Honduras vs El Salvador, 5.30pm
Haiti vs Canada, 8pm
January 11
T&T vs Aruba, 3pm
Panama vs USA, 5.30pm
Jamaica vs Guatemala, 8pm
January 12
Canada vs Mexico, 3pm
Cuba vs Honduras, 5.30pm
El Salvador vs Haiti, 8pm
January 14
Guatemala vs T&T, 3pm
Aruba vs USA, 5.30pm
Jamaica vs Panama, 8pm
January 15
El Salvador vs Canada, 3pm
Mexico vs Honduras, 5.30pm
Haiti vs Cuba, 8pm
January 18
Panama vs T&T, 3pm
Guatemala vs Aruba, 5.30pm
Jamaica vs USA, 8pm
January 19
Cuba vs Canada, 3pm
El Salvador vs Mexico, 5.30pm
Haiti vs Honduras, 8pm
January 21
Panama vs Guatemala, 3pm
USA vs T&T, 5.30pm
Jamaica vs Aruba, 8pm
January 22
Cuba vs El Salvador, 3pm
Honduras vs Canada, 5.30pm
Haiti vs Mexico, 8pm
January 24
Second Play in Seed vs Third Play in Seed, 2pm
1st Play in Seed vs Fourth Play-in Seed, 5pm
1A vs 1B, 8pm
Post by: Sam on December 05, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Duane Muckette is a good player but what sort of condition he in after this long injury?
Nixon son in de game, nice. How he left footed like he fadda.
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 05, 2014, 07:53:38 AM
Post by: elan on December 05, 2014, 12:35:02 PM
Should be a great addition.
Post by: Flex on December 06, 2014, 02:50:42 AM
T&T Express Reports.
THE Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s international programme will continue for the remainder of the year into 2015 with the Men’s Under 20 team now taking the focus as they prepare for the final round of 2015 FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualification.
Crowned Caribbean Champions after a facile 3-0 victory over Haiti in Port of Spain in September, the Derek King-coached team resumed training at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Thursday and will look ahead to a proposed training camp in Mexico later this month before returning home two days before Christmas Day. The camp is not yet finalised but once it is, will include two warm-up matches against Mexico’s national Under 20 Team and another against a Mexican club.
TTFA National Teams Operations Manager William Wallace said arrangements are being finalised to ensure the team has sufficient preparations ahead of the tournament which kicks off in Kingston, Jamaica on January 9. The TTFA is working alongside the Ministry of Sport and the Sportt Company in relation to the team’s campaign.
King said his team was looking to build off the momentum of the senior women’s team which saw a full Hasely Crawford Stadium witness Tuesday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier with Ecuador. “We’ve resumed preparations with the majority of players back home including those who were on trial in Europe. We’ve got roughly a month before the tournament and we’ll be focusing now on getting the boys ready for the final stage,” King told TTFA Media.
“There is a positive vibe now for local football with the impact created by the Women’s Team and we are really looking to feed off that and keep that within our team and our efforts to get to the Under 20 World Cup. This is the future of our men’s football. I believe the Mexico training camp will be beneficial to us and we’ll be in good shape for the qualifiers next month”
Vice captain Neveal Hackshaw is also optimistic at the moment. “We were all sad when the Women’s team lost the Ecuador game but it was a great to see the public support them and support football on a whole. I think it’s a good wake up call for us on the men’s side as well. We realise that the country wants to see positive things from the football and it’s up to us now to work hard and get the right results,” Hackshaw said.
“The tournament in Jamaica will not be easy because we are facing the big teams from the region but I don’t think we’ll be intimidated. We have a good squad and the players are very hungry for success,” he added.
T&T will open the CONCACAF final round of qualification against hosts Jamaica in Kingston on January 9. The Junior “Soca Warriors” are in Group A along with Jamaica, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala. Group B includes Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, in order of position drawn. The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at this age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine CONCACAF’s other two World Cup spots, as stated by CONCACAF.
The Trinidad and Tobago men’s under-17 team is also preparing for the CONCACAF final round of qualification for the 2015 FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup in Chile. Head coach Shawn Cooper and manager Christopher Gouveia will head to San Pedro Sula on the weekend for the final round draw on Tuesday.
Post by: asylumseeker on December 10, 2014, 08:46:18 AM
Post by: elan on December 10, 2014, 12:34:45 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on December 11, 2014, 01:48:18 AM
Post by: Flex on December 12, 2014, 02:50:37 AM
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
Following on from the recent financial problems faced by the national senior men and women’s Soca Warriors, this country’s Under-20 footballers face a wait and see approach today with regards to a planned training camp and warm-up matches in Mexico.
The camp is in preparation for next month’s Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Jamaica from January ninth to 24. The main problem is funding. The team needs $750,000 to confirm participation in the camp.
T&T FA operations manager William Wallace said arrangements were being finalised to ensure the team has sufficient preparations ahead of the tournament. The TTFA is working alongside the Ministry of Sport and the Sportt Company.
The Under-20 men’s football team, recent winners of the CFU Under-20 Championship are currently involved in the first of three live-in camp and are expected to depart for Mexico on Wednesdayfor the second camp before returning home on December 23.
The players will regroup on December 27 for the third and final camp before heading off to Kingston, Jamaica to face host Jamaica, USA, Panama, Guatemala and Arabia in their Group A matches.
Speaking yesterday, Wallace said final preparations for the team’s proposed camp in Mexico were yet to be confirmed and he was hoping to have a final reply today on whether the camp was on or off.
“We are supposed to pay for accommodations and flights which have already been booked, but we still have to await the $782,000 from relevant authorities. If we dont get any positive feedback with regards the funds, then I don’t see the Mexico-leg of the camp taking place.”
Reached for comment, King noted that should the Mexico leg be called-off, he and his technical staff will have to find an alternative that can bring the same results.
“Our plans are to play two matches against Mexico Under-20 who will enter next month’s tournament as defending Concacaf and World Champions, and also play a match against a top Mexican club which will provide a good test.
With regards to the ongoing training sessions, King said he was relatively pleased with the attitude of the players.
“We have most of the guys back home with the exception of Under-17 captain Brendon Creed, goalkeeper Johan Welch and Ricardo John who are expected to join us in Mexico once we get the green-light for the camp.
National Under-20 captain Duane Muckette is expected to join us today (yesterday) while Jerren Nixon Jr, the son of former national striker Jerren Nixon Jr and Fatima College’s Leland Archer, have linked up with the group.”
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine Concacaf's other two World Cup spots at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
Post by: Jack Horner on December 12, 2014, 04:00:07 AM
Didn't the TTFA just benefitted from a sold out stadium on December 2nd?
So where is the money?
Sheldon taking the money to pay Waldrum, Lincoln and his $21,000 US appartment.
You guys will see I was correct when I said that when Sheldon and Tim Kee is finished with the TTFA and T&T tax payers money T&T will be left flat.
They are waiting again for government help again and they just got that.
What a bunch of lost fools, Sheldon will have a big meeting and only talk and no one listens to this clown because he doesn't know how to run the federaton, utilize the money and generate new income, he wants people and the government to just blindly give them money.
I spoke to the Under 17 coach the other day also and he told me that the TTFA already complaining about money and camp.
There are more managers, coaches and staff than there is players.
And all of them getting their money while the players suffering.
:rotfl:
Post by: Deeks on December 12, 2014, 07:23:59 AM
Post by: CK1 on December 12, 2014, 09:39:44 AM
Jerren is fire. He went to Europe with Region III and scored some nice goals, and he scoring for Union on a regular basis. He tall (much taller than he father), fast like he father and can score.Soft though! probably better suited for the U-17 team.
Should be a great addition.
Post by: Flex on December 12, 2014, 05:20:20 PM
Didn't the TTFA just got 10 million from the T&T government?
Didn't the TTFA just benefitted from a sold out stadium on December 2nd?
So where is the money?
Sheldon taking the money to pay Waldrum, Lincoln and his $21,000 US appartment.
You guys will see I was correct when I said that when Sheldon and Tim Kee is finished with the TTFA and T&T tax payers money T&T will be left flat.
They are waiting again for government help again and they just got that.
What a bunch of lost fools, Sheldon will have a big meeting and only talk and no one listens to this clown because he doesn't know how to run the federaton, utilize the money and generate new income, he wants people and the government to just blindly give them money.
I spoke to the Under 17 coach the other day also and he told me that the TTFA already complaining about money and camp.
There are more managers, coaches and staff than there is players.
And all of them getting their money while the players suffering.
:rotfl:
The government paid the players and staff and not the FA.
That money they give was owed and was given to them directly and specifically for the senior team.
There is a different budget for the other teams.
Its very expensive to run all teams, even a sell out stadium cant do much or sustain for long even if it does.
Post by: Flex on December 13, 2014, 02:21:34 AM
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
Mexico camp called off
Barring a last minute miracle, the proposed training camp to Mexico for T&T’s Under-20 footballers ahead of next month’s Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Jamaica has been called off.
The camp was scheduled to begin on Wednesday in preparation for the tournament which will be held from January 9-24 next year.
The Under-20 men’s football team, recent winners of the CFU Under-20 Championship are currently involved in the first of three live-in camps and were expected to depart for Mexico on Wednesday for the second camp before returning home on December 23.
However, that camp is now off and the team will instead hold an extended camp in Florida, USA, early next month before heading off to Kingston, Jamaica to face host Jamaica, USA, Panama, Guatemala and Arabia in their Group A matches.
This was stated by T&T Football Association operations manager William Wallace in a telephone interview when contacted on the request for $782,000 from the Ministry of Sports to cover the team’s travel and accommodation expenses during the camp.
In fact, when contacted, Wallace said he was hoping it was a call from a Ministry of Sport official telling him that the funding would be released.
He said: “As of this moment we have not heard anything as yet with regards to the financial request made and we are not able to confirm any flight arrangements or hotel accommodation.”
Wallace added: “The travel agency we are working with had informed us that they would be holding our bookings until Friday (today) and after that it would be very difficult for us to get flights back into Trinidad by December 23, because of the very busy Christmas season.
“So at the moment, our management team are in a real dilemma, but at the same time we clearly understand the Ministry of Sport, because they have been very supportive towards our requests and if on this occasion they cannot fund it, then we will just have to look at alternatives.
Asked what were some of the alternatives, Wallace said: “The technical staff have been holding some discussions and we have already planned a camp for Fort Lauderdale from December 31 where we have scheduled matches against two of the teams in the other qualifying group.
“So will now try and get to Florida a day or two earlier and try and get in another match, because we were looking forward to playing two matches against the Mexico Under-20 team and a top club team there, but that has now been shelved.”
With regards to the Florida camp, Wallace said the T&TFA had already had some meetings with corporate companies to come on board and try and help fund the camp and so far things are looking positive.
Today, the team, which is currently in a live-in camp at the University of West Indies, St Augustine, will continue their preparations with a training session at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, from 7.30 am followed by a run tomorrow at Chancellor Hill.
Expected to join the team for his first session is former national Under-20 captain Duane Muckette, while Jerren Nixon Jr, the son of former national striker Jerren Nixon Jr, has already linked up with the group, along with former Fatima College student Leland Archer.
Former Under-17 captain Brendon Creed, goalkeeper Johan Welch and Ricardo John are expected to join the team over the next week.
Group B of the Concacaf Championship comprises Mexico, the two-time defending Concacaf Under-20 champions; Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti. At the end of the tournament, four teams will qualify to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015. Mexico are two-time defending Concacaf Under-20 champions.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine Concacaf’s other two World Cup spots at the FIifa Under-20 World Cup.
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 13, 2014, 02:58:04 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on December 13, 2014, 06:44:15 AM
This is one terrible government ... OMG
For better or worse, beggars can't be choosers.
Post by: Deeks on December 13, 2014, 10:01:47 AM
This is one terrible government ... OMG
For better or worse, beggars can't be choosers.
So true, so true.!!!
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 13, 2014, 10:13:35 AM
This is one terrible government ... OMG
For better or worse, beggars can't be choosers.
The life sport people did not beg though
Post by: kounty on December 13, 2014, 11:41:57 AM
This is one terrible government ... OMGTongue-in-cheek, right? (sorry I can't read through the text). or are you seriously blaming the gov't for this particular episode?
Post by: socalion on December 13, 2014, 02:48:55 PM
Post by: Spursy on December 13, 2014, 03:05:14 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on December 13, 2014, 03:42:34 PM
Question ? As an option is it not possible to have venezuela's under 20's come over to TnT in order to play a couple of warm up games which should serve vital for our team's preparation, as venezuela being close in proxmity to Trinidad?? or even a camp in venezuela ... i sure hope something useful works out before the team leaves for jamaica ....!!
VEN is gearing up for competition too. CONMEBOL U20 tourney is approaching. However, VEN did lose to MEX in the CAC final ... so could be something there to be had for us. However, these things typically take time to organize and it's likely they have a pre-competition regimen that's mapped out through now and mid-January.
Either way $ has to be spent ... Going there or accommodating them, so not easy for us.
Post by: elan on December 13, 2014, 08:41:30 PM
I wonder if the FA presented a feasibility plan on becoming self-sufficient or even moving the dependability on the government from a primary position to a secondary one? I would be nice to know the proposed timeline.
Post by: King Deese on December 14, 2014, 09:45:36 AM
Post by: fordy on December 15, 2014, 08:12:22 AM
Jerren is fire. He went to Europe with Region III and scored some nice goals, and he scoring for Union on a regular basis. He tall (much taller than he father), fast like he father and can score.Soft though! probably better suited for the U-17 team.
Should be a great addition.
When you say soft what really do you mean?
Post by: Errol on December 16, 2014, 05:59:37 AM
Now the under 20 team will be unprepared, they will go to Florida and play 2 games and rush of to Jamaica to play 3 more, so 5 games in one 15 days and if they make it out of the group, they will have nothing left in their tank.
The current TTFA is dull and poorly run.
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 16, 2014, 07:40:33 AM
Jerren is fire. He went to Europe with Region III and scored some nice goals, and he scoring for Union on a regular basis. He tall (much taller than he father), fast like he father and can score.Soft though! probably better suited for the U-17 team.
Should be a great addition.
When you say soft what really do you mean?
maybe he not physically ready is what he trying to say
Post by: elan on December 16, 2014, 11:59:45 AM
Jerren is fire. He went to Europe with Region III and scored some nice goals, and he scoring for Union on a regular basis. He tall (much taller than he father), fast like he father and can score.Soft though! probably better suited for the U-17 team.
Should be a great addition.
When you say soft what really do you mean?
maybe he not physically ready is what he trying to say
I think he mean mentally
Post by: Tallman on December 16, 2014, 02:37:45 PM
Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica's Under-20 Reggae Boyz are scheduled to depart today for Venezuela to compete in the Copa Simon Bolivar Tournament.
The young Reggae Boyz will use the tournament to gain further preparation for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Jamaica next month.
Jamaica will begin their campaign in the Copa Simon Bolivar tournament against Panama tomorrow.
Jamaica's other matches are against Peru on Friday and hosts nation Venezuela on Sunday.
The team will return home next Monday.
For the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, host nation Jamaica has been drawn in Group A with Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, USA, Panama and Guatemala.
Group B comprises defending champions Mexico,Haiti, Canada, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador.
The tournament qualifies four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand from May 30 to June 20.
Post by: Spursy on December 16, 2014, 02:41:44 PM
Also, always admired JA usage of limited funding using the closer countries to scrim against.
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 16, 2014, 07:36:37 PM
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
The national under-20 football team was forced to scrap its December tour to Mexico due to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) inability to raise the $780,000 needed to fund to trip.
The teenaged “Soca Warriors”, who are the Caribbean Cup champions, are preparing for CONCACAF action in Jamaica next month as they continue their bid to qualify for the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. And head coach Derek King was crushed that his squad will miss such vital preparation.
The Warriors were due to leave for Mexico tomorrow while their tour included two games against the Mexico national under-23 team and one exhibition match against either the Club America or Pachuca senior team.
“Training has been good and the boys were looking forward to playing Mexico who won the last two CONCACAF under-20 tournaments,” said King. “Knowing that Mexico is always the powerhouse in CONCACAF, these games would have been a good measure for (our) players and staff and we were all really excited to not only play against them but in Mexico too.
“We were told (the Mexico trip) was 100 percent sure. So we are really disappointed.”
The TTFA announced a $1.6 million profit today from the FIFA Women’s Play Off contest between the “Women Soca Warriors” and Ecuador on December 2. However, although the Ministry of Sport is supposedly willing to pay $200,000 towards the Mexico trip, general secretary Sheldon Phillips offered little hope that the football body would meet the deficit.
“What we were looking at is basically putting some (of that revenue) back into the women’s game,” Phillips told Wired868. “The amount required for the Mexico trip was close to $700,000 and that would not have been covered by (revenue from) the women’s game.”
King, an ex-national youth and senior team defender and Pro League Coach of the Year with Joe Public, said the aborted tour would not only affect Trinidad and Tobago’s preparation but Mexico’s as well. And he complained that the TTFA was not doing enough for its national teams or the country’s reputation in the game.
“Mexico would be very disappointed because they could have played anybody but they agreed to schedule us and now we cancelled at the last minute,” said King. “So what happens when we need to do something with Mexico again?
“We got the support from the local clubs who released their players although their season is going on and some players took the sacrifice to leave their university early to come here and train. But I feel as if the (TTFA) didn’t push hard enough to make this happen.
“We have to be thankful to the (Sport Ministry) for their assistance but they are not obligated to fund football. The association really didn’t work to make this happen.”
TTFA administrator William Wallace said there was another issue affecting the football body’s ability to raise money from the Government: falling oil prices.
Wallace inherited general secretary Sheldon Phillips’ responsibilities for team budgets and liaising with the Government after Phillips and his former marketing official, Darren Millien, were implicated in an alleged $400,000 licensing fee scam revealed exclusively by Wired868.
And Wallace said the cost of the Mexico trip would normally be easily absorbed by the Ministry of Sport. He told Wired868 that Permanent Secretary Richard Oliver called all sport bodies to an emergency meeting yesterday where the Government’s financial situation was laid bare.
“(The Ministry of Sport) hasn’t gotten a release of funds from the Ministry of Finance and they used their (existing) money to pay off the debts with the senior team,” said Wallace. “All sporting bodies were called into an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the current situation with regards the drop in oil prices and the expectations and so on.
“So we have to revisit all the requests sent to them and tailor them in a more realistic way. There are no funds there at this point in time.”
Wired868 tried unsuccessfully to get confirmation of the meeting from the Ministry of Sport.
The current national under-20 squad is believed to be Trinidad and Tobago’s most gifted youth team in this millennium. St Ann’s Rangers striker Kadeem Corbin was the 2014 Caribbean Cup’s MVP while Naparima College midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Shiva Boys’ Hindu College attacker Levi Garcia earned rave reviews at the tournament.
The young Warriors are grouped with the United States, Panama, Aruba, Guatemala and hosts Jamaica in a new format that will see each team play five group matches. The Group A and Group B winners will qualify automatically for the New Zealand World Cup while the second and third place teams from each group will enter a play off for the final two berths.
And while teams like Canada and the United States played more than a half dozen international friendlies over the past six months against outfits like England, Russia and Ireland, King may have to make do with practise matches against local Pro League teams instead.
Wallace is working on raising funds for a seven-day pre-tournament camp in Fort Lauderdale, which, together with the CONCACAF competition, would cost roughly TT$1.5 million. He hopes to receive TT$1 million from the Ministry of Sport, despite its financial issues, and raise a further TT$500,000 from the private sector.
“I am waiting over the next 48 hours to see what happens with Fort Lauderdale and the under-20 tournament,” Wallace told Wired868. “The hope is that the government will fund our airfare, daily allowance and accommodation for additional staff in Jamaica while the corporate sector will fund the actual camp in Florida…
“We can’t name our potential sponsors yet but (the fund-raising drive) has been a collective effort from myself and friends outside of the TTFA.”
King suggested that the excitement and passion generated by the women’s team was an example of what sport can bring to Trinidad and Tobago if properly harnessed. He hopes the private sector pays heed.
“We hope the corporate sector comes on board and assists because this is the future of Trinidad and Tobago’s football,” said King. “The Canada and US teams have toured Europe and Panama and Guatemala and so on are investing in their youth. Our players need that international exposure to challenge on this level.
“So we really hope we get that support at least for that week before we head to Jamaica.”
Post by: Spursy on December 17, 2014, 12:03:11 PM
Trinidad Express Reports
\\\\\ KINGSTON
Jamaica’s national under-20 football team was enroute to Venezuela yesterday to participate in the Copa Simon Bolivar tournament after a fortnight of training. The Jamaicans, who are using the tournament as preparation for next month’s CONCACAF Championship, will tackle Paraguay in their opening fixture today.
“The squad has been together for the past two weeks and we (coaching staff) have seen improvement week by week,” said coach of the Jamaica U-20 team Theodore Whitmore. “It will give us a feel of where the team is at. We will play against international opponents and that is very important ahead of us hosting the CONCACAF Championship”.
Jamaica plays Peru in its second encounter on Friday and concludes against hosts Venezuela on Sunday before returning home next Monday. The cities of Kingston and Montego Bay will be the venues for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship which kicks off on January 9 and runs until January 24.
Post by: CK1 on December 17, 2014, 04:29:23 PM
Correct! (per RIII staff associates of mine)Jerren is fire. He went to Europe with Region III and scored some nice goals, and he scoring for Union on a regular basis. He tall (much taller than he father), fast like he father and can score.Soft though! probably better suited for the U-17 team.
Should be a great addition.
When you say soft what really do you mean?
maybe he not physically ready is what he trying to say
I think he mean mentally
Post by: Bianconeri on December 18, 2014, 09:57:28 AM
Let the public get familiar.
Post by: dreamer on December 18, 2014, 12:40:04 PM
Keep up the crucial reporting tempo Lasana (believe it or not, aka "yuh f**ker") Liburd.
Some people will resent every bone in your body (follow the money to understand this) but know that we are very grateful for your tireless work.
Post by: Spursy on December 18, 2014, 12:52:51 PM
While football is important for us, we can't be that selfish to reserve money into sport when the greater needs are looming.
That said, the National team should recognize that second place, not qualifying and playing like tomorrow there will be another chance isn't enough. The national teams should reward the TTFA, the government and make the most of what they have, because things could be alot worse. They simply not good enough to keep throwing resources into getting them better and it's not getting them anywhere.
This doesn't mean "give up on them" or "stop supporting them", it simply means let them achieve something before investing further. Second place isn't good enough. The under 20 team have potential though, they are the only ones who deserve anything at the moment.
Post by: elan on December 18, 2014, 03:43:23 PM
The under 20 team have potential though, they are the only ones who deserve anything at the moment.
How did you determine that they have potential and are the only ones deserving of
Post by: King Deese on December 19, 2014, 12:58:16 AM
From dumb to dumber..........
Post by: Spursy on December 19, 2014, 12:04:07 PM
The under 20 team have potential though, they are the only ones who deserve anything at the moment.Again this is my personal opinion- The senior teams have tried (We all saw the efforts) but they are simply not good enough, that said, focusing on the youths and the grassroots programs gives the younger generation a chance the older ones have squandered.
How did you determine that they have potential and are the only ones deserving of
I have to give you credit elan, you are a die hard supporter and challenge my every word. I have to admit you deserve credit for atleast having the spine in efforts to stand up for what you believe in, if only there were more men like you- we would be champions.
I should interview my mom- as much as I try to get her to watch some of the National team games- she refuses. I refuse to give the exact words used to describe our Senior teams but it ain't pleasant. Until these men and women start producing results to silence the critics they will continue to struggle to get the support needed to maintain the struggles that are currently plaguing the program. And everytime I convince her to watch - they fail and she cuss me. I don't blame her, because disappointment hurts the fans more than it hurts the players - or so it seems, because when u visit our athletes facebook etc, they are celebrating, partying when everyone else in mourning - we lost something we can't get back.
Let's fight to build the future National teams without wasting resources on ones who are capable but not committed.
And it seems like quote is messing up for me again.. I edited your topic instead of quoting.. ZZZZ second time this has happen. I apologize sincerely.
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Falling Oil Prices...........One of my colleagues at work said that they (US) found a way to drill into the rocks and there is enough oil in Texas for four hundred years. So buckle up. Prices for gas in USA atm is 1.89 usd per gallon, the lowest it has been since the Obama Administration, reports suggest it will get even lower by the end of June next year.
From dumb to dumber..........
Post by: Bakes on December 19, 2014, 01:22:03 PM
Falling Oil Prices...........
From dumb to dumber..........
If you read the actual article you would see that no one has blamed the missed camp on falling oil prices. Allyuh keep falling for Lasana's sensationalism. The drop in government revenue is the reason for the missed camp, but it certainly didn't help matters.
One of my colleagues at work said that they (US) found a way to drill into the rocks and there is enough oil in Texas for four hundred years. So buckle up. Prices for gas in USA atm is 1.89 usd per gallon, the lowest it has been since the Obama Administration, reports suggest it will get even lower by the end of June next year.
Your colleague need to double-check his facts... there is only enough oil for about 54 years in the entire world. Not sure where all this gas in Texas supposed to be coming from. Second, the average price of gas is $2.47 per gallon. Point me to where that $1.89 per gallon is being sold so I could go fill up.
Post by: Spursy on December 19, 2014, 01:33:26 PM
Falling Oil Prices...........
From dumb to dumber..........
If you read the actual article you would see that no one has blamed the missed camp on falling oil prices. Allyuh keep falling for Lasana's sensationalism. The drop in government revenue is the reason for the missed camp, but it certainly didn't help matters.One of my colleagues at work said that they (US) found a way to drill into the rocks and there is enough oil in Texas for four hundred years. So buckle up. Prices for gas in USA atm is 1.89 usd per gallon, the lowest it has been since the Obama Administration, reports suggest it will get even lower by the end of June next year.
Your colleague need to double-check his facts... there is only enough oil for about 54 years in the entire world. Not sure where all this gas in Texas supposed to be coming from. Second, the average price of gas is $2.47 per gallon. Point me to where that $1.89 per gallon is being sold so I could go fill up.
I will check, you know how people like to exaggerate sighs
Post by: Bakes on December 19, 2014, 02:07:30 PM
I will check, you know how people like to exaggerate sighs
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/28/the-world-was-533-years-of-oil-left/11528999/
Post by: Spursy on December 19, 2014, 04:33:01 PM
Post by: Sando prince on December 19, 2014, 06:11:29 PM
I still believe this Young Warrior team has been together long enough and can play well enough to qualify for the next Youth WC. Looking forward to see the future of TnT national football give it their best next month
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 12:14:15 PM
Quote: Wallace said the cost of the Mexico trip would normally be easily absorbed by the Ministry of Sport. He told Wired868 that Permanent Secretary Richard Oliver called all sport bodies to an emergency meeting yesterday where the Government’s financial situation was laid bare.
“(The Ministry of Sport) hasn’t gotten a release of funds from the Ministry of Finance and they used their (existing) money to pay off the debts with the senior team,” said Wallace. “All sporting bodies were called into an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the current situation with regards the drop in oil prices and the expectations and so on.
“So we have to revisit all the requests sent to them and tailor them in a more realistic way. There are no funds there at this point in time.”
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 12:14:47 PM
Fraud! TTFA accused of fabricating quotes from national women’s player Tasha St Louis that congratulated the football body over treatment of “Women Soca Warriors”
http://wired868.com/2014/12/20/sham-ttfa-allegedly-faked-congratulations-from-women-warriors/
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 12:17:39 PM
Too many people think we just have to accept things the way they are. I don't. It is a waste of time for anyone to try bribing or bullying me to play ball. I have faced both before.
Post by: Bakes on December 20, 2014, 12:45:53 PM
I made it all up, Bakes?
Quote: Wallace said the cost of the Mexico trip would normally be easily absorbed by the Ministry of Sport. He told Wired868 that Permanent Secretary Richard Oliver called all sport bodies to an emergency meeting yesterday where the Government’s financial situation was laid bare.
“(The Ministry of Sport) hasn’t gotten a release of funds from the Ministry of Finance and they used their (existing) money to pay off the debts with the senior team,” said Wallace. “All sporting bodies were called into an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the current situation with regards the drop in oil prices and the expectations and so on.
“So we have to revisit all the requests sent to them and tailor them in a more realistic way. There are no funds there at this point in time.”
I didn't say you made it up, I accused you of "sensationalism"... or do you not know what that word means? Your headline claims that the "TTFA" blames the missed camp on falling oil prices. The reality is that the Government is the one who told Wallace and [representatives of] other sporting bodies that due to the drop in oil prices they have to adjust their expectations. Just another in your pattern of misrepresentations, nothing new.
As for the "sham"... it remains to be seen who's lying, Phillips, Fuentes or St. Louis.
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 12:53:16 PM
Keep up the spin Bakes. By the way, why not have Sheldon come out himself and say whether Tasha St Louis or Vernetta Flanders gave those quotes? Prefer to operate in the shadows and create mischief through a half bake?
Post by: Spursy on December 20, 2014, 12:59:48 PM
Pretty sure the other two will give the old "I didn't do it, go talk to this one, send people in circles so they have time to formulate a good lie to cover it all up" and so forth. I have no faith in any sort of investigation by the Government or any local parties because .. well u do the math.
TTFA will not feel hard done by this at all - get use it this sort of thing, because you all put them there.
Post by: Bakes on December 20, 2014, 01:07:45 PM
TTFA representative says they cannot get funds because the Gov't is slashing funds due to falling oil prices. And I am the one guilty of misrepresentation?
Keep up the spin Bakes. By the way, why not have Sheldon come out himself and say whether Tasha St Louis or Vernetta Flanders gave those quotes? Prefer to operate in the shadows and create mischief through a half bake?
The TTFA representative made it clear to you he was reporting what the government representative told him. You reported it as though it was his position that he was stating himself. But then again, I forget, you's ah blogger, not a journalist. Unfair to hold you to journalistic standards. You need to change yuh name to Lieburd. Phillips is his own man and can speak for himself.
Post by: Spursy on December 20, 2014, 01:11:26 PM
Post by: Bakes on December 20, 2014, 01:14:46 PM
Take it easy bakes.. guys please keep it clean!
What is your problem??
Post by: Spursy on December 20, 2014, 01:19:41 PM
Take it easy bakes.. guys please keep it clean!
What is your problem??
Alyuh having a heated discussion and it's entertaining - doh call the man names nah man :) i not responsible if he chop u later ok.
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 01:22:56 PM
So far we know who is to blame when the TTFA is criticised. It is either Wired868 or Native Spirit or the 2006 World Cup players or the Pro League clubs or Brent Sancho or W Connection or Central FC or Jamaal Shabazz or the executive committee or Nissi Tours or David Atiba Charles or the Sport Ministry or the Sportt Company or the Ministry of Tourism or the old Permanent Secretary or the new Permanent Secretary or the private sector or the public sector...
It sure ent president Raymond Tim Kee or general secretary Sheldon Phillips. Right Bakes?
Carry on...
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 20, 2014, 01:23:58 PM
Post by: Bakes on December 20, 2014, 01:44:21 PM
Alyuh having a heated discussion and it's entertaining - doh call the man names nah man :) i not responsible if he chop u later ok.
You don't have anything productive to do with your time or what? Where did I call anybody names? The forum is perfectly capable of policing itself without you trying to be Miss Manners in every conversation. If you really want to get involved then don't do so selectively.
...Prefer to operate in the shadows and create mischief through a half bake?
Post by: Bakes on December 20, 2014, 01:46:22 PM
That shows the level of his intellect and maturity TNTFAN. I'm not surprised a bit.
LOL... you's kicks yes. You in no position to question anything about anybody, lacking in ethics and credibility as you are.
Post by: Spursy on December 20, 2014, 01:57:32 PM
Bakes, it's Christmas and I will always have time to spend with you guys. This forum is small with each and every one of you contributing to it. I just don't want things to escalate to a point where something drastic happens to deter you guys from putting in the hard work day in day out. Both of you are good contributors and dispute the Association ethics etc there is no reason why we can't find a way to communicate without making it personal.
You don't have anything productive to do with your time or what? Where did I call anybody names? The forum is perfectly capable of policing itself without you trying to be Miss Manners in every conversation. If you really want to get involved then don't do so selectively.
That said anymore slack talk or personal attacks etc will lead to this topic been closed until an administrator is online to review it or until you both cool down.
Post by: elan on December 20, 2014, 11:09:27 PM
Post by: coache on December 21, 2014, 02:24:25 PM
This team will get NOWHERE with this coach ...I guarantee it.
Post by: coache on December 21, 2014, 02:26:10 PM
Post by: Tallman on December 21, 2014, 09:16:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/Sr1L0ay29h0
Post by: asylumseeker on December 22, 2014, 07:13:31 AM
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 22, 2014, 09:33:18 AM
Since we couldn't make it, Mexico decided to play Toluca's U-20 squad. Toluca lost 3-0. They will play Pumas' U-20s today.
so any back up plans yet for the under 20 yet
Post by: Tallman on December 22, 2014, 10:59:34 AM
Jamaica Gleaner
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is expected to know today if the country will lose the right to host next month’s CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.
CONCACAF has expressed dissatisfaction with the readiness of the National Stadium to host some of the matches in the tournament, and a final inspection of the venue is expected to be conducted today to determine whether the tournament will be shifted from Jamaica.
JFF president Captain Horace Burrell says he received information on Thursday that if everything is not ready by Monday, Jamaica could lose the hosting rights.
Burrell says on several occasions the Independence Park Limited (IPL) which manages the complex, had given assurance that the venue would be ready for the championship.
Major Desmon Brown, general manager of IPL said that the playing surface is ready but his team is working on getting the all the lights in the tower in working order.
Twelve countries, divided into two groups, are down to compete in the January 9 to 24 tournament.
Group A includes hosts Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala.
Group B contains Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador.
Matches are scheduled for the National Stadium and the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifies four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand from May 30 to June 20.
Post by: asylumseeker on December 22, 2014, 12:14:02 PM
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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is expected to know today if the country will lose the right to host next month’s CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
... and a final inspection of the venue is expected to be conducted today to determine whether the tournament will be shifted from Jamaica.
This is 11th hour nonsense.
I know we probably doh have flights paid and hotels booked yet etc. but certainly others do? Although the senior tournament wasn't held in Kingston, I thought this issue wouldn't come up at all!
If it comes to that, what next? Visa issues? Or will we be looking at Honduras since they gearing up for the 17s shortly in 2 stadia same city.
The tournament is essentially TWO WEEKS away ... ascertaining viability of facilities at this juncture is incredulous. Imagine a WC being considered for reassignment on short notice. SMH.
Post by: Flex on December 22, 2014, 12:14:49 PM
MoS dont want to come up with the funds.
So I heard.
Post by: asylumseeker on December 22, 2014, 12:17:16 PM
Post by: elan on December 22, 2014, 01:51:50 PM
I still believe this Young Warrior team has been together long enough and can play well enough to qualify for the next Youth WC. Looking forward to see the future of TnT national football give it their best next month
Them fellas went for ah run during the camp and men vomiting like they just started training.
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 22, 2014, 03:16:49 PM
Ah here the under 20 camp in jepordary..if these guys qualify that sports minister better not show his face ....
MoS dont want to come up with the funds.
So I heard.
Post by: royal on December 23, 2014, 10:14:44 PM
Ah here the under 20 camp in jepordary..
MoS dont want to come up with the funds.
So I heard.
deja vu
Sport Ministry blanks regional U-20 champions
By Ian Prescott ian.prescott@trinidadexpress.com
FOUR DAYS before departure to a World Cup qualifying tournament, the Ministry of Sport has informed the men’s Under-20 national football team that it will not fund the trip to Jamaica for the CONCACAF Championship due to run from January 9-24.
It leaves the Caribbean men’s Under-20 champions in similar position to that faced by the senior women’s team recently—going into World Cup qualifying without any funding.
The first batch of players were due to leave for the 12-team tournament on December 27. Contacted yesterday, Under-20 team manager William Wallace reluctantly revealed that the team might have no choice but to drop out of the tournament, and possibly face Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and FIFA sanctions.
“All that I am willing to say is that I had a meeting with the PS (Permanent Secretary) and he indicated that they don’t have any money to fund the trip,” Wallace said. “I am at a loss where we go from here.”
Coached by Derek King, the junior Soca Warriors qualified for the 12-team final leg of World Cup qualifying by playing unbeaten and winning the Caribbean tournament with a 3-0 victory over Haiti in the final on September 19 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
St Ann’s Rangers striker Kadeem Corbin was named tournament MVP. The Caribbean champs joined the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Aruba, Haiti, Cuba, host Jamaica, Honduras and El Salvador in the final round of CONCACAF zone qualifying, from which the top four nations qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
“ I haven’t given up,” Wallace continued. “I asked that the visa for the boys be done, should something work out. Our original travel date which was the 27th and 28th (December), because we were going up in two batches. If we get
through, it will have to be pushed back now.”
Recently, the team cancelled a proposed overseas pre-tournament camp to Mexico due to similar funding problems. However, Wallace said they had been previously assured of funding for the Jamaica tournament by the Sport Ministry.
“We were told all they would have been able to help us with was tickets and what we would have had to spend in Jamaica. Now they are saying there is no money to do that,” Wallace declared.
“Getting around this is very difficult. Right now everything is in limbo. It is not a tournament that you can just cancel. It’s not a friendly match. You can’t just walk from a tournament.”
Wallace added that the latest development had left them in extreme difficulty.
“The budget went in some time now and we have been at the Ministry visiting. They asked us to submit other documents, which we did,” stated Wallace.
“Yesterday, I actually wrote a letter to the PS asking for us to have some discussions on the matter since time is upon us, and we needed to finalise whether it was yea or nay.”
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 24, 2014, 07:56:48 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on December 24, 2014, 08:02:42 AM
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 24, 2014, 08:09:49 AM
Should the U17s be concerned? How will they make it to Honduras?
SHELDON PHILLIPS MAY HAVE TO USE THE WOMEN WCQ PROFIT .
Post by: asylumseeker on December 24, 2014, 08:55:05 AM
Jamaica Gleaner
Local football governing body, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), appears likely to remain as hosts of next month's Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Associations of Football (CONCACAF) Under-20 Championship at the National Stadium in Kingston, following a final inspection done on Monday night.
The JFF appeared to be in danger of losing the privilege of hosting the championship after the regional body had expressed displeasure following some inspection done months ago at the venue.
However, after an inspection done by Kevin Messam - a representative of CONCACAF - things look good for Jamaica.
Messam flew into the island on Monday at 7:20 p.m. and immediately went to the National Stadium, where he was met by Major Desmon Brown, general manager of Independence Park Limited (IP) and his technical team.
"The inspection was done and we're awaiting a report that will be submitted to the JFF and then to us (IPL)," Major Brown told The Gleaner yesterday morning.
"It looks favourable," he added, of Jamaica's chances to remain hosts of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, set to run January 9-24 in Kingston and Montego Bay.
"The light metre intensity was tested to see the level of lighting and it looks positive," Brown informed.
Meanwhile, president of the JFF, Captain Horace Burrell, was positive about the inspection done two nights ago.
EVERYTHING INTACT
"The inspection was done by Mr Messam of CONCACAF, and the IPL staff, led by Major Brown, was there and everything is intact for the staging of the championship next month," Captain Burrell told The Gleaner.
"Mr Messam arrived here last night (Monday) and went to the National Stadium right away. They turned on the light and the inspection lasted about an hour. So based on indications, we will be hosting the championship," the JFF boss added.
"We expect to get a report within the next 24 hours (by today). There seems to be much improvements and we are expecting a positive response from CONCACAF tomorrow. I'm optimistic about it," he said.
Meanwhile, Jamaica's Under-20 team that participated in the Copa Simon Bolivar tournament in Venezuela lost all three games in the South American country.
The team, coached by Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore and his assistant Lenworth 'Teacher' Hyde, suffered defeats to Paraguay (1-3), Peru (1-5) and hosts Venezuela (0-4) in the tournament used as a warmup for the CONCACAF Championship.
Twelve countries are down to compete in the January 9-24 tournament. Group A includes hosts Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala. Group B contains Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador.
Matches are scheduled for the National Stadium and the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James. Both venues will host Group A matches. However, the Montego Bay Sports Complex will host all the action in Group B.
The tournament will crown the CONCACAF Under-20 champions and qualify four nations to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015.
Post by: Flex on December 24, 2014, 12:56:00 PM
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 24, 2014, 02:53:25 PM
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team will be financed to compete at next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica after all.
Sportt Company acting CEO Adrian Raymond and Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) official William Wallace confirmed today that the government will fund the youth’s team travel and accommodation to Jamaica as well as its trip to Fort Lauderdale for a pre-tournament camp.
Wallace said that, in a Monday meeting, the Ministry of Sport’s Permanent Secretary Richard Oliver informed the local football body that there was no funding available to send the young “Soca Warriors” into action.
By Tuesday afternoon, the government had amended its position though as the two parties agreed to dip into the subvention allocated for the national senior team, which is managed by the Sportt Company.
“I spoke to the PS who said they have no money,” Wallace told Wired868, “and I asked him, since we have a subvention for the senior team, can we use money from that?
“Yesterday I got a call from the Ministry of Sport saying that the PS had approved our airfare and accommodation in Jamaica.”
Raymond confirmed that Oliver had approved the payment via the Sportt Company.
“The PS sent a note to us yesterday asking us to make a draw down, so we are doing that right now,” said Raymond. “We are trying to organize for the flights and right now we are just waiting on an invoice from Caribbean Airlines. So it will happen today or first thing on Monday.”
Raymond assured the sporting community that, although the country is bracing for a tough economic period, the government will do its best to protect sport’s National Governing Bodies (NGB).
“We are looking to cut costs wherever we can cut costs,” said Raymond. “(But) the last area we would look at cutting is the NGBs, specifically when it comes to teams representing the red, white and black in tournaments. We are just asking the NGBs to very judicious in terms of (travelling) contingents.
“There are people who go (on overseas tours and tournaments) because they are nice to have and there are people who are absolutely necessary…
“This (under-20 football) team has to participate and they will go. I don’t know if they will make the Saturday fly out but they will certainly go.”
The young Warriors were due to head for the United States on Saturday but, even if the Sportt Company makes the necessary arrangement on Christmas Eve, they still won’t keep their initial schedule. The players do not have visa appointments until next Monday.
“I put a hold on the visa (applications) when I heard the funding was a trouble because that is about $17,000,” said Wallace. “There was a definite ‘no’ from the PS on Monday that there were no funds. So we were then hoping to train here and travel to Jamaica directly and we wouldn’t need visas for that.
“So I put a hold on it until I was sure about the funding. Not knowing put a spoke in our planning.”
Meanwhile, the national under-20 players and staff are trying to stay focused despite missing out on a camp in Mexico and suddenly being informed that their entire camp was in jeopardy.
Head coach Derek King said the team trained this morning at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and will now have two days off for the Christmas period before returning to the training ground at 8 am on Saturday.
“The sessions have been good and you are seeing the intensity because all our players are here except (goalkeeper Johan) Welch who will join the team in Miami,” King told Wired868. “This is the future of Trinidad and Tobago’s football. Regardless of the situation, we are going there to do well.”
At present, King has 27 players in training and the squad is so competitive that there was no room for San Juan North Secondary stand-out striker Brent Sam or his school teammate and defender Josiah Trimmingham. United States-based midfielder Andre Fortune and prolific St Anthony’s College striker Kwesi Allen failed to make the cut as well.
“Sam has ability but his problem is he doesn’t like to train,” said King. “His attitude towards football is not there (yet) And Trimmingham’s level has dropped since the Caribbean Cup.”
The new additions to the Caribbean Cup champions are: versatile WASA FC defender Justin Garcia and the United States-based contingent of Leland Archer (College of Charleston), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida), Ricardo John (Virginia Tech), Brendon Creed (Temple University), Rashad Hyacinth (Belmont University) and Adrian Welsh (St John’s University).
The final 20-man team will be announced on Saturday but King hinted that Creed, who has trained in central defence but can also play in central midfielder, and Muckette, a robust and clever midfielder, might have already forced their way into the CONCACAF team.
“Creed is very solid and is a leader,” said King. “Muckette, (Levi) Garcia and (Kadeem) Corbin have been playing very well too.”
Corbin was the MVP of the Caribbean tournament while the then 16-year-old Garcia (L) was the competition’s hottest property. Wired868 understands that Garcia, who is now 17, is on the verge of a move to Europe but agent Dion Sosa is remaining tight-lipped as his prospective employer tries to facilitate his move as a minor.
There are six players who competed in the 2014 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) competition in the current training squad.
Goalkeeper Aaron Enil lifted the National and North Zone Intercol trophies this year with Mucurapo East Secondary while defender Martieon Watson, playmaker Jabari Mitchell and striker Nicholas Dillon won the Premier Division and Big Four titles with Naparima College. St Anthony’s College playmaker Matthew Woo Ling and Garcia (Shiva Boys Hindu College) also played school football this season.
The CONCACAF under-20 tournament consists of five group matches in 12 days, which runs counter to the FIFA bylaw for the welfare of players. Faced with a similar situation in the senior Caribbean Cup last month, the CFU allowed teams to travel with 23 players which allowed more liberal rotation.
King said CONCACAF refused a similar request for the upcoming youth tournament. It means the fittest squads with the most strength in reserve will have a significant advantage in the gruelling competition. The top four nations will advance to the New Zealand 2015 Under-20 World Cup in May.
“We need players who can play in more than one position,” said King. “The 20 we select will more or less be players who can play in more than one position so it gives us an opportunity to rotate.”
Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 shortlist:
Goalkeepers: Johan Welch (Houston Dynamo Juniors), Javon Sample (Central FC), Christopher Biggette (St Ann’s Rangers), Aaron Enil (Mucurapo East);
Defenders: Shannon Gomez, Martieon Watson, Maurice Ford (all W Connection), Justin Garcia (WASA FC), Brendon Creed (Temple University), Leland Archer (College of Charleston), Jesus Perez (North East Stars);
Midfielders: Aikim Andrews, Akeem Garcia, Jabari Mitchell (all W Connection), Neveal Hackshaw, Keon Joseph (both North East Stars), Kevon Goddard (Central FC), Akeem Humphrey (Club Sando), Matthew Woo Ling (St Anthony’s College), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida), Levi Garcia (Shiva Boys HC), Kishun Seecharan (unattached);
Forwards: Kadeem Corbin (St Ann’s Rangers), Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), Ricardo John (Virginia Tech), Rashad Hyacinth (Belmont University), Adrian Welch (St John’s University).
Technical Staff:
Derek King (head coach), Hutson Charles (assistant coach), Michael Maurice (goalkeeper coach), Stephen Hart (technical advisor), Douglas Archer (manager), Wayne Cunningham (assistant manager), Terrence Babwah (doctor), Michael Taylor (physio), Sharon Joseph (trainer), Michael Williams (equipment manager), Shaun Fuentes (media officer).
Post by: Deeks on December 24, 2014, 03:06:35 PM
Post by: elan on December 24, 2014, 04:19:48 PM
Or okay
Post by: dreamer on December 24, 2014, 05:09:03 PM
Post by: weary1969 on December 24, 2014, 05:11:16 PM
Post by: elan on December 24, 2014, 11:16:16 PM
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s National Under 20 team will depart for a training camp in Miami on January 1st for the final leg of preparations ahead of the CONCACAF Final Round of World Cup Qualification in Jamaica.
The 20-man squad will be based at the Shula’s Hotel and Resort in Miami Lakes and will train at the St Thomas University for the camp which includes two training matches before departing for Kingston on January 7th.
TTFA’S National Team’s Operations Manager William Wallace confirmed on Christmas Eve that the Ministry of Sport and the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago will fund the team’s campaign for the final round of qualification in Jamaica while a contribution from Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) will cover the expenses for the training camp in Miami.
Wallace continued discussions with the involved parties and received confirmation of their commitment to the team on Wednesday. All flight arrangements as well as hotel and training site bookings have also been finalized. The TTFA wishes to thank the Ministry of Sport, SPORTT and TSTT for their generous contribution towards the National Under 20 Men’s Team in its quest to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
Team head coach Derek King, who led T&T to the Caribbean Under 20 title earlier this year with a convincing 3-0 win over Haiti in the final, said he was looking forward to the commencement of the much needed training camp for the junior “Soca Warriors”.
“This camp is a much welcomed one for the team. It’s an excellent opportunity for us to be together as a team in a camp environment before our first match in the tournament,” King told TTFA Media today.
“We really appreciate the effort of the Association and also very important for us, the contributions of the Ministry of Sport the Sportt Company and TSTT to ensure we could get the training camp arranged and the team can go into the competition without the off the field headaches,” King added.
Joining the squad with be Duane Muckette, the University of South Florida midfielder as well as Brendon Creed, the captain of the previous Under 17 National team while forward Ricardo John of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and US College-based defender Leland Archer are also coming in.
“These player such as Muckette, Creed and John will definitely add some quality to what we already have with the likes of Corbin, Levi Garcia and the other boys who did exceptionally well for us in the Caribbean Championship. The sessions this week were of a good quality with a lot of intensity and it’s a good sign of us. We intend to carry this straight into the Miami camp and the tournament in Jamaica,” King said.
T&T will play two training games against local teams on January 3 and 5 and King is also hopeful that his team will get the opportunity to play against international opposition that will be in Miami during the same period. That particular match is yet to be finalized.
The T&T Under 20 team has been in training for the past few weeks and there was a two-day break before sessions resume on Saturday prior to the team’s departure on Thursday. T&T will open the CONCACAF Final Round of Qualification against hosts Jamaica in Kingston on January 9th.
The Junior “Soca Warriors” are in Group A along with Jamaica, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala. Group B includes Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, in order of position drawn. The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at this age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine CONCACAF's other two World Cup spots, as stated by CONCACAF.
Post by: Flex on December 25, 2014, 02:39:29 AM
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago men’s national Under 20 team will depart for a training camp in Miami on January 1 for the final leg of preparations ahead of the CONCACAF final round of World Cup Qualification in Jamaica.
The 20-man squad will be based at the Shula’s Hotel and Resort in Miami Lakes and will train at the St Thomas University for the camp, which includes two training matches before departing for Kingston on January 7.
TTFA (Trinidad and Tobago Football Association) national team Operations Manager William Wallace confirmed yesterday that the Ministry of Sport and the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPoRTT) will fund the team’s campaign for the final round of qualification in Jamaica while a contribution from Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) will cover the expenses for the training camp in Miami.
Wallace continued discussions with the involved parties and received confirmation of their commitment to the team. All flight arrangements as well as hotel and training site bookings have also been finalised.
Team head coach Derek King, who led T&T to the Caribbean Under 20 title earlier this year with a convincing 3-0 win over Haiti in the final, said he was looking forward to the commencement of the much needed training camp for the junior “Soca Warriors”.
“This camp is a much welcomed one for the team. It’s an excellent opportunity for us to be together as a team in a camp environment before our first match in the tournament,” King told TTFA Media.
Joining the squad will be Duane Muckette, the University of South Florida midfielder as well as Brendon Creed, the captain of the previous Under 17 National team while forward Ricardo John of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and US College-based defender Leland Archer are also coming in.
“These players such as Muckette, Creed and John will definitely add some quality to what we already have with the likes of Corbin, Levi Garcia and the other boys who did exceptionally well for us in the Caribbean Championship. The sessions this week were of a good quality with a lot of intensity and it’s a good sign of us. We intend to carry this straight into the Miami camp and the tournament in Jamaica,” King said.
T&T will play two training games against local teams on January 3 and 5 and King is also hopeful that his team will get the opportunity to play against international opposition, yet to be finalised, that will be in Miami during the same period.
T&T will open the CONCACAF Final Round of Qualification against hosts Jamaica in Kingston on January 9 in Group A, a group that also includes Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala. Group B includes Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, in order of position drawn.
The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at this age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine CONCACAF’s other two World Cup spots, as stated by CONCACAF.
Trinidad and Tobago Squad From:
Goalkeepers:
Johan Welch (Houston Dynamo Juniors/USA), Javon Sample (Central FC), Christopher Biggette (St Ann’s Rangers), Aaron Enill (Mucurapo East).
Defenders:
Shannon Gomez (W Connection), Martieon Watson (W Connection), Maurice Ford (W Connection), Justin Garcia (WASA FC), Brendon Creed (Temple University/USA), Leland Archer (College of Charleston/USA), Jesus Perez (North East Stars).
Midfielders:
Aikim Andrews (W Connection), Akeem Garcia (W Connection), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Neveal Hackshaw (North East Stars), Keon Joseph (North East Stars), Kevon Goddard (Central FC), Akeem Humphrey (Club Sando), Matthew Woo Ling (St Anthony’s College), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida/USA), Levi Garcia (Shiva Boys HC), Kishun Seecharan (unattached).
Forwards:
Kadeem Corbin (St Ann’s Rangers), Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), Ricardo John (Virginia Tech/USA), Rashad Hyacinth (Belmont University/USA), Adrian Welch (St John’s University/USA).
Technical Staff:
Derek King (head coach), Hutson Charles (assistant coach), Michael Maurice (goalkeeper coach), Stephen Hart (technical advisor), Douglas Archer (manager), Wayne Cunningham (assistant manager), Terrence Babwah (doctor), Michael Taylor (physio), Sharon Joseph (trainer), Michael Williams (equipment manager), Shaun Fuentes (media officer).
Post by: Flex on December 25, 2014, 04:12:27 AM
Post by: Flex on December 25, 2014, 04:14:32 AM
Andre Fortune and Brent Sam.
Post by: Trini _2026 on December 25, 2014, 07:15:51 AM
Notable absentees.fortune is not in his plans it seems
Andre Fortune and Brent Sam.
Post by: AB.Trini on December 25, 2014, 08:38:20 AM
Yes the game of political benevolence- trying to give the appearance that government here to the rescue- time to stop this utter Bs- call an election leh we see how much money buying
Post by: asylumseeker on December 25, 2014, 09:24:04 AM
When players get visas is it a regular type visa normal citizens get (10 years, 5 years, etc) or is it a one trip kind of visa, like after the said trip visas expires?
The short answer is that they are issued B-1 visas ... which are distinct from the B-2 visas that "normal citizens" travel on for tourism purposes.
The visas are not issued for the longer periods associated with multiple entry as apply in the circumstance of the B-2s. Single-entry awards are common.
Post by: asylumseeker on December 25, 2014, 09:39:21 AM
Jamaica Observer
Just a few weeks prior to the start of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, Jamaica's head coach Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore believes his players will have to step up the pace following their dismal showing at the Simon Bolivar Tournament in Venezuela.
Jamaica lost all three games -- 1-3 to eventual champion Paraguay; 1-4 to Peru and 1-5 to Venezuela as they warmed up for the World Cup qualifiers they will host between January 9-24.
Because the team is not where he wants it to be, Whitmore has cancelled any perceived Christmas break, instead keeping the players in camp for extra work.
"When you talk about professional football you don't talk about holidays, so there will be no Christmas and we will see the committed people," said Whitmore.
"We have a couple players from overseas already in the squad and we have Michael Seaton now to join," he added.
"We have a lot of work to do in a short space of time," Whitmore told the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday, sounding the battle trumpet.
At the recent championship, the former Reggae Boyz star underlined a combination of things that went wrong.
"The pace of the game is a bit different than ours and I think we didn't adjust. We made a lot of defensive errors that caused the goals and at international level we can't give up goals like these," he noted.
With Jamaica set to open against Caribbean neighbours and arch rival Trinidad and Tobago at the National Stadium, Whitmore believes there are indeed some positives from the Simon Bolivar experience.
"There are a lot of positives because of the whole experience with the guys playing at a different level and I guess it would have sunk in now. The attitude, the mentality has to change to play at a faster pace," said Whitmore.
"There is still a lot of work, not only at the national level, but at the local level because most of the times when the players come to the national team for a short period of time they have to make a transition, so there is a lot of positives that can be taken from it," he added.
Jamaica are drawn in Group A alongside Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba, Panama, United States and Guatemala, while the Group B teams are Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador.
The National Stadium in Kingston and the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James will each play host to Group A matches.
The Montego Bay Sports Complex will hosts all the action in Group B and the final phase on January 24 when CONCACAF crowns a champion. The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup.
The second and third place nations from each group will advance to the knockout phase where they will fight for the final two CONCACAF World Cup spots.
Post by: elan on December 25, 2014, 11:03:48 AM
When players get visas is it a regular type visa normal citizens get (10 years, 5 years, etc) or is it a one trip kind of visa, like after the said trip visas expires?
They use to get 6 months visas, now I think they're getting 1 entry
Post by: asylumseeker on December 25, 2014, 12:07:09 PM
Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica — All indications are that the lights at the National Stadium will be good enough to host matches in the CONCACAF Under-20 tournament, scheduled to start January 9, 2015.
That is according to Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) boss Captain Horace Burrell, who expressed optimism after an inspection carried out by regional body CONCACAF late on Monday.
Recently, Burrell criticised Independence Park Limited (IPL), which runs the National Stadium, for failing to meet the guidelines set by CONCACAF.
Burrell had said that the IPL, under the supervision of general manager Major Desmon Brown, was being tardy while the country ran the risk of having the tournament "taken away" and staged in another country.
But given the short time to the start of the tournament and the various obligations involved, such a switch would have been unlikely.
On Tuesday, Burrell held an optimistic view.
"The CONCACAF representative Mr Kevin Messam arrived in the island yesterday and went straight to the National Stadium with his equipment where he met with Major Brown and his technical team. The lights were all turned on and as we understand it there has been a marked improvement in the standard of the lighting," Burrell told OBSERVER ONLINE.
"However, we expect to get the official position on the situation within the next 24 hours. We should have a formal report from the CONCACAF headquarters in the United States within 24 hours," the JFF president added.
In an Observer article published on Sunday, Burrell said CONCACAF representatives visited the stadium on three occasions and were not satisfied with the standard of the lighting of the football field.
Post by: AB.Trini on December 25, 2014, 12:43:07 PM
Post by: coache on December 25, 2014, 01:41:08 PM
Dis fat yuteman who allyuh say is coach is no coach at all...sorry to say..
The team better off wid a old fat coach...
Post by: coache on December 25, 2014, 03:51:09 PM
IF THIS ISN'T A LOAD OF DOO DOO THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS?
Post by: FF on December 25, 2014, 04:24:28 PM
Leave the caribbean ..fly to the USA (very expensive) for a camp (to show the USA what yuh have)...then fly back to the caribbean... for a tournament...
IF THIS ISN'T A LOAD OF DOO DOO THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS?
Capital C
Post by: coache on December 27, 2014, 11:29:03 PM
The people behind de scenes using de football as a front.
Any serious football coach knows that to prepare for a tournament in the caribbean there is no need to leave and go to America ...where cold breeze blowin then turn around and go back in de hot....is madness.
Carry de team Tobago..stay in some guest houses , camp on de beach ..run rong de island..chat wid Bertille..drink some fish brof..and train hard..No money fuh dem...
Post by: Tiresais on December 28, 2014, 05:56:57 AM
Post by: ANC2 on December 28, 2014, 11:28:17 AM
Post by: SWF Reporter on December 28, 2014, 12:56:42 PM
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)
There were four new inclusions but no major surprises today when Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 head coach Derek King named his 20-man to contest next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica.
The top four teams at CONCACAF level will advance to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
The young “Soca Warriors” lifted the Caribbean crown in September—albeit in a competition that did not include regional rival, Jamaica—and King believes his team is even stronger now.
Caribbean Cup MVP and gifted frontman Kadeem Corbin, attacking midfielders Levi Garcia and Kishun Seecharan, holding midfielder Neveal Hackshaw and versatile defender Jesus Perez all had trials in Europe since while defender Maurice Ford and winger Akeem Garcia played regularly in the local Pro League for defending champion DIRECTV W Connection. The 17-year-old Garcia (L), who is a Form Five student at Shiva Boys Hindu College, is believed to be close to a European move.
These players will be joined in Jamaica by a United States-based quartet of university students in: Brendon Creed (Temple University), Leland Archer (College of Charleston), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida) and Ricardo John (Virginia Tech).
Houston Dynamo Juniors custodian Johan Welch, who was first choice for the young Warriors during the Caribbean qualifying stage, completes King’s tally of five US-based players.
“These player such as Muckette, Creed and John will definitely add some quality to what we already have,” said King, “with the likes of Corbin, Levi Garcia and the other boys who did exceptionally well for us in the Caribbean Championship.”
Creed, Archer and Welch have all graduated from the national under-17 team while Muckette, who was installed as vice-captain of the current squad, was a starter on the national under-20 squad in 2012, which crashed out in the first qualifying phase.
The rest of King’s under-20 squad includes: captain Shannon Gomez, Martieon Watson, Jabari Mitchell, Aikim Andrews (all W Connection), Javon Sample, Kevon Goddard (both Central FC), Akeem Humphrey (Club Sando) and Matthew Woo Ling (St Anthony’s College).
North East Stars’ holding midfielder Keon Joseph and Naparima College striker Nicholas Dillon failed to keep their spots from the Caribbean qualifiers while others like Defence Force winger Akeem Roach, who missed several sessions due to illness, did not do enough to force their way in.
Roach was among the scorers on Saturday when the young Warriors whipped Caledonia AIA 5-1 in a practice match. Corbin, who is a Pro League player with St Ann’s Rangers, scored twice against Caledonia while Woo Ling got one goal from the penalty spot.
Last week, King told Wired868 he would try to stuff his team with utility players for the gruelling tournament that comprises of five group matches in 12 days, which is contrary to the FIFA bylaw for the welfare of players.
“We need players who can play in more than one position,” said King. “The 20 we select will more or less be players who can play in more than one position so it gives us an opportunity to rotate.”
The national under-20 team has not played a single international practice game since they got together as they made do with match-ups against local Pro League and Super League clubs. In contrast, the United States and Canada both had European tours with games against the likes of England and Russia while teams like Jamaica and Panama recently finished invitational international tournaments.
The young Warriors were forced to cancel a trip to Mexico due to financial issues while they also delayed their proposed Fort Lauderdale tour, which was initially supposed to begin on Saturday.
At present, the national under-20 team does not have US visas.
“We are waiting for an Embassy appointment for either Monday evening or Tuesday morning,” said King.
It would have cost an estimated TT$17,000 for visas for the squad and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), by its own record, banked TT$1.6 million from the senior women team’s FIFA Play Off contest against Ecuador on December 2.
However, TTFA official William Wallace said he delayed the acquisition of visas due to uncertainty over the funding of the trip to Fort Lauderdale.
“I put a hold on the visa (applications) when I heard the funding was a trouble because that is about $17,000,” said Wallace. “There was a definite ‘no’ from the PS on Monday who said that there were no funds. So we were then hoping to train here and travel to Jamaica directly and we wouldn’t need visas for that.
“So I put a hold on it until I was sure about the funding. Not knowing put a spoke in our planning.”
Unfortunately it meant that, when the SPORTT Company did agree to fund the young Warriors last Tuesday evening, the players did not have the necessary travel documents to immediately proceed to their pre-CONCACAF camp.
At present, the under-20 squad is due to depart for Florida on Thursday January 1. The Warriors will then play matches against undisclosed teams on January 3 and 5 before heading for Jamaica on January 7. King hopes that at least one of those matches will be against the Canada under-20 team.
The team’s camp in Fort Lauderdale is fully funded by TSTT.
Trinidad and Tobago is grouped with hosts Jamaica, Aruba, Panama, Guatemala and the United States at CONCACAF level. The group winner will qualify automatically for the Under-20 World Cup while the second and third placed teams will enter a play off.
(Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 team)
Goalkeepers: Johan Welch (Houston Dynamo Juniors), Javon Sample (Central FC);
Defenders: Shannon Gomez, Martieon Watson, Maurice Ford (all W Connection), Brendon Creed (Temple University), Leland Archer (College of Charleston), Jesus Perez (North East Stars);
Holding midfielders: Neveal Hackshaw (North East Stars), Kevon Goddard (Central FC), Akeem Humphrey (Club Sando), Matthew Woo Ling (St Anthony’s College);
Attacking Midfielders: Aikim Andrews, Akeem Garcia, Jabari Mitchell (all W Connection), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida), Levi Garcia (Shiva Boys HC), Kishun Seecharan (Club Sando);
Forwards: Kadeem Corbin (St Ann’s Rangers), Ricardo John (Virginia Tech).
(Technical Staff)
Derek King (head coach), Hutson Charles (assistant coach), Michael Maurice (goalkeeper coach), Stephen Hart (technical advisor), Douglas Archer (manager), Wayne Cunningham (assistant manager), Terrence Babwah (doctor), Michael Taylor (physio), Sharon Joseph (trainer), Michael Williams (equipment manager), Shaun Fuentes (media officer).
Post by: frico on December 28, 2014, 01:52:50 PM
So de govt pull de plug...say dey not funding..I agree because is a waste of tax payers dollars ..Trinidad to Miami..Miami to Jamaica..$100US a day in stipend ..it sounds like somebody wants a paid vacation in Miami..You have to wonder,why no one ever thought of that,easier,cheaper and stress free. ???
The people behind de scenes using de football as a front.
Any serious football coach knows that to prepare for a tournament in the caribbean there is no need to leave and go to America ...where cold breeze blowin then turn around and go back in de hot....is madness.
Carry de team Tobago..stay in some guest houses , camp on de beach ..run rong de island..chat wid Bertille..drink some fish brof..and train hard..No money fuh dem...
Post by: Deeks on December 28, 2014, 02:29:39 PM
So de govt pull de plug...say dey not funding..I agree because is a waste of tax payers dollars ..Trinidad to Miami..Miami to Jamaica..$100US a day in stipend ..it sounds like somebody wants a paid vacation in Miami..You have to wonder,why no one ever thought of that,easier,cheaper and stress free. ???
The people behind de scenes using de football as a front.
Any serious football coach knows that to prepare for a tournament in the caribbean there is no need to leave and go to America ...where cold breeze blowin then turn around and go back in de hot....is madness.
Carry de team Tobago..stay in some guest houses , camp on de beach ..run rong de island..chat wid Bertille..drink some fish brof..and train hard..No money fuh dem...
Are they playing against regional teams on their visit to Florida? I have seen previous TT teams do it before. Vranes brought a Shell cup team to Virginia beach to play the U.S. B team, before flying to JA for Shell finals. I think they won it that year. So it is not a far fetched idea. But seeing the confusion to get funds for tours, I can see why some people will question this move.
Post by: Flex on December 28, 2014, 05:53:14 PM
GK - Johan Welch (Houston Dynamo Juniors/USA), Javon Sample (Central FC).
DEF - Shannon Gomez (capt) - (W Connection), Martieon Watson (W Connection), Maurice Ford (W Connection), Brendon Creed (Temple University/USA), Leland Archer (College of Charleston/USA), Jesus Perez (North East Stars), Neveal Hackshaw (North East Stars).
MID - Kevon Goddard (Central FC), Akeem Humphrey (Club Sando), Matthew Woo Ling (St Anthony’s College), Aikim Andrews (W Connection), Akeem Garcia (W Connection), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Duane Muckette (University of South Florida/USA), Levi Garcia (Shiva Boys HC), Kishun Seecharan (Club Sando).
FWD - Kadeem Corbin (St Ann’s Rangers), Ricardo John (Virginia Tech/USA).
Post by: elan on December 28, 2014, 07:02:23 PM
CHICAGO (Dec. 27, 2014) – U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has submitted its 35-player provisional roster for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and has gathered a group of players for one final camp before heading to Jamaica for the qualifying tournament.
The final camp will take place in Sunrise, Florida, located near Fort Lauderdale, and begins on Sunday, Dec. 28. Ramos will name the final 20-player roster on Friday, Jan. 2.
While there are 21 players in the final camp, all 35 players are available for selection to the final roster.
“I am looking forward to our last camp leading into U-20 World Cup qualifying, and there will be some very difficult selections in what we think is a very competitive, deep and united pool of players,” said Ramos. “They have performed well together over the past 18 months.”
The final camp, which will last until Monday, Jan. 5, when the U.S. leaves for Jamaica, will also set the groundwork for the team’s opening match for U-20 World Cup Qualifying against Guatemala on Friday, Jan. 9, at Independence Park in Kingston.
That match will be followed by Group A games against Panama (Jan. 11) and Aruba (Jan. 14) in Kingston, followed by games against host Jamaica (Jan. 18) and Trinidad & Tobago (Jan. 21) at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. The tournament will qualify four teams to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Here is the roster breakdown:
U.S. U-20 MNT’s 35-Player Provisional Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jeff Caldwell (Virginia), Ethan Horvath (Molde FK), Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg)
DEFENDERS (12): Michael Amick (UCLA), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur), Conor Donovan (N.C. State), Chase Gasper (UCLA), Luis Martir (Chivas Guadalajara), Matt Miazga (New York Red Bulls), Shaquell Moore (Unattached), Chris Odoi-Atsem (Maryland), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City), Tommy Redding (Orlando City), John Requejo (Club Tijuana), Tyler Turner (Orlando City)
MIDFIELDERS (12): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Fernando Arce (Club Tijuana), Corey Baird (Stanford), Russell Canouse (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Marco Delgado (Toronto FC), Luis Felipe (Cruzeiro), Junior Flores (Borussia Dortmund), Romain Gall (Columbus Crew), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham), Zach Pfeffer (Philadelphia Union), Joel Soñora (CA Boca Juniors)
FORWARDS ( 8 ): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Bradford Jamieson IV (LA Galaxy), Amando Moreno (Club Tijuana), Alex Muyl (Georgetown), Andrija Novakovich (Reading), Rubio Rubin (FC Utrecht), Ben Spencer (Indy Eleven), Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes)
The following 21 players are currently set to join the USA in Sunrise, Florida:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Ethan Horvath (Molde FK), Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg)
DEFENDERS (7): Conor Donovan (N.C. State), Chase Gasper (UCLA), Luis Martir (Chivas Guadalajara), Matt Miazga (New York Red Bulls), Shaquell Moore (Unattached), John Requejo (Club Tijuana), Tyler Turner (Orlando City)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Fernando Arce (Club Tijuana), Russell Canouse (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Marco Delgado (Toronto FC), Junior Flores (Borussia Dortmund), Romain Gall (Columbus Crew), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland)
FORWARDS (5): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Bradford Jamieson IV (LA Galaxy), Amando Moreno (Club Tijuana), Ben Spencer (Indy Eleven), Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes)
The CONCACAF U-20 Championship format has changed for 2015 with two groups of six teams. Previous tournaments had featured four groups of three teams. Under the new setup, the first-place teams in Group A and Group B will automatically qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and advance to face each other in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship Final. The second- and third-place teams in each group (four teams) will be reseeded based on group-stage results. In this playoff stage, the top seed will play the No. 4 seed and the second seed will face the No. 3 seed. The two winners from these respective games will also qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
This year marks the 25th occasion in which the U.S. U-20 MNT is competing in the CONCACAF Youth Tournament or Championship. The USA has earned second place in the qualification tournament six times (1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013), but has yet to win a CONCACAF U-20 Championship title.
Post by: ANC2 on December 29, 2014, 08:54:34 PM
All this talk bout money and lights...this team could get all de money and all de lights..de result would be the same . We are going Nowhere close to New Zealand with this kind of preparation and these inept coaches.
Dis fat yuteman who allyuh say is coach is no coach at all...sorry to say..
The team better off wid a old fat coach...
I fed up wid you yes. Hol yuh stink c**t coache, who never coache nobody. Nada nutten! Always talking about coaching
yet where yuh! At least Derek King win championships in the T&T Pro League & a Caribbean Cup. What the f**k you ever do? Which one of your players move on to T&T. Which one of your teams ever win the Snow Cone Cup. Man f**k off!
USA will have two game to scout T&T thoroughly in Jamaica anyway, yuh dum sc**t. And with all their resources they probably
watch T&T play Central & Cali, or whom ever.
When you get a team and start putting out. Come back and talk. In the mean time is pure TALK with nothing behind yuh
except yuh man.
Post by: coache on December 30, 2014, 10:23:55 PM
anyway how any coach in he right mind go leave out Brent Sam?
Me eh care wah you say padnah de coachman team is disorganized.
Post by: Tiresais on December 31, 2014, 09:50:54 AM
:rotfl:This is what dis piece a cyberspace is for : talk....talk yuh talk de man say...
anyway how any coach in he right mind go leave out Brent Sam?
Me eh care wah you say padnah de coachman team is disorganized.
Brent Sam's attitude has been mentioned before, I imagine it's a similar case this time too.
Post by: Spursy on December 31, 2014, 02:50:47 PM
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Kadeem Corbin (red jersey) was called up to Trinidad & Tobago's training camp in Florida ahead of the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. (Photo: Allan V. Crane)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago – The Trinidad & Tobago under-20 national team will convene for a training camp in Florida on January 1 as it prepares for the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.
Based at the Shula’s Hotel and Resort in Miami Lakes, the 20-man squad will practice at St. Thomas University.
Head coach Derek King, who led the squad to a 3-0 win over Haiti in the final of the Caribbean Under-20 Championship earlier this year, is looking forward to completing preparations for the confederation competition, which will be played in Jamaica, January 9-24.
“This camp is a much welcomed one for the team,” King told TTFA Media on Wednesday. “It’s an excellent opportunity for us to be together as a team in a camp environment before our first match in the tournament.”
Linking up with the selection will be United States-based players defender Leland Archer (College of Charleston), midfielders Duane Muckette (University of South Florida) and Brendon Creed (Temple University) and forward Ricardo John (Virginia Tech University).
“These player such as Muckette, Creed and John will definitely add some quality to what we already have with the likes of Corbin, Levi Garcia and the other boys who did exceptionally well for us in the Caribbean Championship,” King continued. “The sessions this week were of a good quality with a lot of intensity and it’s a good sign of us. “We intend to carry this straight into the Miami camp and the tournament in Jamaica.”
The junior Soca Warriors open the tournament against host Jamaica in Kingston on January 9.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UNDER-20 ROSTER
(Training camp: January 1-7, 2015, in Miami Lakes, Florida)
Akim Rodney Andrews, Leland Archer, Kadeem Corbin, Brendon Creed, Maurice Phillip Ford, Akeem Ancil Garcia, Levi Garcia, Kevon Goddard, Akeem Brenton Humphrey, Ricardo John, Shannon Jurmark Gomez, Neveal Irwin Hackshaw, Jabari Anthony Mitchell, Karl Duane Muckette, Jesus Angelo Perez, Jovan Jerrod Sample, Kishun Kirt Seecharan, Martieon Clyde Watson, Johan Jullian Welch, Matthew Charles Woo Ling
http://www.concacaf.com/article/trinidad-u20s-to-train-in-florida (http://www.concacaf.com/article/trinidad-u20s-to-train-in-florida)
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 01, 2015, 12:43:01 AM
Post by: Flex on January 01, 2015, 06:33:08 AM
still no visas
All the players were granted their US Visas with only the team trainer Sharon Joseph being denied.
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 01, 2015, 07:39:26 AM
still no visas
All the players were granted their US Visas with only the team trainer Sharon Joseph being denied.
well about time
Post by: Deeks on January 01, 2015, 12:39:07 PM
still no visas
All the players were granted their US Visas with only the team trainer Sharon Joseph being denied.
well about time
Why Ms. Joseph was denied.
Post by: elan on January 01, 2015, 12:55:59 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 03, 2015, 06:10:28 AM
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cuba-under-20-football-LOOP
The Cuban Under-20 team were due to arrive in the island Friday evening for a two-game friendly series against their Jamaican counterparts as both teams finalised preparations for next week’s start of the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship.
Cuba, who will play in Group B in Montego Bay, will face the Jamaican team on Saturday starting at 8:00pm at Waterhouse in a game that will be free to spectators and again on Monday at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex as the curtain raiser for the Arnett Gardens vs Boys Town Red Stripe Premier League game.
Other teams will start arriving on Sunday with Honduras to fly into Montego Bay. Panama, The USA and Mexico will arrive on Monday.
Loop News Service
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 04, 2015, 03:18:44 PM
Lasana Liburd
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team entered the final stage of preparations for its New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup this weekend when head coach Derek King welcomed his squad to their training camp in Miami Lakes, Fort Lauderdale. But there were four notable absentees.
Team trainer Sheron Joseph was unable to get a visa for the trip and doctor Terrence Babwah was unavailable while the Sportt Company and Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) decided not to fund the travel of press officer Shaun Fuentes, who also does video work for the technical staff.
However, a more telling absence was national under-20 captain Shannon Gomez who cannot enter the United States at present as he is awaiting a green card.
Gomez returned to Trinidad last month to join the team in training. If the DIRECTV W Connection right back had stayed in the United States, he would have been able to join his colleagues in Fort Lauderdale before jetting off to Jamaica with the young “Soca Warriors” for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which kicks off on 9 January 2015.
But then the Warriors did not know whether their Fort Lauderdale camp would come off or not due to uncertainty over funding.
Gomez is the only specialist right back in the national youth team and his absence for their final tune-up matches again demonstrates the setbacks King faces due to administrative issues beyond his control.
The Under-20 team’s trip to Florida was covered by the Sportt Company while TSTT met the full cost of accommodation and meals. The team, minus Gomez and two technical staff members, finally got to Miami Lakes on Friday evening after leaving Trinidad in three batches between Wednesday and Friday due to visa delays.
And, on Saturday, the teenagers faced a strong assembled United States XI in a 70-minute scrimmage match behind closed doors at the Sunrise Holiday Inn Ground.
The Warriors lost 2-0 but King described it as a good outing for his troops against fast and technically competent opponents. He singled out midfielders Matthew Woo Ling, Neveal Hackshaw and Jabari Mitchell as well defender Leland Archer and goalkeeper Johan Welch for their performances.
“We got a chance to mix it up and take a look at all the players and I am pleased with the level of play at this crucial stage heading into the tournament,” King told the TTFA Media. “I am particularly impressed with the level of organization we showed in attack with (Matthew) Woo Ling, (Neveal) Hacksaw and (Jabari) Mitchell handling their roles well. (Leland) Archer also marshalled the defence well and Goalkeeper Johan Welch displayed impressive distribution of the football.
“So, all in all, we are rounding into form.”
Former “Strike Squad” midfielder Richard Chinapoo, who now coaches in the United States, was a guest at the scrimmage and told the TTFA Media that he felt optimistic about what he saw.
“Given the fact that the team only arrived a couple days ago, they represented well and showed balance,” Chinapoo told the TTFA Media. “Clearly we have options with the second unit demonstrating as high a level as the first in most areas which gives us options…
“There are things to be tweaked but if I was the coach I would be pleased. All we need is a few more games to fine tune things for next week.”
The Warriors should be in action again from 7 pm on Monday when they face the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Marimar. Meanwhile, Gomez is expected to leave Trinidad for Kingston, early this week, where he will wait on his teammates.
Post by: Flex on January 05, 2015, 05:59:03 AM
T&T Guardian Reports.
This country’s Under-20 men’s national football team has settled in with its full compliment of 20 players at the training camp at Miami Lakes, USA as it fine tunes for Friday’s Concacaf Under-20 Championship opener against host Jamaica in Kingston.
The last batch of ten players arrived from Port-of-Spain on Friday, allowing coach Derek King to move full speed ahead with his training sessions with skipper Shannon Gomez and his teammates ahead of the 12-team tournament which serves as a qualifier for this year’s Fifa Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
T&T engaged in their first bit of match practice with a 70-minute scrimmage against a USA Soccer Academy outfit behind closed doors which ended 2-0 in favour of the home-team at the Sunrise Holiday Inn Ground.
“We got a chance to mix it up and take a look at all the players and I am pleased with the level of play at this crucial stage heading into the tournament,” King said.
King indicated that the opponents were fast and technically correct and this gave him and his staff a perfect opportunity to analyse their charges as they are in the process of finalizing the squad for the opening encounter of the championship.
“I am particularly impressed with the level of organisation we showed in attack with Woo Ling (Matthew), Hacksaw (Naveal) and Mitchell (Jabari) handling their roles well. Archer (Leland) also marshaled the defence well and Goalkeeper Johan Welch displayed impressive distribution of the football, so all in all we are rounding into form,” King added.
Taking a guest spot on the staff bench for the scrimmage was former national team defender Richard Chinapoo who was also pleased with the level of organisation shown in attack as well as the chemistry surrounding the entire unit.
Chinapoo who had a stellar career in the United States which included a stint with the famed New York Cosmos recently relocated to Miami from Pennsylvania and accepted an invitation from Goalkeeper Coach Michael Maurice to view the match. “There are things to be tweaked but if I was the coach I would be pleased. All we need is a few more games to fine tune things for next week,” Chinapoo added.
Those games are already in the works according to manager Captain Douglas Archer, with the first being at 7 pm tonight (Monday) versus the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Marimar.
In addition to host Jamaica, T&T, the reigning Caribbean Football Union Under-20 champions after blanking Haiti 3-0 on a Kadeen Corbin hat-trick at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, in early September, will also meet Aruba (January 11), Guatemala (January 14) and Panama (January 18) before ending round-robin play against USA three days later.
The National Stadium in Kingston and the Montego Bay Sports Complex will each play host to Group A matches, while the latter venue hosts all the action in Group B, and the final phase on January 24.
Group B comprises Mexico, the two-time defending Concacaf Under-20 champions; Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti.
At the end of the group play, the top team from each group advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine Concacaf’s other two World Cup spots at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
The young Soca Warriors are also carded to meet Canada U-20s during the Miami camp ahead of their departure for Kingston on January 7.
Post by: Flex on January 07, 2015, 02:46:25 AM
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 men’s footballers will depart Miami for Kingston today ahead of the final round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Game two was a decent exercise for us. We started the game well. We conceded two late goals. We are finalising our starting eleven and the first team in this game played quite well,” King said.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I would like to thank the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA for allowing us the opportunity for the training camp because at this level the guys need this international preparation,” he said.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 07, 2015, 07:56:25 AM
T&T U-20s lose second warm-up.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 men’s footballers will depart Miami for Kingston today ahead of the final round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Game two was a decent exercise for us. We started the game well. We conceded two late goals. We are finalising our starting eleven and the first team in this game played quite well,” King said.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I would like to thank the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA for allowing us the opportunity for the training camp because at this level the guys need this international preparation,” he said.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
stop being a kiss ass man king always thanking thanking its the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA job to do that provide dem triaining camps .. frig man >:( >:( >:(
Post by: elan on January 07, 2015, 01:48:26 PM
T&T U-20s lose second warm-up.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 men’s footballers will depart Miami for Kingston today ahead of the final round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Game two was a decent exercise for us. We started the game well. We conceded two late goals. We are finalising our starting eleven and the first team in this game played quite well,” King said.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I would like to thank the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA for allowing us the opportunity for the training camp because at this level the guys need this international preparation,” he said.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
???
Post by: Mose on January 07, 2015, 02:00:00 PM
T&T U-20s lose second warm-up.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 men’s footballers will depart Miami for Kingston today ahead of the final round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Game two was a decent exercise for us. We started the game well. We conceded two late goals. We are finalising our starting eleven and the first team in this game played quite well,” King said.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I would like to thank the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA for allowing us the opportunity for the training camp because at this level the guys need this international preparation,” he said.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
???
First choice 11 hold it down. Second stringers let in two late ones. See above.
Post by: Flex on January 07, 2015, 04:43:29 PM
GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE
Friday 9 January 2015
National Stadium, Kingston
Aruba vs Panama—4 pm
United States vs Guatemala—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago—9 pm
Saturday 10 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Mexico vs Chile—4 pm
Honduras vs El Salvador—6:30 pm
Haiti vs Canada—9 pm
Sunday 11 January 2015
National Stadium, Kingston
Trinidad and Tobago vs Aruba—4 pm
Panama vs United States—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs Guatemala—9 pm
Monday 12 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Canada vs Mexico—4 pm
Cuba vs Honduras—6:30 pm
El Salvador vs Haiti—9 pm
Wednesday 14 January 2015
National Stadium, Kingston
Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago—4 pm
Aruba vs United States—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs Panama—9 pm
Thursday 15 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
El Salvador vs Canada—4 pm
Mexico vs Honduras—6:30 pm
Haiti vs Cuba—9 pm
Sunday 18 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago—4 pm
Guatemala vs Aruba—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs United States—9 pm
Monday 19 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Cuba vs Canada—4 pm
El Salvador vs Mexico—6:30 pm
Haiti vs Honduras—9 pm
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Panama vs Guatemala—4 pm
United States vs Trinidad and Tobago—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs Aruba—9 pm
Thursday 22 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Cuba vs El Salvador—4 pm
Honduras vs Canada—6:30 pm
Haiti vs Mexico—9 pm
Post by: ZANDOLIE on January 07, 2015, 05:35:20 PM
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
Here we have All the usual 3 Bad omens. Loosing to a sh***y training squad, claiming that results of such matches don't count, and then claiming to be ready to face the opposition.
Regardless, I feel for King, his staff and the all players. They are probably the most promising upcoming footballers in close to a decade but they will be going into battle woefully underprepared. I wish them all the best. They need our prayers and support bad.
Post by: King Deese on January 08, 2015, 11:08:46 AM
Post by: Flex on January 08, 2015, 05:43:16 PM
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 team captain Shannon Gomez says this country will start the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship by approaching Friday’s opening game against Jamaica as though it were a final.
Gomez was speaking on the eve of the match as head coach Derek King and his team headed to a practice session at a training pitch located near to the National Stadium in Kingston, venue for the match which kicks off at 9pm TT time.
T&T arrived on Kingston on Wednesday following a short training camp in Miami where they played two training matches against the Westin United Alumni and a US Soccer Development outfit. Gomez was optimistic saying T&T were in no mood to be push overs. T&T were knocked out in the Caribbean phase of qualification last time around in 2013 during the regional leg in Jamaica as well.
“One of the goals for this tournament, captaining the team as well, is qualifying for the youth World Cup and letting the others know we are not the underdogs in this tournament and that we are one of the big dogs. We didn’t come here to lie down to any team,” Gomez said.
“We will treat every team with the same respect but on the field of play it’s a dog fight out there and we are going after every point. We will go for a win in every game and try to qualify straight to the World Cup,” Gomez said.
“The football style of Jamaica is rugged and they run for the entire game. We will go out and treat this game against one of our biggest rivals as a final just like we’ll do for every other game,” he added.
T&T were crowned Caribbean champions in 2014 but did not face off with the young “Reggae Boyz” who were already through to the CONCACAF Finals as hosts and were not required to contest the Caribbean championship.
But a hattrick in the 3-0 win over Haiti in the final by Kadeem Corbin saw T&T lift the Cup in convincing fashion and they will surely want to prove their worth against the home team which is coming off two training games against Cuba, losing one and drawing the other.
Jamaica also played against the likes of Peru and Paraguay last month in Venezuela, going down heavily in those matches in which they lost three and conceded 12 goals.
But King is not in the mood to take Theodore Whitmore’s team lightly.
“Our approach will be very serious with the mindset of taking three points. Jamaica at home will always be solid and their coach likes to play attacking football. We will be compact and tight in the opening stages but we will not be playing defensively because we want to get three points to start this tournament,” King told TTFA Media.
“The mood has been in camp in Jamaica. All the players are fit and available for selection. They are all eager to get things rolling. Like I said before, every game is like a final in this tournament.”
The likes of Levi Garcia, Brendon Creed, Duane Muckette and Ricardo John will want to ensure T&T are in top gear while goalkeeper Johan Welch will hope his defense maintains discipline and keep the opponents off the score sheet.
There are two other matches on the cards tomorrow at the same venue with Aruba meeting Panama from 3:30pm and United States and Guatemala clashing from 5:30pm.
The Junior “Soca Warriors” are in Group A along with Jamaica, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala.
Group B includes Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, in order of position drawn. The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at this age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine CONCACAF's other two World Cup spots, as stated by CONCACAF.
Post by: dreamer on January 08, 2015, 07:27:06 PM
Post by: Flex on January 09, 2015, 02:56:22 AM
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
United States College-based midfielder Duane Muckette has faced Jamaica before at the CONCACAF level, captaining this country’s National Under 17 team in their 2011 CONCACAF Final round clash which ended 2-2.
On Friday he will suit up as the most experienced member of the current T&T Men’s Under 20 team for their opening CONCACAF qualifier against Jamaica at the national stadium in Kingston. Muckette also captained the previous Under 20 team which failed to make the CONCACAF Finals in 2013. He and Akeem Garcia are the only two players from the both that squad and the Under 17 team of 2011 who will be back in action today.
“I expect this game to be a tough one. Jamaica is a very physical team and plays with a fairly good deal of pace,” Muckette told TTFA Media as he looked ahead to the encounter.
“Being the home team doesn’t make it any better for us. However, this is nothing we can’t handle. We will approach the game focusing on us; focus on our game plan and our style,” he continued.
The University of South Florida standout spoke about the recent training camp in Miami, saying it brought some benefits to the team’s readiness for the competition which features top confederation teams such as United States, Panama, Honduras, Mexico, Canada and Mexico among others.
“The Miami training camp was good. It helped for a lot of things. It took the players away, where we were able to focus on football and the task at hand. It caused the players to build a stronger bond and made sure that we are on the same page, as far as what we want for this team and how we’re going to go about trying to achieve it,” he stated.
T&T didn’t have many warm up matches since copping the Caribbean Championship with a 3-0 win over Haiti in Port of Spain in September, but the former Queen's Royal College student felt the two games in Miami played its role in helping the team.
“The games did help. It gave the staff a better idea of the team and what needs to be done. And I am very confident that we will get it right. I am enjoying these players. This is a good bunch of players as well as a good bunch of young men.
We are showing the right mentality and spirit towards the tournament. We all understand the task at hand and the importance of it, and we are willing to put that before our personal desires. This team understands the word “team” and this is what makes me confident.
T&T faces Jamaica in their opening match from 8pm tonight (9pm TT time) at the National Stadium in Kingston, United States meets Guatemala and Aruba tackles Panama in their two earlier matches this evening.
Scotiabank sponsors U-20 Tournament
Scotiabank, as part of their recently announced partnership with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association of Football (CONCACAF), is proud to sponsor the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship tournament and support future football stars.
From January 9-24, 2015, twelve countries will gather in Jamaica to compete in the tournament, which determines the regional youth champion and the Confederation's four qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand taking place May 30 to June 20, 2015.
"Scotiabank is proud and thrilled to support these young athletes who all share the same passion for football," said John Doig, Scotiabank's Chief Marketing Officer. "We are looking forward to seeing the future stars of football come together for what promises to be a great tournament."
The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship tournament will be hosted at the National Stadium in Kingston and the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Montego Bay. The participating countries are Aruba, Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA. For more information about the tournament and tickets visit HERE (http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men)
On December 9, Scotiabank announced that it has become the Official Bank of CONCACAF and the league's first official partner. As part of this agreement, Scotiabank will also become the title sponsor of the Champions League and the Caribbean Nations Cup and a sponsor of the Gold Cup.
The multi-year agreement also includes support for multiple CONCACAF youth tournaments including the 2016 Olympic qualifying events and the Men's and Women's Under-20, Under-17 and Under-15 tournaments. The newly-named Scotiabank Champions League tournament will resume in February 2015.
Post by: Deeks on January 09, 2015, 09:10:31 AM
Post by: dreamer on January 09, 2015, 11:22:51 AM
They waiting for Uncle Tim and de rest to buss it and be overthrown by the new A team.
Post by: Sando prince on January 09, 2015, 02:00:36 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 02:10:21 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 02:30:13 PM
19' Ismael Diaz De Leon
Post by: Deeks on January 09, 2015, 02:37:42 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 02:42:47 PM
30' Ervin Zorrilla Perez
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 02:48:56 PM
36' Edson Samms Record
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 03:00:51 PM
Aruba 0 vs Panama 3 - 19' Ismael Diaz De Leon, 30' Ervin Zorrilla Perez, 36' Edson Samms Record
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 03:18:36 PM
50' Ismael Diaz De Leon
Post by: soccerrama on January 09, 2015, 03:43:54 PM
http://88.80.11.29/99942/watch-aruba-u20-vs-panama-u20
Post by: soccerrama on January 09, 2015, 03:45:30 PM
This is the website
http://88.80.11.29/
Post by: soccerrama on January 09, 2015, 03:59:14 PM
9.00 pm http://88.80.11.29/99944/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 04:06:24 PM
Aruba 0 vs Panama 4 - 19' Ismael Diaz De Leon, 30' Ervin Zorrilla Perez, 36' Edson Samms Record, 50' Ismael Diaz De Leon
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 04:48:46 PM
6.30 pm http://88.80.11.29/99943/watch-usa-u20-vs-guatemala-u20
9.00 pm http://88.80.11.29/99944/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
None of these working for me. :frustrated:
Post by: Tallman on January 09, 2015, 05:06:38 PM
6.30 pm http://88.80.11.29/99943/watch-usa-u20-vs-guatemala-u20
9.00 pm http://88.80.11.29/99944/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
None of these working for me. :frustrated:
WATCH USA vs Guatemala: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/teamoguatelindatv63
Post by: soccerrama on January 09, 2015, 05:20:24 PM
6.30 pm http://88.80.11.29/99943/watch-usa-u20-vs-guatemala-u20
9.00 pm http://88.80.11.29/99944/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
None of these working for me. :frustrated:
I don't know why it's not working for you but I am watching it now
http://88.80.11.29/99943/watch-usa-u20-vs-guatemala-u20
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 05:28:27 PM
Thanks guys
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 06:49:54 PM
Post by: PATRIOT on January 09, 2015, 06:52:42 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 06:53:33 PM
Post by: PATRIOT on January 09, 2015, 06:57:01 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 09, 2015, 07:07:18 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 07:13:04 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 09, 2015, 07:13:36 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 07:14:13 PM
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 07:14:33 PM
Ok its up, goal after 6 mins ;D
Which stream you using?
Post by: chelsealife on January 09, 2015, 07:15:08 PM
Post by: Sando prince on January 09, 2015, 07:15:11 PM
I hope we don't start playing de ass now. BTW that was a really good goal
Post by: Tallman on January 09, 2015, 07:19:32 PM
http://www.ifeed2all.eu/watch/311317/1/watch-jamaica-vs-trinidad-and-tobago,-u20.html
http://www.ifeed2all.eu/watch/311317/2/watch-jamaica-vs-trinidad-and-tobago,-u20.html
http://goatd.net/99944/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/jamaica-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-live-streaming
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 07:21:34 PM
Post by: Sando prince on January 09, 2015, 07:23:07 PM
NOW WE BETTER FINISH THIS GAME WITH 3 PTS. Stay focus Young Warriors
Post by: PATRIOT on January 09, 2015, 07:36:56 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 09, 2015, 07:42:21 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 09, 2015, 07:59:55 PM
Post by: PATRIOT on January 09, 2015, 08:01:38 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 08:04:11 PM
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Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 08:33:15 PM
Post by: FF on January 09, 2015, 08:33:30 PM
2-1 by the way. Jamaica score off a header. Shoulda be bout 4-0 though
Post by: FF on January 09, 2015, 08:35:58 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 09, 2015, 08:37:06 PM
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Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 08:50:32 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 08:57:44 PM
Post by: FF on January 09, 2015, 08:59:33 PM
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Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 09:01:46 PM
Post by: kounty on January 09, 2015, 09:02:08 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 09, 2015, 09:03:07 PM
Post by: sweetiepaper on January 09, 2015, 09:04:29 PM
Steups, We had so much opportunities to kill off Jamaica.
Post by: elan on January 09, 2015, 09:04:42 PM
We need coaches with balls. :frustrated: :frustrated: >:( >:(
Post by: Reaper2004 on January 09, 2015, 09:24:16 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 09, 2015, 09:24:24 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 09, 2015, 10:15:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/1JflAfCSsxY
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 01:03:19 AM
Post by: Sando prince on January 10, 2015, 02:40:28 AM
Typical trini mentality
ENT! is years now we saying this. years now.
This is why I don't rate up all these so called 'star' youth players as future stars until they have proven themselves when it matters the most.
Post by: PATRIOT on January 10, 2015, 05:51:40 AM
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 12:13:09 PM
Typical trini mentality
ENT! is years now we saying this. years now.
This is why I don't rate up all these so called 'star' youth players as future stars until they have proven themselves when it matters the most.
Yuh eh blaming the coaches only the players?
Post by: asylumseeker on January 10, 2015, 02:59:28 PM
Post by: soccerrama on January 10, 2015, 03:05:47 PM
6.30 pm http://88.80.11.29/100184/watch-honduras-u20-vs-el-salvador-u20
9.00 pm http://88.80.11.29/100185/watch-haiti-u20-vs-canada-u20
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 04:55:46 PM
Mexico 9 vs Cuba 1
Alejandro Díaz Liceaga (Mex) Eddy Sanamé 3' (CUBA)
Goal 1', 20', 74'
Guillermo Martínez (Mex)
Goal 6', 65'
Hirving Lozano (Mex)
Goal 37', 40', 68'
José Ramírez (Mex)
42', 47'
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 04:57:23 PM
6' Bryan Rochez (PK)
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 05:01:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/porjr2edd0Y
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 05:08:10 PM
28' Alberth Elis
Post by: frico on January 10, 2015, 07:00:35 PM
I have listened to Jamaicans in different walks of life...listen to them,and you won't think anybody else exists,they live to win.Their mentality is not a bad one,we need some of what they have.Jamaica woke up after our failure in 1990,and said,we nah gwine mek dem Trinis qualify before we fe ah WC,and they did.I remember all the boys at school saying that,and it happened.They also came and surpassed us at Netball,they keep a close eye on us in sporting activities,but they don't have to worry bout athletics,dem rule de worl.
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 08:24:55 PM
Honduras 2 vs El Salvador 2
6' Bryan Rochez (Hon)
28' Alberth Elis (Hon)
84' Juan Harahona (Slv)
90' Jose Villavicencio (Slv)
Post by: elan on January 10, 2015, 08:28:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/qRUMhcQiZKU
Post by: Deeks on January 10, 2015, 11:12:01 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 06:37:41 AM
Post by: Richard G. on January 11, 2015, 08:16:24 AM
Post by: Deeks on January 11, 2015, 11:00:57 AM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 12:14:12 PM
No disrespect to Aruba,but we have to do a Mexico on them,9-0 will do,anything over that will be acceptable.The fact that,we could have beaten Jamaica by 5 goals to nil is saying something bout our under 20s,get those 9 goals boys.
We did not. You forgot how much they should have scored in the 2nd half.
Post by: Bianconeri on January 11, 2015, 01:07:00 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 11, 2015, 01:55:13 PM
http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/215858
Post by: soccerrama on January 11, 2015, 02:01:33 PM
Post by: lefty on January 11, 2015, 02:08:46 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:10:10 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 02:26:06 PM
3' Jabari Mitchell
16' Aikim Andrews
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:26:34 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 02:27:32 PM
Good start. we need to run up the score.We need a goal every 15 minutes,it seems to be going to plan. :)
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 11, 2015, 02:34:18 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:36:46 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 11, 2015, 02:40:35 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 02:41:22 PM
Post by: soccerrama on January 11, 2015, 02:45:18 PM
Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty.
My sentiments exactly, picking up an unnecessary yellow which can come back to bite us later on.
Post by: Deeks on January 11, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty.
Wha he do?
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:48:10 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:49:21 PM
Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty.
Wha he do?
Taunting the Keeper after he scored.
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 02:49:50 PM
3' Jabari Mitchell
16' Aikim Andrews
29' Kadeem Corbin
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 02:52:45 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 11, 2015, 03:05:37 PM
Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty.
Wha he do?Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty.
Wha he do?
Taunting the Keeper after he scored.Poor sportsmanship by T&T No# 9 after the penalty
Wha he do?
Taunting the Keeper after he scored.
That is sad. I saw JW connection keeper doing the same thing at their recent game in Suriname.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 03:13:19 PM
http://88.80.11.29/100293/watch-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-aruba-u20
Any other?
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 03:18:42 PM
Trinidad and Tobago 3 vs Aruba 0
3' Jabari Mitchell
16' Aikim Andrews
29' Kadeem Corbin
26' Ginayla Geerman (Aruba) is sent off (Red Card)
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 03:20:16 PM
Post by: soccerrama on January 11, 2015, 03:20:47 PM
http://88.80.11.29/100293/watch-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-aruba-u20
Any other?
Working fine for me, just refresh.
Score now 4 Nil
Post by: Deeks on January 11, 2015, 03:22:43 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 03:24:48 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 03:25:55 PM
3' Jabari Mitchell
16' Aikim Andrews
29' Kadeem Corbin
59' Karl Muckette
Post by: lefty on January 11, 2015, 03:33:28 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 03:33:43 PM
http://88.80.11.29/100293/watch-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-aruba-u20
Any other?
Not working for me either >:(
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 03:34:58 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 03:35:52 PM
http://88.80.11.29/100293/watch-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-aruba-u20
Any other?
Working fine for me, just refresh.
Score now 4 Nil
Second time was the charm. :beermug:
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 03:37:32 PM
Good start. we need to run up the score.We need a goal every 15 minutes,it seems to be going to plan. :)
It doesnt appear that we're chasing 9 goals.
Post by: soccerman on January 11, 2015, 03:39:55 PM
Post by: lefty on January 11, 2015, 03:39:59 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 03:40:12 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 03:41:05 PM
No mate it dont seems so,but I'd like 1 more at least,come on lads...uno masGood start. we need to run up the score.We need a goal every 15 minutes,it seems to be going to plan. :)
It doesnt appear that we're chasing 9 goals.
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 03:45:53 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 03:53:18 PM
I wanted 8. But I will be happy with 6 ;DIt seemed quite possible,I would like one more,6 will be nice.
Post by: soccerman on January 11, 2015, 03:54:10 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 11, 2015, 03:54:30 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 03:55:11 PM
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 11, 2015, 03:55:42 PM
TRI 5-1 ARU
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 03:58:47 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 04:00:29 PM
Post by: soccerman on January 11, 2015, 04:01:53 PM
Why facking why does it always have to happen,the people playing with 10 men,they are down and out but yuh give away ,what could be a very important goal.I wudda been happy if won 4-0 rather than 5-0.You mean rather than 5-1
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 04:02:18 PM
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 11, 2015, 04:04:56 PM
Jam DJ surprise me yes. He playing Soca.
They play soca in some clubs in Kingston.. How yuh mean
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 04:06:07 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 04:07:43 PM
Yea man,ah so dam vex,ah just start celebrate no goal against we,and boom ah look an see 5-1. :oWhy facking why does it always have to happen,the people playing with 10 men,they are down and out but yuh give away ,what could be a very important goal.I wudda been happy if won 4-0 rather than 5-0.You mean rather than 5-1
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 04:22:44 PM
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 11, 2015, 04:32:21 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 04:33:49 PM
http://goatd.net/100294/watch-panama-u20-vs-usa-u20
:beermug:
Post by: kounty on January 11, 2015, 04:46:09 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on January 11, 2015, 04:54:39 PM
y'all download and install this OnlineHD viewer or whatever and your virus protection ent go berserk ?
Ignore the offers and requests. Eventually, when the ads/promos cease, you will be able to see the footage.
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 05:05:59 PM
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 05:08:27 PM
http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/usa-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming (http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/usa-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming)
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 05:40:20 PM
Post by: BBL on January 11, 2015, 06:27:00 PM
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 11, 2015, 06:28:38 PM
You might need to re-evaluate that statement. Panama have just beaten USA.
I was about to say the same thing. USA dont look as mighty as they used to.
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 06:30:13 PM
Panama the team to beat,good in every department of the game,plenty speed and fight...what a team.
Post by: Tallman on January 11, 2015, 06:30:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/jq4OIn0cH-w
Post by: elan on January 11, 2015, 06:31:08 PM
Should have been sitting pretty with 6 points.
Post by: BBL on January 11, 2015, 06:34:46 PM
I was about to say the same thing. USA dont look as mighty as they used to.
USA have surprisingly never won a CONCACAF U20 competition !
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 06:55:49 PM
So are we looking back at that JA game yet. :pissedoff:
Should have been sitting pretty with 6 points.
:cursing:
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 06:57:15 PM
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 11, 2015, 06:58:26 PM
Post by: che on January 11, 2015, 07:04:30 PM
http://goatd.net/100295/watch-jamaica-u20-vs-guatemala-u20
:beermug:
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 08:00:33 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 08:12:29 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on January 11, 2015, 08:27:09 PM
Post by: kounty on January 11, 2015, 08:31:07 PM
Post by: frico on January 11, 2015, 08:35:03 PM
guatemala and panama look very solid. dem boys come to ball. if T&T pull thru this tourny they would earn my utmost respect.A very true assessment from what I have seen so far,Panama is special,Guat isn't far behind.
Post by: trini_stallion on January 12, 2015, 07:00:53 AM
Post by: dreamer on January 12, 2015, 07:11:42 AM
Could somebody remind us of how many from each group going through?
Post by: asylumseeker on January 12, 2015, 07:23:01 AM
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The twelve teams shall be divided into a group stage consisting of two groups (A, B) of six teams each. The group winners qualify automatically for the Final and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the runners-up and third place teams are reseeded amongst each other and play a repechage play-off for the last two CONCACAF slots at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup..
CONCACAF have stated that on each match day, three matches will be played at the same stadium (described as a "triple header").
Tiebreaking criteria
The regulations state that:
"At the end of group play, and should two or more teams finish tied on points (including ties among third place teams), the manner in which teams will advance to the next round will be resolved as follows and in the order indicated:
a. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams
b. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
c. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
d. Greater goal difference in all group matches
e. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
f. Drawing of lots
Post by: dreamer on January 12, 2015, 11:51:15 AM
Post by: frico on January 12, 2015, 02:56:36 PM
Post by: Flex on January 12, 2015, 04:14:46 PM
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 head coach Derek King expects this country’s under 20 footballers to pick up more momentum as they look ahead to three of what may be their toughest challenges at the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship in Jamaica.
Currently second place on the table behind leaders Panama (six points), level with Guatemala and ahead of United States (1) and Jamaica (1), T&T will face of with Guatemala on Wednesday in a match which the result will be crucial towards both team’s chances of advancing.
T&T took care of business with a 5-1 victory over Aruba on Sunday evening as Panama stopped United States 1-0 and Guatemala also defeated hosts Jamaica 1-0. But King is well aware that his team has three difficult matches remaining in the group phase.
“The important thing for us now is to stay focused, be disciplined and more mature in our defending, especially in the late stages of the game,” King told TTFA Media.
“We conceded another late goal on Sunday and it’s something we’ll work on. I was happy with the way the guys conducted themselves especially early in the match when we took our chances,” he added.
“Aikim has been really good for us with two goals in the two games so far. There was a bit of a worry because he came off with a knock but he should be okay. Jabari also came in and did well and Muckette gave another good showing and took his goal very well. I was pleased with the effort overall especially with the boys that came in and did their part.”
“The tournament itself is still very wide opened with the results up to now. We will review our performances so far and address the areas that need to be worked on. And we will also ensure the players are in good health and remain focused for the games to come. Guatemala on Wednesday will not be easy by any means but I think once we put our heads down and we play to our ability and no make too many unforced errors or mistakes then there is every reason to believe we can get the results,” King added.
Mitchell of W Connection and Naparima College, is also banking on his team to push on in this tournament.
“We’re feeling really good at the moment. We’re confident but not complacent. The most important thing is for us to keep concentrating and take one game at a time,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
“We knew that we had to get into a good rhythm because the opponents are getting harder with each, especially from here. So the game against Aruba was good for us because we took our chances and we now have two games in the competition under our belts.
“We knew we had to score as many goals because it could come down to goal difference. Scoring our chances is vital if we want to progress. I think we have held our own so far but we ‘ll be aiming to polish up and get it even better for the games to come,” Mitchell added.
T&T will face Guatemala from 3pm (4pm TT time) at the National Stadium in Kingston.
The Junior “Soca Warriors” are in Group A along with Jamaica, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Guatemala. Group B includes Haiti, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras and El Salvador, in order of position drawn. The tournament will crown the Confederation champion at this age level, and qualify four teams to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015.
The top team from each group after round-robin play advances to the World Cup, and the second and third place nations from each group advance to the final day knockout phase, with the chance to dispute one of a pair of play-in matches which will determine CONCACAF's other two World Cup spots, as stated by CONCACAF.
Post by: frico on January 12, 2015, 06:05:48 PM
Post by: che on January 12, 2015, 07:10:04 PM
Post by: King Deese on January 12, 2015, 11:43:08 PM
Post by: frico on January 13, 2015, 04:51:29 AM
Post by: kounty on January 13, 2015, 10:39:57 AM
Post by: che on January 13, 2015, 11:25:07 AM
Post by: dreamer on January 13, 2015, 11:55:19 AM
Wishing you well Warriors. You can do it.
Wednesday is the day!
Post by: che on January 13, 2015, 02:12:34 PM
Post by: TdotTrini on January 13, 2015, 03:29:36 PM
Post by: frico on January 13, 2015, 04:02:46 PM
I just drove home like a mad man to see the game just to find out that the game is tomorrow.I saw that you thought it was today,and wanted to tell you but I had to do some cooking so I forgot.I know the feelings,I recall rushing down an exam paper at Uni to see Argentina play,they lost and I failed the exam.Rushing causes problems sometimes.I re-wrote the paper and passed.Rushing cause problems sometimes. ;D
Post by: Flex on January 13, 2015, 04:58:19 PM
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team will look to move a step closer to qualification for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 World Cup when they go in pursuit of three points in their third CONCACAF qualifier against Guatemala at the National Stadium in Kingston from 3pm on Wednesday.
T&T are unbeaten after two games and are on four points behind leaders Panama (six) and ahead of third place Guatemala on goal difference. United States takes on bottom placed Aruba while Jamaica are faced with a must win situation against table toppers Panama in the other matches scheduled for Kingston on the evening.
T&T head coach Derek King is expecting nothing but an overly challenging contest from the Central Americans.
“We looked at Guatemala several times, They are a pretty good team and they stay organized for long periods with good movements and some very strong players,” King told TTFA Media at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
“We have to defend well and stay disciplined and take our chances because we will create chances against them. The vibe is quite good in the camp as the players know the importance of this game and a victory tomorrow will separate the teams a bit,” he added.
Aikim Andrews who has scored in both games against Jamaica and Aruba is nursing a slight ankle injury but is likely to be fit for the encounter. King said the entire team is growing more confident as the tournament goes on.
“I believe in this team. When we analyze the other teams we see that it’s not beyond us to top the group. Once we continue to believe in ourselves, it’s eleven versus eleven on the day. The talent and ability is there but it takes more than that for us to go out there and score goals and win matches. So far we have shown we are on the right track and we’ll try to keep that up for the game against Guatemala and the two other games.
“One of the aims is to stay unbeaten in the group . We are still taking each game as a final.
T&T captain Shannon Gomez has been solid in both games so far and has demonstrated his ability to support in attack also. He feels the challenges ahead in the competition are not beyond T&T.
“When you look at our two performances so far, we’ve been solid but we improved also. We failed to put away the chances against Jamaica that would have given us the win but we converted well against Aruba.
I think the team is growing with every game and we will continue to dig deep to pull off the results in the remaining three games to get among the four teams that will qualify for the World Cup in New Zealand, “ Gomez said.
Post by: Deeks on January 13, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
Post by: che on January 13, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Right now is 1-0 guatemala
And to make things worse. When I logged on and scrolled down to this post. I thought DAM we down already :rotfl:
Post by: chelsealife on January 13, 2015, 07:37:28 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on January 13, 2015, 09:13:04 PM
Post by: SWF Reporter on January 14, 2015, 11:34:06 AM
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
“Once we defend well against Guatemala, we will win,” said Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team head coach Derek King. “The most important thing is to limit the mistakes and defend well for 90-plus minutes.
“Going forward, we will not have a problem. Opportunities (to score) will not be a problem.”
There is a quiet confidence about the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 squad that belies their shambolic pre-tournament preparations.
While teams like Canada and the United States toured Europe and CONCACAF for months, King did not get his Caribbean Cup winning team together until roughly three weeks before its opening World Cup qualifying match. Even then, he was without his first choice goalkeeper, Johan Welch, until January 3.
But if the “Soca Warriors” defeat Guatemala from 4 pm today at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston, Trinidad and Tobago will move six points clear of the United States—albeit with a game in hand—and will be favoured to at least get a play-off spot against, probably, either of Canada, Honduras, Haiti or El Salvador from Group B.
The two group winners qualify automatically to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup while the second and third place teams from each six team group will battle for the two remaining spots.
At present, Panama, Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago are the only unbeaten teams in Group A. But the United States outfit is expected to start its revival today against table propers, Aruba, and there remains the feeling that Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago might be fighting for third.
It is not a feeling that King shares.
“I am watching this as four teams competing for three spots,” King told Wired868. “We are not aiming for third. The most important thing is a win against Guatemala and then we are going for Panama and the US. We are going for them.”
There is more to this bunch of talented teenagers that meets the eye. But then the same can be said of its coach.
At 34, King is the youngest member of his technical staff and the baby of the head coaches at this tournament. He rarely wears a suit and is not the sort for witty soundbytes or provocative analogies.
It might be easy to miss the fact that he is a former Pro League Coach of the Year and the only coach to take a clean sweep of titles in Trinidad and Tobago’s domestic professional era while at Joe Public.
King might also be the only Trinidad and Tobago coach to win a competitive fixture against a Mexican team in hostile territory. In 2009, he led Public to a 1-0 CONCACAF Champions’ League group stage victory over Atlante at the Estadio Andres Quintana Roo in Cancun. Incidentally, Atlante went on to win the entire competition.
King also holds the UEFA B coaching licence and did the first part of his UEFA A licence to go along with his local C and D certifications. He hopes to complete his UEFA A licence later this year although there is the matter of roughly TT$60,000 in fees along with, presumably, airfare and expenses.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) promises its youth coaches a stipend of between TT$3,000 to TT$4,000 per month but no one has been paid in about two years.
King would probably be accustomed to doing things the hard way by now. At 24, the promising central defender—King was slow but a perceptive reader of the game with a decent passing range—saw his world come crashing down in a league match for Public against Stokely Vale in the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya.
“I was in possession and (the Stokely Vale captain) came in with a two footed tackle,” he said. “All I knew after that is I was heading to Medical Associates with a twisted knee cap.”
It was February 2005 and King, who had 33 international caps and captained Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly against Azerbaijan that January, had big hopes for the country’s 2006 World Cup campaign.
But he never played competitive football again and he was still in crutches, a year and a half later, when his teammates lined up in Dortmund to make history as the youngest nation to play in a FIFA senior World Cup finals.
Soon after, controversial ex-FIFA vice president and Public owner, Jack Warner, gave King the news he dreaded.
“Jack called me into a 5 am meeting and told me to forget playing football,” said King. “He said I would work with (Public technical director) Keith Look Loy as assistant technical director and I started working with the Under-16 team after that.”
King, who did an ACL reconstructive surgery and has two screws in his knee, did his first coaching course in 2008 and the once thoughtful player became an equally studious coach. He did half his coaching badges under Dutch coaches and the rest with British tutors—his classmates for his UEFA A licence included current Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs and ex-FA head of elite development Gareth Southgate—and he claimed to have adopted ideas from both while he is a big fan of Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola.
“I like my players to be fit and I like good ball movement and winning the ball higher up (the field),” said King. “Everything (the Dutch coaches) do is with the ball and when you analyse their patterns of play they are always using triangles and so on (while) their style of play utilises the width of the field too…
“The English are more disciplined and rigid in the way the play and more direct. They don’t alter their shape no matter what and I like my back four to be like that.”
King’s Warriors play with a solid back four that gives licence to captain and right back Shannon Gomez to bomb forward. He usually uses two midfield shields with wingers and split attackers.
His wingers are fast and skilful, his central players are inventive and always interested looking for the ball and his team is equally adept at attacking down either flank or through the centre.
On Friday night, they treated Jamaica to an almost perfect hour of football as striker Kadeem Corbin had the “Reggae Boyz” chasing shadows, playmaker Duane Muckette controlled central midfield, left winger Akeem Garcia mesmerised with his stuttering dribble moves and ability to go inside or outside his marker while Gomez and Aikim Andrews were so dominant down the right flank that opposing coach Theodore Whitmore used four different combinations to try to stop them.
By halftime, dozens of Jamaicans had left “The Office” for fear of witnessing a thumping. Somehow, the Warriors let a two-goal lead slip and ended 2-2 after Jamaica’s Junior Flemmings scored a stoppage time free kick.
“I haven’t seen a Trinidad and Tobago team play total football like in that first half against Jamaica,” said King. “After the game, you could throw a pin in the room (and hear it). The players knew they threw away the game.
“We are still disappointed with the (result in the) first game but we can’t cry in the face of the Lord. It done happen already so we have to move on.”
King did not offer excuses for their late lapse. In truth, the Warriors did not have a single international game since last September’s Caribbean Cup. And, in their pre-tournament camp in Fort Lauderdale, he rotated his squad to give everyone some minutes against two assembled teams rather than offer extended run-outs to his likely starters.
It meant that the Warriors are still learning as they go along and substitute Ricardo John, for instance, had never played an international fixture before the Jamaican match.
“In international football, you cannot make certain mistakes that you would get away with in your local league or school football,” said King.
Fortunately, Aruba was next and the inexperienced Dutch outfit was no match for the Warriors. But King was not satisfied with their 5-1 win either as Trinidad and Tobago again conceded a late goal and sometimes played without menacing intent.
“Aruba was playing the ball in the back and keeping it there,” said King. “And when I analysed our mentality it was like we met a side that was not at our level so we dropped the intensity. It is something that I am trying to get out of their heads.
“When I spoke to a few of the guys after, they said ‘coach man but they were not really coming at us’. But that is not the point. If Mexico holds on to a side like that they will kill them off. That is the mentality I want.”
It is not just the natural ability and strength in depth that makes the current Under-20 team such a joy to watch. It is also the tactical flexibility. And King deserves much credit for that.
As the Warriors’ began to coast through the match at 3-0, King altered his team’s set-up by sacrificing a holding midfielder in an effort to press higher up the field. The move reaped two goals within 20 minutes.
King spoke at length about the subtle variations in his midfield shape in response to if an opponent is attempting to build through the back or play on the break and whether they use orthodox wingers or the inverted type who cut inside for shooting opportunities.
Tactically, Guatemala, who has already defeated Jamaica and tied the United States, is an awkward opponent. The Central American team plays a back three with a flat midfield four and three strikers who play at arm’s length from each other when in possession but always seek out pockets of space in anticipation of counter attacks while their teammates defend.
King said he is ready for the challenge.
“Guatemala would probably start like Aruba who held a (defensive) block on their halfline to stop us playing the ball into our midfielders,” said King. “We have stoppers who can play and bring the ball. If they do that we will go direct for 10 or 15 minutes and force them to change and then we can get on the ball again.
“It is not every time you can play the ball from the back and I tell the guys that. Sometimes they might be a little over confident and feel that they can do it but sometimes we have to play direct too.
“We do plenty video sessions and analyse certain situations so that we are ready for them. And, as a coach, I don’t sit down. I’m always giving instructions.”
Andrews, who has two goals, an assist and won a penalty against Aruba, is a doubt for this afternoon after he was substituted with a swollen ankle on Sunday. But King hopes that physiotherapist Saron Joseph and trainer Michael Taylor get the versatile winger ready in time. He described Joseph and Taylor as two of his most important staff member as they try to endure a gruelling competition.
“The length of the tournament with the amount of games for players (who are) under-20 is ridiculous,” said King, whose team plays three of its five group games under overhead sun as opposed to Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras and the United States who play all their matches under lights. “The guys are a little fatigued but we are doing some ice baths and pool sessions and recovery drinks. The physio and trainer are working around the clock.”
King gave credit to the know-how of his technical staff and particularly senior team head coach Stephen Hart, who is in Jamaica as an advisor and does not sit on the bench. King is Hart’s assistant on the senior team and has learned from him as well.
“Hart always gives you a chance to express yourself as a coach,” said King. “He is a boss who listens and makes his entire staff feel important… His coaching method is he breaks down everything and is always happy to explain why he makes his decisions.
“We have a really good understanding and it is the same with Hutson Charles and everyone else.”
A united, meticulous technical staff has been the perfect support for a talented, disciplined group of players who are seeking to become the third Trinidad and Tobago team to qualify for a FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
“It is a tough tournament and the guys are responding well and they know the task at hand,” said King. “They are trying their utmost best to make the country proud.”
A win today would really get the pulses racing as the Warriors aim to make light of scarce resources and inadequate preparation to qualify for the country’s first World Cup tournament in six years.
King urged fans and corporate Trinidad and Tobago to pay closer attention to his squad.
“There is something special about this team,” said King. “With the talent and the ability and the discipline these guys have, this has got to be the future of Trinidad and Tobago’s football. I have seen all the teams play so far and I don’t think anyone is more talented than us.
“Once we can get these guys to believe in themselves, it is eleven against eleven out there and I think we can match any of these teams.”
Guatemala will be the next test of the rising confidence within the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team’s ranks.
Post by: madness on January 14, 2015, 01:09:47 PM
Post by: Bianconeri on January 14, 2015, 01:47:24 PM
any links?
thought i found one but it's dead
Post by: soccerrama on January 14, 2015, 01:48:59 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 01:51:01 PM
1. Johan Welch (GK), 2. Shannon Gomez (capt.), 3. Martieon Watson, 4. Jesus Perez, 6. Duane Muckette, 7. Akeem Garcia, 8. Neveal Hackshaw, 9. Kadeem Corbin, 13. Brendon Creed, 15. Aikim Andrews, 18. Kevon Goddard
Subs: 5. Leland Archer, 10. Jabari Mitchell, 11. Levi Garcia, 12. Kishun Seecharan, 14. Matthew Woo Ling, 16. Ricardo John, 17. Akeem Humphrey, 19. Muarice Ford, 21. Jevon Sample (GK)
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 02:03:35 PM
1. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/guatedecorazon-tv
2. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fuerzasbasicasgt
3. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/teamoguatelindatve2
4. http://88.80.11.29/100424/watch-guatemala-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
5. http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/azulyblanco.co/stream6.php
6. http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/azulyblanco.co/stream3.php
7. http://www.ifeed2all.eu/watch/312339/1/watch-guatemala-vs-trinidad-and-tobago,-u20.html
8. http://www.ifeed2all.eu/watch/312339/2/watch-guatemala-vs-trinidad-and-tobago,-u20.html
Post by: maxg on January 14, 2015, 02:22:16 PM
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 02:26:37 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 14, 2015, 02:32:17 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 02:32:25 PM
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 02:33:36 PM
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 02:37:44 PM
Post by: frico on January 14, 2015, 02:51:40 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 14, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
We do not know what to do when we have the ball,simple as that,no one takes up crucial positions when someone has the ball.We have to take advantage of possession,which we had a lot of before they scored.The good thing is Guatemala may not do much attacking now that they have scored,http://I hope some sort of individual skill will get us back on terms.
i guess we need levi garcia and jabari mitchell on
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 02:57:28 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 03:05:22 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 14, 2015, 03:20:35 PM
Post by: Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$ on January 14, 2015, 03:24:01 PM
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 03:28:20 PM
Post by: elan on January 14, 2015, 03:44:30 PM
1. When they attack the end line show a little more enterprising play
2. Be a little more patient on the build up especially when out wide. Let the runs develop in the box.
3. Don't always have to play the killer ball
4. Get an assist
Post by: che on January 14, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on January 14, 2015, 03:55:16 PM
Post by: elan on January 14, 2015, 04:04:48 PM
This is some serious :bs: I rel :pissedoff: right now. First JA and now this. It only going and gets harder form here on out.
Post by: kounty on January 14, 2015, 04:08:50 PM
Anyway, keep yuh heads up fellaz. Hopefully they cud scape pass this round and work extensively on dead ball situations for the next, cuz that is how they losing these matches.
Post by: Sam on January 14, 2015, 04:10:18 PM
Gomez is a beast.
De only problem I have is, we had Guatemala pin, why de coach didn't change up de formation to a 4-3-3, we needed to score and could have win instead of playing this kick and hope somebody score, we cant leave one striker up ton and expect to score.
De team have good players, they quick and can run whole day.
Now de real test start, USA and Panama.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 14, 2015, 04:16:22 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on January 14, 2015, 04:23:18 PM
Watch we was pressing hard for that equalizer...it mighta come too...y he trying to run up field....yuh is not a midfielder. ..fuss he shitty...he eh even know he is a keeper...this eh college soccer mih boy...this is football world cup qualifying. ..big man thing!
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 05:00:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/ophaTtuUvew
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 05:03:54 PM
Is 'rel f**king long I rate we keeper ah impse yunno....de man is a joker...you could just watch him and tell he aint got that talent...I eh know why he playing heself....wqtch nd see...that keeper just riding pine....he eh on football...he going g and be some accountant o something. ...we eh hv somebody else to give ah Bligh........watchhhhhh as this tournament progress and see what going nd go on with that man....powers that be....make me eat my words!
Stallion, what being a white boy have to do with the goal. The guy made an error, just like Maurice, Jan, Tamika. Ok, he is shakey. Maybe the staff should look at other keepers. But let us refrain from the race thing, nah.
Post by: elan on January 14, 2015, 05:07:29 PM
31'
Post by: trini_stallion on January 14, 2015, 05:10:30 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 05:17:21 PM
HIGHLIGHTS of T&T’s 2-0 loss to Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/v/ophaTtuUvew
Two unfortunate goals. Terrible mistake by the keeper for the 2nd goal. Maybe they need to look at the other keeper. But it appears that they were playing good. Would like to see the whole game. Two games to win fellas.
Post by: elan on January 14, 2015, 05:21:31 PM
We have a base plan, but it seems that we do not have one past that. What did we do to try and pull a game back? Besides the subs, what tactical adjustments we made? For e.g. We did well to free the winger on the right side. However once he got the ball he was (apparently) expected to make something happen. A couple times we got and under-lap to support but nothing past that really.
We have to develop different facet of the game to deal with various situations. From the 3 games we've played, we have not shown a different game.
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 05:56:58 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 06:14:44 PM
Post by: Sando prince on January 14, 2015, 06:41:35 PM
Fact is this tournament will only get harder for the Young Warriors. We need to win these games to stand a chance of WC qualification. Finishing your chances is part of winning the game. Ah doh want to hear any excuses!
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 06:42:53 PM
Post by: SWF Reporter on January 14, 2015, 06:49:05 PM
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago started the day unbeaten and near the top of Group A in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. But by 6 pm (Jamaican time), the young “Soca Warriors” were staring elimination in the face.
A 2-0 loss to Guatemala today means that Trinidad and Tobago must defeat the United States in its final group match on Wednesday January 21 at Montego Bay to have any chance of advancing to the play off round of the CONCACAF competition.
And, even so, the Warriors must win by a hefty goal margin too after the United States trounced Aruba 8-0 today, which is four goals better than Trinidad and Tobago’s 5-1 result against Aruba on Sunday.
Suddenly, the road to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup looks fraught with uncertainty.
“I am very disappointed with the result,” said Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 coach Derek King. “In the first 20 minutes we played all the football (and) we saw some good ball movement. We held our shape and Guatemala sat back and allowed us to play.
“We allowed a soft goal. (In the) second half, the same thing happened and a blunder from our keeper (led to the second goal). We played all the football but goals win matches not possession.”
The final statistics, according to CONCACAF, showed 10 shots from the Trinidad and Tobago team and just two from Guatemala. Even then, the Central American team needed more than a little help from the Warriors.
Mauro Portillo’s header was heading straight to Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Johan Welch when it went in off the thigh of defender Martieon Watson in the 24th minute. CONCACAF chalked it down as an own goal from the Naparima College student.
And Guatemala’s second? Welch would seem a very unlikely candidate to execute a “Rene Higuita-type” move outside of his own penalty area. And, again, Portillo was there to take advantage.
Guatemala coach Carlos Ruiz, an Argentine import, said his team was “very lucky” to come away with three points.
“Trinidad and Tobago played very well and had most of the ball,” said Ruiz, via a translator. “We were very lucky today to come out victorious because our chances came from two mistakes.
“Guatemala made use of mistakes given to them by the Trinidad and Tobago team.”
Ruiz was, arguably, a touch generous. True, Guatemala capitalised on errors rather than made much of the game themselves. But it was alarming, although not altogether surprising, to see the Warriors growing increasingly lacklustre with every passing minute.
Sure, the likes of Aikim Andrews and Kadeem Corbin were still willing runners to the death. But the movement off the ball that died after 70 minutes against Jamaica was gone much sooner this afternoon.
University of South Florida playmaker Duane Muckette is arguably Trinidad and Tobago’s best player but, for the third successive game, he did not get close to 90 minutes and was at walking pace long before his substitution.
Muckette lasted 78 minutes against Jamaica, 66 minutes against Aruba and, in Trinidad and Tobago’s biggest game so far, he managed just 57 minutes against Guatemala.
Do the Warriors, whose poor pre-tournament preparation was well documented, have any energy left to knock off Panama and the United States?
King suggested concern over the team’s fitness levels was overblown though. He claimed that their livelier showings against Jamaica might be down to an 8 pm kick off as opposed to 3 pm starts against Aruba and Guatemala.
“At the end of the day, we had ball possession and once you have ball possession you have a chance to score goals,” said King. Plenty of our players were below par today… We created goal scoring chances but we just didn’t take them.”
In truth, Guatemala goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen looked flustered just twice today. In the seventh minute, Hagen threw himself low to his right to keep out a Muckette effort. And, in the 80th minute, he again had to use every inch of his wingspan to keep out a low Corbin effort in a crowded penalty box.
Otherwise, the Warriors were straight at the Guatemala custodian or overbar while there were far too few good scoring chances created considering the havoc that Andrews and Akeem Garcia caused on either flank.
“The final pass wasn’t there today,” said King. “Sometimes when we could take an extra touch we were forcing (the play) and the crosses were not good today. The service in the final third was poor today.”
After a lopsided opening 25 minutes, Guatemala went ahead with only its second real attack and its first shot on target. Only it was not really on target.
Guatemala right wing back Steven Robles got down the right flank and delivered a looping cross to the far post. Portillo climbed well to head down to goal and, probably, straight at Welch. But Watson could not get out of the way in time and the ball struck the Trinidad and Tobago defender and rolled in at the near post.
Muckette had a chance to equalise in the 29th minute only for Guatemala defender Carlos Estrada to fling his body in the way to make the block.
Eight minutes into the second half, Muckette released Corbin with a clever flick but the latter attacker dragged his angled left footed shot harmlessly across the face of the goal.
Trinidad and Tobago’s three-man central midfield combination had gone flat by then and King sent in Akeem Humphrey and Jabari Mitchell for Muckette and Kevon Goddard.
Humphrey immediately helped to lift the tempo but Mitchell’s contribution was mixed. Mitchell did create another shooting opportunity for Corbin in the 80th minute but the playmaker failed to make much headway in the crowd of players on top the Guatemala penalty area.
Levi Garcia, who is bound for Europe in 2015, was the third change in the 69th minute and, apart from one incisive cross to Andrews, he did not resemble the younger winger who set the Caribbean Cup tournament alight last September.
“Leading up to the competition, he was not well and he is now getting back (his) confidence,” said King, who revealed the player had a stomach bug. “He is the youngest member of the team and we are trying with him and talking to him and trying to guide him.”
In the 87th minute, it was lights out as Welch collected a throw from captain Shannon Gomez and, inexplicably, tried to dribble Portillo rather than hammer the ball forward or simply return the ball to his right back. Portillo won the ball and applied the insurance goal.
The less said about that decision from the United States-based goalkeeper, the better.
Gomez called it a blooper while King went with blunder.
“We just have to give him confidence to come back and do his best in the next game,” said Gomez.
But can the tiring Trinidad and Tobago team rebound to take a draw from Panama and win against the United States?
“Football plays on the day so it is not beyond us,” said Gomez. “Every game we go with the mindset to win. It is (about) them taking their chances or us taking our chances…
“We are confident.”
The Warriors need a big result from their final group match now. But, going into the tournament, they might have expected that it would come to this. Whether they can pull it off is another matter entirely.
King’s team has been praised for being one of the country’s best youth teams. But now they must prove it.
The Dwight Yorke-led Under-20 team beat the United States 1-0 on the way to the Portugal 1991 World Youth Championships while, in 2009, Kevin Molino scored the winner to take the young Warriors past Jamaica.
Gomez, Corbin, Muckette and company must take a big scalp to join such lofty company.
(Teams)
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1.Johan Welch (GK); 2.Shannon Gomez (captain), 3.Martieon Watson, 13.Brendon Creed, 4.Jesus Perez; 18.Kevon Goddard (17.Akeem Humphrey 57), 8.Neveal Hackshaw; 15.Aikim Andrews, 6.Duane Muckette (10.Jabari Mitchell 57), 7.Akeem Garcia (11.Levi Garcia 69); 9.Kadeem Corbin.
Unused substitutes: 21.Javon Sample (GK), 5.Leland Archer, 12.Kishun Seecharan, 14.Matthew Woo Ling, 16.Ricardo John, 19.Maurice Ford.
Coach: Derek King
Guatemala (3-4-3): 1.Nicholas Hagen (GK); 16.Julio Ortiz, 15.Carlos Estrada, 2.Kevin Grijalva, 13.Steven Robles, 14.Andy Ruiz, 6.Cristian Jiminez, 20.Mauricio Maltes (17.Pablo Aguilar 59), 8.Kevin Bordon (10.Diego Alvarez 46), 9.Mauro Portillo, 11.Mario Hernandez (18.Benedicto Aldana 71).
Unused substitutes: 12.Julio Ochoa (GK), 3.Allen Yanes, 4.Nicholas Samayoa, 5.Luis De Leon, 7.Christopher Ortiz, 19.Jose Morales.
Coach: Carlos Ruiz
Referee: David Gantar (Canada).
Post by: Tallman on January 14, 2015, 06:49:13 PM
TT and US each has 4 pts from 3 games.
But the US has a GD of 7. Ours is just 2.
Post by: frico on January 14, 2015, 06:59:36 PM
The way forward is a West Indian football team,we have to forget insularity,If we were playing as a Caribbean team today,we would have smashed those lucky Guatemalans,I wouldn't have cared who scored,as long as we won.I think a Caribbean team would have won the tournament without a blip.Why does Caribbean people have to take this shit year after year,its a never ending story of woe and stress,we just keep losing and losing,this shit is never ending.All you young educated men and women in the football fraternity,please,please get together and start thinking about a West Indian football team,this insularity isn't taking us anywhere.I cannot now be bothered to look at us get trampled on by the US and Panama. :(
Post by: Deeks on January 14, 2015, 07:11:55 PM
The sooner we Caribbean people realize that we are never going to reach the heights of Mexico,USA,Honduras and quite soon Surinam,the better.I say Surinam,because they will soon be using players from Holland,those with Surinam heritage,and there are lots to choose from.The same could be said for some Central American countries,there are hundreds of Spanish speaking players in the US,most from Central America,Jamaica can also claim players from Canada,USA,and England,we can only count on 2 or 3.Breds, I share your idealism. But it eh go happen. WI solidarity is a pipe dream. From the time the Federation flopped, that was it. Just look at our cricket. It was a model of success. We just going thru the motions. There is a substantial amount of Trinis who would not mind the breakup of the cricket. I may be wrong, there maybe some changes in the future. But it is hard to envision. The windward and leeward islands have a better chances of forming a team. Eastern Caribbean Union. I don't see JA, Trini, Bahamas, Guyana joing them.
The way forward is a West Indian football team,we have to forget insularity,If we were playing as a Caribbean team today,we would have smashed those lucky Guatemalans,I wouldn't have cared who scored,as long as we won.I think a Caribbean team would have won the tournament without a blip.Why does Caribbean people have to take this shit year after year,its a never ending story of woe and stress,we just keep losing and losing,this shit is never ending.All you young educated men and women in the football fraternity,please,please get together and start thinking about a West Indian football team,this insularity isn't taking us anywhere.I cannot now be bothered to look at us get trampled on by the US and Panama. :(
Post by: palos on January 14, 2015, 07:28:10 PM
We had the opportunity to bury Jamaica and failed to do it. Goes to show just how much of a mental game football is.
Generally, our sports teams lack that winning mentality
Post by: Bakes on January 14, 2015, 07:37:03 PM
....wqtch nd see...that keeper just riding pine....he eh on football...he going g and be some accountant o something...
Yo it eh matter how talented we team is...if we keeper is a shithong we will get brush....in my heart I feel this man getting play cuz he a white boy and keeping for some shit team here in d us...
I think you need to ease up on the racial talk, yuh could criticize de man without making reference to his race, which has nothing to do with anything.
Post by: elan on January 14, 2015, 07:42:05 PM
We only have ourselves to blame.
We had the opportunity to bury Jamaica and failed to do it. Goes to show just how much of a mental game football is.
Generally, our sportsteamscoaches lack that winning mentality
Post by: Bianconeri on January 14, 2015, 09:43:24 PM
Is 'rel f**king long I rate we keeper ah impse yunno....de man is a joker...you could just watch him and tell he aint got that talent...I eh know why he playing heself....wqtch nd see...that keeper just riding pine....he eh on football...he going g and be some accountant o something. ...we eh hv somebody else to give ah Bligh........watchhhhhh as this tournament progress and see what going nd go on with that man....powers that be....make me eat my words!
Stallion, what being a white boy have to do with the goal. The guy made an error, just like Maurice, Jan, Tamika. Ok, he is shakey. Maybe the staff should look at other keepers. But let us refrain from the race thing, nah.
Well said sir.
we hear it enough in our politics as it is.
enough of the race wars. Even if u say you may not have meant it like that.
gotta choose your words carefully with those kind of issues.
Post by: Bianconeri on January 14, 2015, 09:44:42 PM
are we saying he was at fault for both jamaican goals?
Aruba's goal was a total breakdown defensively. he is not totally to blame
I curious as to what he was boffing the man for after he gave away the ball tho lol
Post by: Bianconeri on January 14, 2015, 09:45:40 PM
I think he would have been a great option to have as well.
but so it goes..2 games to go
Hope for the best....
Post by: trini_stallion on January 14, 2015, 10:31:58 PM
Is 'rel f**king long I rate we keeper ah impse yunno....de man is a joker...you could just watch him and tell he aint got that talent...I eh know why he playing heself....wqtch nd see...that keeper just riding pine....he eh on football...he going g and be some accountant o something. ...we eh hv somebody else to give ah Bligh........watchhhhhh as this tournament progress and see what going nd go on with that man....powers that be....make me eat my words!
Stallion, what being a white boy have to do with the goal. The guy made an error, just like Maurice, Jan, Tamika. Ok, he is shakey. Maybe the staff should look at other keepers. But let us refrain from the race thing, nah.
Well said sir.
we hear it enough in our politics as it is.
enough of the race wars. Even if u say you may not have meant it like that.
gotta choose your words carefully with those kind of issues.
As I said. ..we hv mentality to pick a foreigner over a local that maybe more talented
Post by: kounty on January 14, 2015, 10:45:39 PM
Post by: elan on January 15, 2015, 12:19:40 AM
T&T U-20s lose second warm-up.
T&T Express Reports.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 men’s footballers will depart Miami for Kingston today ahead of the final round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand.
The squad, under head coach Derek King, completed their second training fixture on Monday night, losing 2-1 to the Weston United Alumni at Vizcaya Park in Miramar. Akeem Garcia was the lone scorer for T&T which also fell 2-0 to a US Soccer Development Eleven on the weekend.
“Game two was a decent exercise for us. We started the game well. We conceded two late goals. We are finalising our starting eleven and the first team in this game played quite well,” King said.
“Regardless of the result, we saw good ball movement and we were solid defensively which is important for us at the international level,” the coach added.
“I would like to thank the Ministry of Sport and the TTFA for allowing us the opportunity for the training camp because at this level the guys need this international preparation,” he said.
“I think come Friday we will be ready for the opening game against Jamaica. We will take each game as a final but our first focus will be on the opening game versus Jamaica,” the T&T coach concluded.
???
So I go back to this.
Post by: Flex on January 15, 2015, 02:57:57 AM
CONCACAF.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Guatemala (2-1-0, 7 points) maintained its unbeaten record in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, posting a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago (1-1-1, 4 points) on Tuesday at the National Stadium.
With two games to be played later in the evening – Aruba (0-0-2, 0 points) v United States (0-1-1, 1 point) and Jamaica (0-1-1, 1 point) v Panama (2-0-0, 6 points) – the Guatemalans took the provisional lead in Group A by a single point over their Central American counterpart.
It appeared that a 25th minute own-goal would be all to separate the teams, but a hustling Mauro Portillo added an insurance tally late in the encounter.
Trinidad enjoyed a bright start and through its possession was able to force Guatemala goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen into an early save off a Duane Muckette effort.
From there, though, the Guatemalans settled in, utilizing the pitch’s width to their advantage.
That tactic paid off in the 25th minute as Stheven Robles delivered a cross from the right-goal line to the far post for powerful forward Mauro Portillo, who headed the ball down towards the net. It took a deflection off defender Martieon Watson’s thigh and crossed the line. The own-goal made it 1-0 and gave solid-defending Guatemala, which conceded only one goal in its opening two games, the opportunity to play more compactly.
The Caribbean champion’s best chance came in the 74th minute. Levi Garcia broke away down the right wing and crossed into the box for Aikim Andrews, who reacted quickly to chest it, but the solid Hagen anticipated well and was there to gather it in.
Guatemala made sure of the victory with two minutes left in normal time. On the right side of his own end, goalkeeper Johan Welch received a throw in. Rather than launch the ball up field, he tried to elude the charging Portillo with a move. The rising Municipal star hustled to make the steal, raced towards the left edge of the box and rolled a shot from 14-yards out into an open goal.
Group A action moves to Montego Bay on Sunday, when Guatemala will face Aruba and Trinidad will look to bounce back against Panama.
Full Results
Guatemala 2 v Trinidad & Tobago 0
Watson 25 Own Goal
Portillo 88
Panama 2 v Jamaica 0
Samms 56
Diaz 86
USA 8 v Aruba 0
Gall 16
Jamieson 18
Gall 23
Thompson 26
Hyndman 30
Gall 32
Jamieson 48
Moreno 84
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Johan Welch; 2.Shannon Gomez (capt) (Yellow 33), 3.Martieon Watson, 13.Brendon Creed, 4.Jesus Perez; 18.Kevon Goddard (17.Akeem Humphrey 57th), 8.Neveal Hackshaw; 15.Aikim Andrews, 6.Duane Muckette (10.Jabari Mitchell 57th), 7.Akeem Garcia (11.Levi Garcia 69th); 9.Kadeem Corbin.
Unused substitutes: 21.Javon Sample (GK), 5.Leland Archer, 12.Kishun Seecharan, 14.Matthew Woo Ling, 16.Ricardo John, 19.Maurice Ford.
Coach: Derek King
Guatemala: 1.Nicholas Hagen; 16.Julio Ortiz (capt), 15.Carlos Estrada, 2.Kevin Grijalva, 13.Steven Robles, 14.Andy Ruiz, 6.Cristian Jiminez, 20.Mauricio Maltes (Yellow 18) (17.Pablo Aguilar 59th), 8.Kevin Bordon (10.Diego Alvarez 46th), 9.Mauro Portillo, 11.Mario Hernandez (18.Benedicto Aldana 71st).
Unused substitutes: 12.Julio Ochoa (GK), 3.Allen Yanes, 4.Nicholas Samayoa, 5.Luis De Leon, 7.Christopher Ortiz, 19.Jose Morales.
Coach: Carlos Ruiz
Referee: David Gantar (Canada).
VIDEOS: -
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guatemala Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/guatemala-vs-trinidadtobago-highlights)
Concacaf Fan Zone (http://www.concacaf.com/video/flash-zone-guatemala-vs-trinidad-tobago)
Standings - Group-A
P W D L F A Pts
Panama 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Guatemala 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
USA 3 1 1 1 9 2 4
T&T 3 1 1 1 7 5 4
Jamaica 3 0 1 2 2 5 1
Aruba 3 0 0 3 1 17 0
Stats
Guatemala v T&T
1 Shots 11
0 Assists 0
0 Corner kicks 9
1 Offsides 0
15 Fouls 11
16 Clearances 4
35 Recoveries 15
Upcoming Group-A Games
Sunday 18 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago—4 pm
Guatemala vs Aruba—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs United States—9 pm
Post by: Tallman on January 15, 2015, 07:22:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/Y2LoYc-nZfU
Post by: frico on January 15, 2015, 07:39:41 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on January 15, 2015, 07:51:10 AM
The past is the past. It's a tourney. Let's grow through the rounds and realize what we are capable of. Shake it off, and proceed.
Post by: Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$ on January 15, 2015, 09:57:43 AM
Post by: Flex on January 15, 2015, 10:02:02 AM
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 men’s team suffered their first defeat, going down disappointingly 2-0 to Guatemala on Wednesday but are still very much in the race to securing one of two playoff spots at the CONCACAF Final Round of World Cup qualification in Jamaica.
The loss on Wednesday left T&T in fourth place with four points with a plus 2 goal difference, level on points with United States which is ahead on a +7 goal difference after their 8-0 win over Aruba. Panama is atop the group with nine points and Guatemala in second on seven. Jamaica is fifth with one point while Aruba remains in the cellar position.
T&T has it in their own hands as victories in their next encounter against Panama on Sunday and against the USA next Wednesday in Montego Bay is likely to push them into the playoffs from which the top two teams will advance to the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Head Coach Derek King expressed his disappointment with the manner in which T&T conceded and gave away Wednesday’s match to the Central Americans.
T&T outshot their opponents 11 to one but Martieon Watson’s unfortunate 25th minute own goal and a disastrous error by goalkeeper Johan Welch in the 88th proved to be the difference.
“I’m very disappointed because we were outstanding in the first 20 minutes. They scored against the run of play, the own goal off Watson. They didn’t create any chances until late in the game. In our final third we were still rushing that final pass which wasn’t always on but we still created a number of chances,” King told TTFA Media.
“Guatemala only dropped off and kept their shape and it worked for them, It’s a tough loss to accept because we were better on the day but the result went in their favour. Goals win matches and now we have to fix that for our next two games.”
King emphasized the importance of T&T bouncing back in their remaining two matches against Panama and USA.
“Panama and USA will be very tough but we have it in our hands. We have a few days before those two games in Montego Bay and we’ll have to regroup and try to come back strong to keep the dream alive,” he added.
T&T captain Shannon Gomez said the team was recovering for the hurt of the defeat, admitting they had to shoulder the blame for failing to take care of business.
“We paid the price for lack of concentration at a couple points in the game but it was a good performance overall I felt,” Gomez said.
“We started off really well. It was similar to the way we had the game early against Jamaica but then we let in a soft goal and that set us back. Even though we continued to dominate ball possession for the majority of the game we let down in our finishing.
“I know we can refocus and bounce back against Panama. They are the top team in the group but we have more to play for now and we believe we have what it takes to get the positive results in the next two games. It’s now or never for us and we’ll be going all out,” he added.
Post by: coache on January 15, 2015, 10:23:26 AM
Well I back on meh soundin board...de kids were never prepared for dis tournament ..they lacked mental and physical fitness..talent alone cannot compete.
The coachman didn't give this team a fighting chance by not bringing a player who could change the game at any moment
Back to reality ..we were never ready!
Thanks for lettin me outta jail Mr Flex ;D
Post by: kounty on January 15, 2015, 10:32:10 AM
Nobody doh study me on dis forum yet I get ban fuh negativity allyuh let me outta jail dis mornin....allyuh eh easy nuh..
Well I back on meh soundin board...de kids were never prepared for dis tournament ..they lacked mental and physical fitness..talent alone cannot compete.
The coachman didn't give this team a fighting chance by not bringing a player who could change the game at any moment
Back to reality ..we were never ready!
Thanks for lettin me outta jail Mr Flex ;D
like de lil jailtime didn't fix the negativity boy :) lol.
(kicksin, good to see people with a good sense of humor).
Post by: Deeks on January 15, 2015, 10:41:25 AM
Post by: coache on January 15, 2015, 10:46:02 AM
Post by: coache on January 15, 2015, 10:58:28 AM
Post by: presspass on January 15, 2015, 11:05:54 AM
Yo it eh matter how talented we team is...if we keeper is a shithong we will get brush....in my heart I feel this man getting play cuz he a white boy and keeping for some shit team here in d us....look we cant get ah gustine keeper o something....I is always ask myself what d coach dem does be seeing that we the fans not...football for these youths is a livelihood...no small goal thing...or something they do for fun..or a hubby...is a career...and that Johan fella don't hv all he eggs in one basket...
Watch we was pressing hard for that equalizer...it mighta come too...y he trying to run up field....yuh is not a midfielder. ..fuss he shitty...he eh even know he is a keeper...this eh college soccer mih boy...this is football world cup qualifying. ..big man thing!
But you is a true cyat. An ignorant Trini at its worst. Remember an era when white Trinis could never make a national football team? Now you suggesting he's getting played because he's white. GEt ya head out of yuh c*nt na.
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 15, 2015, 12:37:33 PM
Which player he did not bring?we needed brent sam but he does not like to train king says thus he was dropped ...(funny thing jabloteh played him does he hate to train for them? ) the other striker ricardo john only seen the last 15-20 minutes of the jamaica game and he seemed out of it first ever international game for him...
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 15, 2015, 12:52:54 PM
Post by: elan on January 15, 2015, 01:10:22 PM
Which player he did not bring?we needed brent sam but he does not like to train king says thus he was dropped ...(funny thing jabloteh played him does he hate to train for them? ) the other striker ricardo john only seen the last 15-20 minutes of the jamaica game and he seemed out of it first ever international game for him...
I think John and Levi should have started.
John just finished a successful college season, he has experience. Look how many of the players he played against are being drafted right now.
Post by: coache on January 15, 2015, 01:34:01 PM
Football at this level is higher than any level these youths have played in Trinidad and Tobago...the kids who came from the US college system are in no better position because a lot of US College programs are simply crazy..
We should build on our past successes by getting old coaches invovled with youth development on the national level..
Get coaches like La Forest, SinClair, Selris Figaro, Dick Furlonge, Steadman and a host of other old guys and get their input..pick sense from nonsense and build for the future..
I am not saying to get rid of young coaches..I am saying bring back the old coaches and get them involved because they have an immense amount of knowldege to impart ..
Do it soon before they all die out.
Post by: che on January 15, 2015, 03:00:12 PM
the jamaica opening game tie is coming back to haunt us :cursing: :cursing:
That and the fact that The Guat. game should have at least ended nil nil. Guat had one shot on goal de whole game but won 2nil :bs:
Post by: dreamer on January 15, 2015, 03:17:42 PM
Post by: maxg on January 15, 2015, 04:13:55 PM
Everybody does have the answer, everybody does know the reasons, except the ppl who actually doing the stuff..dem doh know nothing.
The old days, and how it was.. nobody can't even agree on what is wrong, but we go agree, or better still get the ole fellas, who couldn't agree either, to agree how to fix it.. Everybody want to have the answers, but want their answer be the right answer.
uh huh..carry on.. I saw it when I was a athlete and player, and ah still seeing it now.. Coach dem doh know nothing, Player or players no good, Admin no good, Government no good...Supporters true true doh. ::) ::)
Post by: elan on January 15, 2015, 04:23:58 PM
well, I never read so much crap from so much knowledable ppl in my short life..wait, not true...everytime we lorse a game..it does start to spout..
Everybody does have the answer, everybody does know the reasons, except the ppl who actually doing the stuff..dem doh know nothing.
The old days, and how it was.. nobody can't even agree on what is wrong, but we go agree, or better still get the ole fellas, who couldn't agree either, to agree how to fix it.. Everybody want to have the answers, but want their answer be the right answer.
uh huh..carry on.. I saw it when I was a athlete and player, and ah still seeing it now.. Coach dem doh know nothing, Player or players no good, Admin no good, Government no good...Supporters true true doh. ::) ::)
I don't think "everybody" want their answer to be the right answer, but maybe part of the answer. It great that we feel hard done, bitter, sour, etc about losing, that's a great way to be. to have people challenge what's going is where we need to go. How often we were in great situations to qualify for a tournament and salt, with no insight or report from the "people who doing it"? No inquest, no self reflection, nothing, just ah hard luck fellas/ladies. That should never be good enough. With many people voicing their opinions and expressig how they feel will go a log way in helping our football standard to improve. For to long the FA/FF preyed on ignorant fans, but no long. The modern game exposes everything in quick time.
Let we keep taking it easy and keep quiet because we eh win a PFL and and ah Toyota Cup, it will help. Look the Super Draft on today how many ah we players get ah look in. College boys left and right being drafted, but we Pros names nowhere to be found. Look TFC just use an international spot on ah French defender from NC.
What are we doing?
Post by: maxg on January 15, 2015, 04:35:17 PM
Elan..we never take it easy or keep quiet with NO lorse..we never take it, we always attack somebody.. and we still reaching the verge and losing..so tell meh how the noise help..same flicking ting everytime..because ppl doh jump infront a camera yuh think it doh have no SELF-reflecting, or analyzing..yuh think dem tryin to lorse and face all dem ppl wasting dem dong...but every f**king time we wasting them down still...so how it eh improve yet..how we still losing then.. Maybe we should try something else as supporters..maybe trust and support, without all the f**king drama and pressure..cause I yet to see how the standard improve with all the voicing of opinion on here...look same to me. but I old, I doh see so goodwell, I never read so much crap from so much knowledable ppl in my short life..wait, not true...everytime we lorse a game..it does start to spout..
Everybody does have the answer, everybody does know the reasons, except the ppl who actually doing the stuff..dem doh know nothing.
The old days, and how it was.. nobody can't even agree on what is wrong, but we go agree, or better still get the ole fellas, who couldn't agree either, to agree how to fix it.. Everybody want to have the answers, but want their answer be the right answer.
uh huh..carry on.. I saw it when I was a athlete and player, and ah still seeing it now.. Coach dem doh know nothing, Player or players no good, Admin no good, Government no good...Supporters true true doh. ::) ::)
I don't think "everybody" want their answer to be the right answer, but maybe part of the answer. It great that we feel hard done, bitter, sour, etc about losing, that's a great way to be. to have people challenge what's going is where we need to go. How often we were in great situations to qualify for a tournament and salt, with no insight or report from the "people who doing it"? No inquest, no self reflection, nothing, just ah hard luck fellas/ladies. That should never be good enough. With many people voicing their opinions and expressig how they feel will go a log way in helping our football standard to improve. For to long the FA/FF preyed on ignorant fans, but no long. The modern game exposes everything in quick time.
Let we keep taking it easy and keep quiet because we eh win a PFL and and ah Toyota Cup, it will help. Look the Super Draft on today how many ah we players get ah look in. College boys left and right being drafted, but we Pros names nowhere to be found. Look TFC just use an international spot on ah French defender from NC.
What are we doing?
add: magine in this day an age man saying we lorse because of ah keeper.. anybody could ask Pele when allyuh rub shoulders with him bout dem big keeper..or cause of a forward or any 3 guys..anyway, everybody could do their thing..that's how we do it anyway..the boys/coaches will one day win, in spite of all the crap, perceived or real. That's my belief.. carry on
add: is one thing suggesting what might have been done better etc..but to waste down the athlete after the fact is nonsense. PPl don't know that by now ? Probably I was to much on the losing end, so what I know
Post by: Deeks on January 15, 2015, 06:06:38 PM
Post by: coache on January 15, 2015, 06:15:57 PM
Football is a game that reflects life itself...whatever you put in that is what you will get back...if you plant peas you will only get peas.. if you plant peas with little or no nuturing you are taking a chance on nature to to give you a bountyful supply...
Despite what many people believe on this site ..your destiny is always within your control.
Post by: elan on January 15, 2015, 06:22:40 PM
Elan..we never take it easy or keep quiet with NO lorse..we never take it, we always attack somebody.. and we still reaching the verge and losing..so tell meh how the noise help..same flicking ting everytime..because ppl doh jump infront a camera yuh think it doh have no SELF-reflecting, or analyzing..yuh think dem tryin to lorse and face all dem ppl wasting dem dong...but every f**king time we wasting them down still...so how it eh improve yet..how we still losing then.. Maybe we should try something else as supporters..maybe trust and support, without all the f**king drama and pressure..cause I yet to see how the standard improve with all the voicing of opinion on here...look same to me. but I old, I doh see so goodwell, I never read so much crap from so much knowledable ppl in my short life..wait, not true...everytime we lorse a game..it does start to spout..
Everybody does have the answer, everybody does know the reasons, except the ppl who actually doing the stuff..dem doh know nothing.
The old days, and how it was.. nobody can't even agree on what is wrong, but we go agree, or better still get the ole fellas, who couldn't agree either, to agree how to fix it.. Everybody want to have the answers, but want their answer be the right answer.
uh huh..carry on.. I saw it when I was a athlete and player, and ah still seeing it now.. Coach dem doh know nothing, Player or players no good, Admin no good, Government no good...Supporters true true doh. ::) ::)
I don't think "everybody" want their answer to be the right answer, but maybe part of the answer. It great that we feel hard done, bitter, sour, etc about losing, that's a great way to be. to have people challenge what's going is where we need to go. How often we were in great situations to qualify for a tournament and salt, with no insight or report from the "people who doing it"? No inquest, no self reflection, nothing, just ah hard luck fellas/ladies. That should never be good enough. With many people voicing their opinions and expressig how they feel will go a log way in helping our football standard to improve. For to long the FA/FF preyed on ignorant fans, but no long. The modern game exposes everything in quick time.
Let we keep taking it easy and keep quiet because we eh win a PFL and and ah Toyota Cup, it will help. Look the Super Draft on today how many ah we players get ah look in. College boys left and right being drafted, but we Pros names nowhere to be found. Look TFC just use an international spot on ah French defender from NC.
What are we doing?
add: magine in this day an age man saying we lorse because of ah keeper.. anybody could ask Pele when allyuh rub shoulders with him bout dem big keeper..or cause of a forward or any 3 guys..anyway, everybody could do their thing..that's how we do it anyway..the boys/coaches will one day win, in spite of all the crap, perceived or real. That's my belief.. carry on
add: is one thing suggesting what might have been done better etc..but to waste down the athlete after the fact is nonsense. PPl don't know that by now ? Probably I was to much on the losing end, so what I know
So stay quiet and support, that's your answer. Be positive or spit?
Nah man. We losing because there are no checks and balances in place. They reflect to whom, themselves? That's like students correcting their own assignment.
It's us sitting quiet on the sidelines as "supporters" that have we in this situation. If since back in the days after Haiti, the supporters did speak out and challenge the FA/FF we might have been in a better position. I don't agree that we waste down the players and coaches (some do get emotional), but we do criticize and some times fiercely. This is our responsibility. All around the world in almost every sport NT are held to high standards and players are celebrated in victory and challenged in defeat.
Look at Germany's success over the years and yet they weren't satisfied. They challenged and criticized and reflect and came away as world champs. We keep doing the same thing every time and expect to see result or get a pat on the back for trying? (I'm sure you know what they say about a people who do not learn from their past). Give them time, give them time, 30 something year old players and men still saying give them time, that's who we are. This tournament placed a mirror in our faces and showed us who we are. We are participants, that's it (hope I am proven wrong in the next couple games :praying: ).
Jamaica to kill and we allow them back into the game. Guatemala to dismiss and we lose, even Aruba to belittle and we give up a goal. Every game the coach saying how good we were, but we keep giving up goals and we need to address that. How does that work?
Look at this, the 2nd goal we gave up came about by Guatemala paying attention to the game. What were we doing?
Post by: maxg on January 15, 2015, 09:50:26 PM
So stay quiet and support, that's your answer. Be positive or spit? NO, I don't have the answer, I leaving that to the appointed coaches. If I knew any better, eg. I do not think the can coach this team I would be writing letters and protesting. But I trust what their selection and their capabilities, so I making noise and supporting not cussing.we all want the same thing, but not because we want it bad, means we must or will ever get it. I just feel must never stop trying, if that is repeating the same action, then so be it. Plenty successful athletes mad so, maybe I coulda be one.
Nah man. We losing because there are no checks and balances in place. They reflect to whom, themselves? That's like students correcting their own assignment. The check and balances to the boys training is the coach and the TD.
It's us sitting quiet on the sidelines as "supporters" that have we in this situation. We don't sit quiet as supporters, we shouldn't but why we have to be loudest, covering we face, and looking for bobbolee to beat after.If since back in the days after Haiti, the supporters did speak out and challenge the FA/FF we might have been in a better position.So if the FA is why we lorsing, wha we cussing the players for, win or lorse ? But we all know why the FA is in this situation, we always knew, but what we do...we jump and wave when we went WC, even doh, things was not correct, but hey we reach, so we could wait til after.I don't agree that we waste down the players and coaches (some do get emotional), but we do criticize and some times fiercely. This is our responsibility. All around the world in almost every sport NT are held to high standards and players are celebrated in victory and challenged in defeat. There is criticism and there is degradation, given the known circumstances, nobody on the team or staff deserve degradation. They are all working to the best of their abilty, and sometimes things just don't go your way, sometimes they do, as coache said nurturing and they would grow, but a truck of manure is not nuturing
Look at Germany's success over the years and yet they weren't satisfied. They challenged and criticized and reflect and came away as world champs. We keep doing the same thing every time and expect to see result or get a pat on the back for trying? (I'm sure you know what they say about a people who do not learn from their past). Give them time, give them time, 30 something year old players and men still saying give them time, that's who we are. This tournament placed a mirror in our faces and showed us who we are. We are participants, that's it (hope I am proven wrong in the next couple games :praying: ). We pick our best players, we pick our best coaches, we afford them the best preparation we can, and we celebrate them win or loss. If WE not giving them the best of any of those, it CANNOT be their fault, it's OUR fault.
Jamaica to kill and we allow them back into the game. Guatemala to dismiss and we lose, even Aruba to belittle and we give up a goal. Every game the coach saying how good we were, but we keep giving up goals and we need to address that. How does that work?
Look at this, the 2nd goal we gave up came about by Guatemala paying attention to the game. What were we doing?
I'm not disputing any of this, but is this now happening ? They will get it. I never know a coach who train his charges to ease up in any close game, even in house league , farless Intl ball. Yuh think the coach and players not feeling it, yuh think they train for it to be that way ?
Funniest thing, most of our greatest athletes , including footballers achieve their greatest development to successes away from their greatest supporters, us, especially when they were just talented losers on the up. We hardly pay them any mind, or class them with a certain picong, depending on who they with or very few know them, but once they successful or even just get a selection to a Intl paper, we are number 1 supporters, trini to the bone,RWB...when they lorse, we are their greatest critics because we care. I wonder, who we really care bout ?
add: sure the goalie mess, and some players, and maybe the coach, but does that mean, they are mess hounds or the coach didn't pick the best players at his disposal ? Damn, we hard to lose for. If winning was so easy then why play, we should just mail in our desire and talent. Ihave 3 kids capable of repping TT as adults, for now they are still kids and learning, 2 already did with some measure of success, but oh gorm, when they read the criticism, they fraid. Meanwhile this country after them like no tomorrow, and like they cyah do nothing wrong, and only one really care about the sport..the one most fraid to represent TT. (but I digress).
Post by: King Deese on January 15, 2015, 11:00:45 PM
Post by: elan on January 16, 2015, 12:21:32 AM
The mentality that it is ok with whatever results and efforts produced on the field is a very poor one and one that we need to eradicate. This mentality maybe the reason why winning 2-0 and dominating JA and yet draw 2-2 is common and accepted. Or why you dominate your opponent and lose 2-0. Maxg, I am all for support and being positive and understanding, but not to the detrement of success and improving the quality of our players.
Our players want to play in the big leagues and be successful, yet at the International level we feel it is okay to "cuddle" them. Maybe this is why we are playing in India, Vietnam, Iceland and these places with leagues barely better (if at all) than our PFL. Is that what we want for our players? responsibility is a hell of a thing. A trait it seems sorely lacking in many areas of our society and citizenry. We need to break this idea that because we are limited, it is acceptable to be average. No. I say no. Hell no.
We need to push forward and hold our players and coaches and Federations and government and fans responsible every step of the way. Demand success whether your belly full, you're satisfied or starving. Does that mean you win everything? Of course not, but that is the approach we should demand and expect. How are our player to develop that Professional and International mentality when they don't have to. When will they develop that mentality that conditions may not be right but I still have to show my ability, what I am made off, that I can in less than desirable circumstance persevere and be successful.
I remember after the U17 girls defeat to the USA last qualifier I was asked why some of the girls looked so weak. I responded with "the necessary resources require to enable the players to be successful are not provided to them." The coach was like what? I used weight training as an example of one area that we are deficient in. His response was, "can they not get on each other back and squat? Can they not improvise with various body weight strength exercises? I had no answer.
We need to stop being victims and start charting our own paths to success. We need to develop that Cut-throat Mentality and put teams to bed whenever you catch them. We need to want to win and not just not lose. These players are our future, they are the 2022 and to a certain extent 2018 (although no one has shown that they can cut it) available players. I know it may sound all philosophical and fantastical, but this is how people succeed everyday. Dragging themselves from under the feet of oppressors, by reflecting on criticism and using that to fuel them to push on, by using their desire to be one of the best.
I maybe different, but I believe that your success is dependent on how much YOU want to succeed..................or not.
How Bad Do You Want It
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Post by: CK1 on January 16, 2015, 08:03:25 AM
Where is Dre Fortune? This player has shown the quality and ability to score goals and create goal scoring opportunities!Which player he did not bring?we needed brent sam but he does not like to train king says thus he was dropped ...(funny thing jabloteh played him does he hate to train for them? ) the other striker ricardo john only seen the last 15-20 minutes of the jamaica game and he seemed out of it first ever international game for him...
Post by: dreamer on January 16, 2015, 08:07:44 AM
Players, I guess, are just a reflection of the general society. And T&T psyche is somewhat damaged. Therefore the "team" seems to be lacking that little something big to beat regional rivals.
The uncharacteristic passion, like in Elan's notes, which you want to see in the team and fans, becomes so when the "exposure" changes. One suspects that the poster has been exposed to "stuff" possibly based on a unique journey in travel or reading or mentoring.
Therefore we got to "expose" the youngsters if the society is not changing. Exposure entails special coaches, more practice and international games and trips abroad to see other cultures in action. Books to read. Plenty yield right there when we know the whole society cyah be moved and the stands stay empty as a reflection of complete apathy.
The most we could hope for is a wave of useful waving waggonists in the stands who wish to be part of de "action" when the players seem to succeed despite their handicaps and are on the verge of something big.
This under 20 side is very promising and just a bit more "exposure" and they would be making waves.
Post by: CK1 on January 16, 2015, 08:19:39 AM
I see and feel the passion in the post by Elan above. You wouldn't take the time to write all that if you did not mean it.Point well taken and the coach can be the difference maker in this situation, the coach also lacks the "exposure" so he cannot affect the mentality of the players.
Players, I guess, are just a reflection of the general society. And T&T psyche is somewhat damaged. Therefore the "team" seems to be lacking that little something to big to beat regional rivals.
The uncharacteristic passion, like in Elan's notes, which you want to see in the team and fans, becomes so when the "exposure" changes. One suspects that Ekan has been exposed to "stuff" possibly based on a unique journey in travel or reading or mentoring.
Therefore we got to "expose" the youngsters if the society is not changing. Exposure entails special coaches, more practice and international games and trips abroad to see other cultures in action. Books to read. Plenty yield right there when we know the whole society cyah be moved and the stands stay empty as a reflection of complete apathy.
The most we could hope for is a wave of useful waving waggonists in the stands who wish to be part of de "action" when the players seem to succeed despite their handicaps and are on the verge of something big.
This under 20 side is very promising and just a bit more "exposure" and they would be making waves.
Post by: Sam on January 16, 2015, 08:29:59 AM
Where is Dre Fortune? This player has shown the quality and ability to score goals and create goal scoring opportunities!Which player he did not bring?we needed brent sam but he does not like to train king says thus he was dropped ...(funny thing jabloteh played him does he hate to train for them? ) the other striker ricardo john only seen the last 15-20 minutes of the jamaica game and he seemed out of it first ever international game for him...
Fortune was one of our better players on our last under 17 team and is part of this T&T under 20 team, but I heard he little unfit and is not playing regular football, thats why he wasn't picked.
Mitchell, Garcia, Muckette and Andrews playing top ball at the moment.
Then Creed and Hackshaw just add defensive power.
Woo Ling not even getting a run.
Post by: Deeks on January 16, 2015, 09:14:33 AM
King has been head coach for a while now. I don't think is an issue of lack of exposure. I think is the lack of preparation. That is, the lack of quality oponents for friendly so that he can weed out the non-performers.
Post by: elan on January 16, 2015, 09:46:53 AM
:flamethrower: for Panama today.
Post by: King Deese on January 16, 2015, 10:13:00 AM
Post by: Sam on January 16, 2015, 10:28:36 AM
So ah hope King paying attention.
Ervin Zorrilla and Edson Samms is good players we have to watch them.
Post by: dreamer on January 16, 2015, 10:47:14 AM
Good test for de warriors. We must embrace these TOUGH opportunities. We can do it.
Ideally get games against them before tournaments come around. Next time?
Post by: Tallman on January 16, 2015, 11:02:06 AM
By Gordon Williams (Jamaica Gleaner)
Jamaica won't be looking to the national under-20 team for immediate injection of fresh talent into an ageing senior player pool, as according to head coach Winfried Schäfer, none of the young Reggae Boyz on show at the CONCACAF Championship is ready to step up.
While there is concern that several key members of the senior squad are near or over 30, especially with the next World Cup three years away and a busy international calendar looming in 2015, according to Schäfer, the current crop of U-20s is incapable of making an effective transition. He's "happy" with the senior group, but is encouraging competition for places. So far, not one of the young Boyz will be able to mount a challenge.
"We have to change, but we need players who can pressure those in place," the coach who guided Jamaica to the Caribbean Cup in November said after Jamaica's 2-0 loss to Panama at the National Stadium, which plunged the team next to bottom of Group A.
"Now, I watch my young players in the Under-20 team and nobody can play in my senior team. These players cannot pressure those already there. They cannot. In the moment, no. Maybe in six months."
talented players in the schools
Schäfer, who had been off the island until days ago, but managed to review the Boyz' January 9 game against Trinidad and Tobago on video, said Jamaica has "very talented players in the schools", but the young Boyz needed to be more efficiently equipped before they're drafted into the national programme. The training at the schools, in particular, he said, was "not good enough".
"We need preparation," Schäfer explained. "In the schools and (club) leagues it must be better."
"We have to change many things with the youth," he added. "Fitness and tactics."
The high school football season does not, he argued, adequately ready players for international competition. However, Schäfer believes the situation can improve with an overhaul of the way the youth teams are viewed by football administrators, including allowing more time for training. That's not an option, he explained, since the senior team depends on the development of young talent for continuity.
"At this level (U-20s) nobody can play better (than the seniors)," said Schäfer. "But they can if the players work more - tactically and physically. These players need our help."
Post by: Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$ on January 16, 2015, 11:55:01 AM
Schäfer:Jamaica U-20s Not Ready
By Gordon Williams (Jamaica Gleaner)
Jamaica won't be looking to the national under-20 team for immediate injection of fresh talent into an ageing senior player pool, as according to head coach Winfried Schäfer, none of the young Reggae Boyz on show at the CONCACAF Championship is ready to step up.
While there is concern that several key members of the senior squad are near or over 30, especially with the next World Cup three years away and a busy international calendar looming in 2015, according to Schäfer, the current crop of U-20s is incapable of making an effective transition. He's "happy" with the senior group, but is encouraging competition for places. So far, not one of the young Boyz will be able to mount a challenge.
"We have to change, but we need players who can pressure those in place," the coach who guided Jamaica to the Caribbean Cup in November said after Jamaica's 2-0 loss to Panama at the National Stadium, which plunged the team next to bottom of Group A.
"Now, I watch my young players in the Under-20 team and nobody can play in my senior team. These players cannot pressure those already there. They cannot. In the moment, no. Maybe in six months."
talented players in the schools
Schäfer, who had been off the island until days ago, but managed to review the Boyz' January 9 game against Trinidad and Tobago on video, said Jamaica has "very talented players in the schools", but the young Boyz needed to be more efficiently equipped before they're drafted into the national programme. The training at the schools, in particular, he said, was "not good enough".
"We need preparation," Schäfer explained. "In the schools and (club) leagues it must be better."
"We have to change many things with the youth," he added. "Fitness and tactics."
The high school football season does not, he argued, adequately ready players for international competition. However, Schäfer believes the situation can improve with an overhaul of the way the youth teams are viewed by football administrators, including allowing more time for training. That's not an option, he explained, since the senior team depends on the development of young talent for continuity.
"At this level (U-20s) nobody can play better (than the seniors)," said Schäfer. "But they can if the players work more - tactically and physically. These players need our help."
So we are not alone in this department.
Post by: Sando prince on January 16, 2015, 12:10:26 PM
Post by: coache on January 16, 2015, 01:07:17 PM
The TTFA and the entire staff has worked very hard with these boys...we must keep the faith..the private sector has showed their belief in what everyone is doing.
Kudos to all involved..Lasana Bird, Derek King, Chin Fee and others ...kudos..the members of this forum who are hottin up their heads please remain calm we will get there.
One Love.
Post by: elan on January 16, 2015, 01:12:48 PM
we are going to beat Panama tonight and beat the USA by three goals and we will go to New Zealand.
The TTFA and the entire staff has worked very hard with these boys...we must keep the faith..the private sector has showed their belief in what everyone is doing.
Kudos to all involved..Lasana Bird, Derek King, Chin Fee and others ...kudos..the members of this forum who are hottin up their heads please remain calm we will get there.
One Love.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Post by: maxg on January 16, 2015, 01:35:40 PM
For the posters who feel bashing the players, coaches or whoever, will help us win games. Carry on. Bash them as we have been doing since before my time. Who is ppl who begging something different, a softer more positive approach. Maybe it not 'Warrior" or manly enuff, say what, No few can change culture. Is how we do it and always have. Meanwhile all dem other lil culture ppl catching and passing we and even Jamaica, but maybe we not bashing hard enuff.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 16, 2015, 01:53:09 PM
Post by: Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$ on January 16, 2015, 02:34:16 PM
Elan, agreed with most of your post above, if not all the method sorry couldn't respond immediately to continue the discussion.
For the posters who feel bashing the players, coaches or whoever, will help us win games. Carry on. Bash them as we have been doing since before my time. Who is ppl who begging something different, a softer more positive approach. Maybe it not 'Warrior" or manly enuff, say what, No few can change culture. Is how we do it and always have. Meanwhile all dem other lil culture ppl catching and passing we and even Jamaica, but maybe we not bashing hard enuff.
I guess you not passionate enough and willing to accept mediocrity will be the viewpoint given your stance.
Post by: FF on January 16, 2015, 03:33:43 PM
Ignoring the results, have the performances been better than previously, given that the preparation was the same or worse?
Are not youth teams for development purposes? Are there positives in the performances, individually, within units and as a team?
Do we see potential for further development and inclusion to the senior team?
What role has the pro league/youth academies played here?
Post by: elan on January 16, 2015, 04:17:13 PM
Post by: King Deese on January 16, 2015, 05:04:29 PM
"We are going to Disney World".
Post by: elan on January 17, 2015, 12:02:46 PM
Post by: Spursy on January 17, 2015, 04:24:44 PM
Post by: Flex on January 18, 2015, 05:13:01 AM
Is Fuentes not with this team? No visual insight into the team, what's going on, the mood in the camp nothing?
Sheldon Phillips told me Shaun is not there.
Post by: Flex on January 18, 2015, 05:13:55 AM
T&T Guardian Reports.
This country’s Under-20 Soca Warriors will be going all out for nothing less than all three points when they face off with table toppers Panama in their penultimate Group A encounter in the Concacaf Under-20 Championship at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, Jamaica from 4 pm (TT time) today.
Panama will be obvious favourites, not only because they have played unbeaten so far to lead the table with maximum nine points, but also having defeated T&T’s Under-17s comprising several of the players on the current T&T U-20 side, when both teams met at the 2013 Concacaf Under-17 qualifiers in Panama City.
The Central Americans were 4-2 winners on that day and the result sealed their qualification for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In the T&T squad back then were several players who will be taking the field today including skipper Shannon Gomez, Akeem Garcia, Matthew Woo Ling, Brendon Creed, Aikim Andrews, Johan Welch, Martieon Watson, Levi Garcia, Maurice Ford and Jabari Mitchell.
Panama needs to win to maintain their chances of securing an automatic berth to the FIFA Under 20 World Cup as second placed Guatemala (seven points) is almost certain to defeat Aruba to set up a gripper on the final match day between the two Central American teams.
But T&T, fourth on four points, has other plans and they know that any hopes of securing one of the playoff spots will rely on them securing a win and Gomez wants to turn the tables for the loss to Panama in 2012 when he received a second-half red card.
“It’s all or nothing for us tomorrow. We came here saying we’d play every game as if it’s a final and it’s no different this time. We have to give everything because the dream could be over without a win,” Gomez said.
T&T will go into the game with every player available according to head coach Derek King.
“Everybody’s fit and available. That’s crucial for us. We spent the last couple days recovering and also readying ourselves for what may well be the toughest game for us up to this point.
The boys were disappointed with the Guatemala loss but we’ve showed we can play well and get results. We just need to make sure on the day from here on,” King said. Guatemala faces Aruba and USA tackles Jamaica in the two matches to follow at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 18, 2015, 06:53:12 AM
They (all or most teams) also have to do without some ballers who would lift the level immensely and immediately ... for instance, Giminez who plays for Atletico Madrid is 19 and eligible to participate, but he is not involved. Clubs don´t have to release players for the U20 regional event.
At least as competitive as the WC itself ... agreed.
Brazil will have to put their strengths to the test because Uruguay dismantled them yesterday.
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 10:58:33 AM
Is Fuentes not with this team? No visual insight into the team, what's going on, the mood in the camp nothing?
Sheldon Phillips told me Shaun is not there.
Thanks.
Hmmmmm..............
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 11:01:47 AM
The consensus seems to be that the second phase complicates things. In the first phase, teams have to strike the right balance between feeling each other out, and not overplaying their hand. Second phase demands refinement. Someone with a strong opinion on these matters suggested to me this is where Brazil is best.
They (all or most teams) also have to do without some ballers who would lift the level immensely and immediately ... for instance, Giminez who plays for Atletico Madrid is 19 and eligible to participate, but he is not involved. Clubs don´t have to release players for the U20 regional event.
At least as competitive as the WC itself ... agreed.
Brazil will have to put their strengths to the test because Uruguay dismantled them yesterday.
When you get a chance can you give a lil insight on how Uruguay approached the game compared to how Brazil did. Plz.
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 12:31:04 PM
http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming (http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming)
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 12:38:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/_a8VShTn5AA#t=27
Post by: davidephraim on January 18, 2015, 12:40:15 PM
Potential StreamThanks Elan
http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming (http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-panama-u20-live-streaming)
Post by: davidephraim on January 18, 2015, 12:44:12 PM
Post by: Brownsugar on January 18, 2015, 12:45:58 PM
Sure dont feel like a game day up in here. TnT vs Panama, at any rate, with a full attacking TnT; nothing to lose - could be one of the best games in this tournament. My Opinion!
What time is the game??
Post by: FireBrand on January 18, 2015, 01:20:02 PM
Sure dont feel like a game day up in here. TnT vs Panama, at any rate, with a full attacking TnT; nothing to lose - could be one of the best games in this tournament. My Opinion!
What time is the game??
3pm EST.
Post by: davidephraim on January 18, 2015, 01:20:47 PM
Post by: maxg on January 18, 2015, 01:43:27 PM
Since we can't see our team :-\ok..so what kinda Bourne_Bond gadget they have in the BraVest training kit..or is really just to keep they tut-tots in place
https://www.youtube.com/v/_a8VShTn5AA#t=27
Post by: davidephraim on January 18, 2015, 02:03:15 PM
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 02:03:26 PM
Since we can't see our team :-\ok..so what kinda Bourne_Bond gadget they have in the BraVest training kit..or is really just to keep they tut-tots in place
https://www.youtube.com/v/_a8VShTn5AA#t=27
Heart rate monitors.
There will be transmitters in the vest and receivers around the field. A fitness coach will be at his laptop looking and interpreting the physiological data from each player.
Post by: Thomo on January 18, 2015, 02:04:31 PM
Post by: Coach on January 18, 2015, 02:06:54 PM
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 02:07:21 PM
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 02:08:05 PM
STARTING LINEUP
1 Johan Welch (G)
2 Shannon Gomez (D)
3 Martieon Watson (D)
4 Jesús Perez (D)
5 Leland Archer (D)
7 Akeem Garcia (M)
17 Akeem Humphrey (M)
11 Levi Garcia (M)
8 Neveal Hackshaw (M)
9 Kadeem Corbin (F)
16 Ricardo John (F)
Post by: elan on January 18, 2015, 02:14:53 PM
Post by: maxg on January 18, 2015, 02:20:35 PM
healthy, positive..but overkill for me. If a Young man is healthy - we did the check up...playing well, excuting well, quick to pick up team strategy well.. do we really care if he operating at whatever peak or contolled fitness during the tournament. If the individual has know heart issues, then we can't play him at this level, farless train him at this level...but this is monitoring everyone..if they not fit at this point of the tournament, then it to late. Then, this is the qualification tournament, will the number of selections available, I doubt they carrying the same team to the final..anyway, I just jealous, they staff getting paid to do this stuff. :laugh:Since we can't see our team :-\ok..so what kinda Bourne_Bond gadget they have in the BraVest training kit..or is really just to keep they tut-tots in place
https://www.youtube.com/v/_a8VShTn5AA#t=27
Heart rate monitors.
There will be transmitters in the vest and receivers around the field. A fitness coach will be at his laptop looking and interpreting the physiological data from each player.
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 02:21:55 PM
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 02:23:17 PM
http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/azulyblanco.co/stream7.php
thanks, but is there another link? this one is bad :(
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 18, 2015, 02:29:48 PM
Post by: lefty on January 18, 2015, 02:30:41 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 18, 2015, 02:51:12 PM
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 02:57:38 PM
Post by: kounty on January 18, 2015, 03:03:30 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 18, 2015, 03:04:35 PM
We down to ten men. We have them right where we want them.I doh understand this... Sarcasm or counter attack??
Post by: dreamer on January 18, 2015, 03:06:55 PM
Try to kill off Panama in the 2nd half ... and that would be something big!!
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 03:09:28 PM
We down to ten men. We have them right where we want them.I doh understand this... Sarcasm or counter attack??
We seem to play better a man down.
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 03:11:46 PM
well my job is to just siddong here and talk shit that I know nuttin about. but with 48 seconds left before 1min of added time finish..you f0rkin down a man your keeper foot could reach the box. you go send 3 men in the box? en go pussy foot and ent go even get a corner off? I know sometime we does get on local coaches backs for no reason, but wtf???
We have been bad on free kicks and corners for all of this competition.
Post by: chelsealife on January 18, 2015, 03:12:41 PM
ohh OK.We down to ten men. We have them right where we want them.I doh understand this... Sarcasm or counter attack??
We seem to play better a man down.
Post by: Deeks on January 18, 2015, 03:13:31 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 18, 2015, 03:16:47 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 18, 2015, 03:21:35 PM
Why was Corbin sent off?
wild tackle
Post by: gawd on pitch on January 18, 2015, 03:34:38 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 18, 2015, 03:34:58 PM
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 03:35:47 PM
Post by: chelsealife on January 18, 2015, 03:41:26 PM
Post by: fatimarima on January 18, 2015, 03:43:25 PM
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 03:45:58 PM
My goodness.....that keeper might be the weak link
Not might. IS. Also in a must win game T&T players decide to try out for WWE.
Post by: fatimarima on January 18, 2015, 03:48:40 PM
Post by: fatimarima on January 18, 2015, 03:51:15 PM
Post by: frico on January 18, 2015, 03:52:25 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 18, 2015, 03:53:31 PM
Well, the staff, coaches / selectors must be blamed for selecting and constantly starting that goal keeper.
well he is born in 1997 so he will be on our next under 20 team ... it would be a shame if jamaica sneak in ahead of us for 3rd place
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 18, 2015, 03:58:12 PM
Post by: kounty on January 18, 2015, 04:02:55 PM
so we will leave this tournament saying we beat Aruba bad and tie with Jamaica. look. Bertie still coachin?
Post by: fatimarima on January 18, 2015, 04:40:22 PM
Post by: King Deese on January 18, 2015, 04:44:22 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you, the results of their labor. Oh wait, not yet. They are still in with a mathematical chance of qualifying for the u29 tournament. Sorry, I spoke to soon. We will beat the USA because they are not that good either. Auckland, here we come, motherf#%kers.
:yellowcard: :applause: :chilling:
Post by: Tallman on January 18, 2015, 05:03:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/k-QkQ0Iv24w
Post by: Fensic on January 18, 2015, 06:13:35 PM
Control, dribble, pass. Do dem well and consistent and yuh on yuh way.
My epiphany simple and as long as I remember it, no blood vessels bussing an killing mih because mih expectations go be realistic from now orn.
We could argue till we blue in de face about skill, on-field decisions, dis an dat related tuh football even what it say about de bigger society. it eh go make no difference. As long as the powers that be fail to realize winning is not something dat does come as ah result of 'good luck' then we doomed to mediocrity. In udder words, a mindset change. Who see dat happening anytime soon?
Watch dem Jamaicans. They starting to realize the importance of playing quality opponents to give dey players exposure and experience. Just like they dominate Track and Field, watch dem figure out the formula to dominate regional football. Nineteen eighty-nine coming. Again. Starring de same bobolee.
Post by: coache on January 18, 2015, 07:09:23 PM
I am impressed with the confidence he shows in his gk who leads from the back. The gk is a quiet leader who is never ruffled, his strong calm demeanor inspires his defence thereby giving them the impression the he is the man between the sticks and nothing is going past him on any day. The young keeper's technical and tactical abilities cannot be seconded because his game intelligence, judgement, athletic abilty is without question the best I have seen in goal keeper's of his age group.
The coach's strategic and tactical objectives are so simple and clear for the players to execute it's just unfortunate that lady luck and poor officiating have not been good to us, otherwise we would have achieved the desired results.
The work and preparation put in by the staff, TTFA, Raymond Chin Fee and Lasana Bird has to be applauded. Kudos to them.. I am very happy to see that we have a very bright future for our senior team because this U20 team is nothing short of great potential and talent ..big things in the future for this young gk...big things..
Post by: Sando prince on January 18, 2015, 07:10:26 PM
Worry about why T&T cannot get our shit together for YEARS now. Why our football mentality from youth to senior is weak and the weakness show itself when playing against Non-Caribbean teams.
We have a youth league for what purpose if players cannot do the basics for 90 mins? When will we recognize the importance of preparation before important tournaments? When will we as fans demand more from our players and coaching staff? When will we get serious about our football?
Post by: coache on January 18, 2015, 07:19:58 PM
Post by: che on January 18, 2015, 07:21:31 PM
What I find funny is some members finding comfort in T&T failures by recognizing Jamaica is also failing. Who the f*ck cares if Jamaica, Mexico, Cuba or Panama is failing or succeeding!
Worry about why T&T cannot get our shit together for YEARS now. Why our football mentality from youth to senior is weak and the weakness show itself when playing against Non-Caribbean teams.
We have a youth league for what purpose if players cannot do the basics for 90 mins? When will we recognize the importance of preparation before important tournaments? When will we as fans demand more from our players and coaching staff? When will we get serious about our football?
:applause: :applause: :applause:
Post by: asylumseeker on January 18, 2015, 07:53:56 PM
Uruguay dismantled Brazil by eventually being superior in every area of the field, by playing cohesively, and by adhering to a script that focused on excelling in the simple things. They won balls in the air, dominated multiple 1 v 1 battles, minimized errors, counter attacked with intent (minimal passes to get the ball forward and economical movement) and punished with the limited chances created.
A cynic would argue they were playing at home ... and there would be something to that. If these 2 teams meet again, I think Brazil wins. In individual positions, you could see Brazil has another bag of tricks. One of their central defenders has the potential to be a player of long tenure on the senior team. Yuh can't miss him. He didn't set a foot wrong until conceding a free kick that resulted in a goal. Different angle that call might not have been made by the ref.
Brazil wasn't consistently devoid of ideas, but they lacked luck when they came close (a ball glancing past the post and a long range effort somewhat inconveniently parried over by an attentive keeper). Uruguay played with assertive, compact lines that were well-rehearsed and clearly very organized. In fact, their rendition was a manifestation of what their senior team does when successful. Ideally, that's what you want ... national teams from top to bottom on a similar script to ease transitions as some players age out. Uruguay had an aged squad at the WC, and already have JNT players who will be in 2018 qualifying ... For instance, a far cry from what Schafer has said about his Jamaican charges.
Other noteworthy thing was more leadership by the players on the Uruguayan side compared to the Brazilians. They drove each other vocally and through sensible effort. Brazil was not there.
Post by: coache on January 18, 2015, 08:03:02 PM
We have a sophisticated youth developmental program which identifies and develops the best talent from U9 to U20..the people involved are well qualified and hold all of the required training the the field.
We are doing quite well ..just because the results don't reflect that doesn't mean we aren't one of the best in the region...we are..the players who are developed in the US for the National programs are of superior quality than those locally based .
Our development program is augmented by members of this site who help recruit and make recommendations on all aspects relating to Trinidad football.
We really have a good thing going...and who are we to say otherwise.
Post by: maxg on January 18, 2015, 08:04:19 PM
http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/discipline/tantrum/tame-your-kids-tantrums/
Post by: AB.Trini on January 18, 2015, 08:44:22 PM
Discipline in approaching the game
Discipline about personal and professional development
Discipline in developing the skills required for growth in the sport
Discipline in playing the game and the position
DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE; Until then is more licks
Post by: coache on January 18, 2015, 09:55:24 PM
The players are disciplined.
Post by: dreamer on January 18, 2015, 10:26:45 PM
Most of the problems are off the field that will always result in on the field problems. Jess basic examples:
1. "Dah goalkeeper is de worst. How King cyah see that". Need international pre-tournament games to compare keepers under pressure to see who really is the least liability.
2. "The players eh ready". True they are not fully ready. Insufficient preparation. For all sports, you get out what you put in.
3. Jamaica scored on us in the last minute, damn!! Concentration, especially in the 89th minute, depends on match fitness which depends on pre-tournament scheduling of matches.
4. Coach is de worse. Might be. Maybe not. One way we would know for sure about the coach is when he is seen playing in international games with Central American pedigree.
5. Discipline and team shape depends a lot on match fitness too.
Maybe we have to put pressure on the TTFA to:
1. Establish, articulate (and circulate) the goal for the different squads. What have they got to lose by doing so?
2. Along with the coaches, identify the timetables of preparation and the minimum starting dates for preparation and number of practice games for each tournament.
3. Do the math and see how much money that will cost. Release the data to the newspapers so we can share the burden and let the sports ministers respond long in advance.
4. Do the math and see how much money has to be raised by all means possible, even if it means to ask funds-hustlers like FS.
5. Have your plan, goals and "grand-strategy powerpoint show" ready for marketing, branding and for stakeholders in private sector, sports ministry to buy into. Show them (in case they don't know) what's in it for them.
6. Get those necessary games for team preparation. That is the constant that is always lacking in our tournament disappointments.
All the stakeholders must share in the pressure to get the team exposed to enough games that will weed out our mistakes or weed out the players that reveal that they are prone to catastrophic errors.
We must lobby harder. Pressure does sometimes buss pipe. The most "impossible" task to remove Jackula was achieved, so this task of forcing administrative goal setting cyah be seen as impossible too.. There must be yardsticks by which we judge sports administrators who have responsibility. One way is to see how much they have addressed the agreed-upon objectives. This always seems lacking. They are hoping that we don't know how to make them accountable.
Post by: Socapro on January 19, 2015, 06:53:51 AM
some people are unhappy with the results ..some people are of the belief we are not well prepared or our programs aren't well organized but this is far from the truth. We have a football infrastructure that is on par with many of the better football nations in the developed world.
We have a sophisticated youth developmental program which identifies and develops the best talent from U9 to U20..the people involved are well qualified and hold all of the required training the the field.
We are doing quite well ..just because the results don't reflect that doesn't mean we aren't one of the best in the region...we are..the players who are developed in the US for the National programs are of superior quality than those locally based .
Our development program is augmented by members of this site who help recruit and make recommendations on all aspects relating to Trinidad football.
We really have a good thing going...and who are we to say otherwise.
Thank you sir! The TTFA may well give you a call as you seem to be just right down their mental street! :frustrated:
Post by: Flex on January 19, 2015, 10:34:14 AM
Post by: Deeks on January 19, 2015, 12:11:07 PM
Post by: maxg on January 19, 2015, 01:14:09 PM
some people are unhappy with the results ..some people are of the belief we are not well prepared or our programs aren't well organized but this is far from the truth. We have a football infrastructure that is on par with many of the better football nations in the developed world.I personally find you're being facetious..but if you enjoying yuhself carry on..no harm done
We have a sophisticated youth developmental program which identifies and develops the best talent from U9 to U20..the people involved are well qualified and hold all of the required training the the field.
We are doing quite well ..just because the results don't reflect that doesn't mean we aren't one of the best in the region...we are..the players who are developed in the US for the National programs are of superior quality than those locally based .
Our development program is augmented by members of this site who help recruit and make recommendations on all aspects relating to Trinidad football.
We really have a good thing going...and who are we to say otherwise.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 19, 2015, 01:48:03 PM
I'm observing that decision-making even for elite players is a cancer. Within decision-making, I'm including the concept of responsibility. More than one of us can be game changers. Take the responsibility.
Post by: kounty on January 19, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
Wiki:goal difference 2nd?QuoteThe twelve teams shall be divided into a group stage consisting of two groups (A, B) of six teams each. The group winners qualify automatically for the Final and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the runners-up and third place teams are reseeded amongst each other and play a repechage play-off for the last two CONCACAF slots at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup..
CONCACAF have stated that on each match day, three matches will be played at the same stadium (described as a "triple header").
Tiebreaking criteria
The regulations state that:
"At the end of group play, and should two or more teams finish tied on points (including ties among third place teams), the manner in which teams will advance to the next round will be resolved as follows and in the order indicated:
a. Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams
b. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
c. Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
d. Greater goal difference in all group matches
e. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
f. Drawing of lots
Post by: coache on January 19, 2015, 05:32:26 PM
Coache changed his stance to go along with everyone else who is always upbeat and positive to satisfy the status quo and the response is no different..posting members become emotional and lash out against Coache because he is being positive..I hope I don't get banned for positive comments because all I am seeing posted right now by members is pure negativity.
Mr Flex how many people are you going to ban now for negative comments?
By the way.. Good Luck to the Trinidad and Tobago U20 team in their next game because without luck...
Post by: trini_stallion on January 19, 2015, 06:12:12 PM
Onto to USA....we haven't seen it all tournament...so plz lets bring it...its now or never...destiny in all yuh hands/leg....
Mr. King...yes this last game is as good as any to sub our main goal scorer...everybody know who he is!....probably except you yes!
Post by: Deeks on January 19, 2015, 07:25:50 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 19, 2015, 07:38:56 PM
Post by: coache on January 19, 2015, 08:49:37 PM
Defend well against set plays and counter attacks and take the chances that come your way.
Go T+T
Mr Flex ah tryin meh best to be a good Soca Warrior Fan.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 19, 2015, 09:29:44 PM
Venezuela played to a decent level, but in the second half Brazil injected a different element. Their number 23 ... also subbed in at the half versus Uruguay ... and 19 ... helped get this done.
VEN´s number 7 shirt is a lil lil youth who is skillful fuh days. However, he could muscle up a bit. Time and time again he was comfortable in 2 v 1 situations and prevailed. He also brought other players into the game. If he gets picked up to flash overseas, he will either be stifled or develop into a terror on the park.
Despite the victory, this group of Brazilian ballers is not highly regarded.
Chile failed miserably versus Colombia.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 19, 2015, 09:33:18 PM
Post by: elan on January 19, 2015, 10:43:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/QuvsdUJvQkE
Tried to watch this game live but the link wouldn't work. :pissedoff:
Post by: Deeks on January 20, 2015, 07:35:16 AM
Post by: Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$ on January 20, 2015, 10:25:56 AM
Coache (if nobody eh go tell yuh I will) you rell annoying with yuh childish bullshit. As a grown man you think you making a point to anyone with that assholeness yuh carryin on with? So if they ban yuh fuh negativity yuh go comeback with ah setta false positivity bullshit. Grow de f**k up nah. Sorry if yuh vex buh yuh on shit!
Post by: maxg on January 20, 2015, 12:10:45 PM
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
Post by: Deeks on January 20, 2015, 01:49:56 PM
True.. But if Welsh showing best in training- I guessing that's why he getting played -, do we really want to take a chance with the guy who not showing as good ?
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
I was told there is a better keeper at home.
Post by: maxg on January 20, 2015, 01:53:32 PM
better than the 2 on the trip ? and why was he left home ? although it obviously to late to make a differenceTrue.. But if Welsh showing best in training- I guessing that's why he getting played -, do we really want to take a chance with the guy who not showing as good ?
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
I was told there is a better keeper at home.
my point is.. we could cry how much this goalie not good..but he must be showing a lot more than the 2nd string..he not getting selected from a hat ! 2 goalies on the trip, the best goalie must be playing if he starting every game..the coaches and selectors not mad.it may have better goalies, but they not on the trip.. I won't bother presenting a ton of reason why, when it might be just a few, that I could possibly miss.
Good Luck, whoever is starting keeper, cause you will have to make saves for us to win.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 20, 2015, 03:42:31 PM
True.. But if Welsh showing best in training- I guessing that's why he getting played -, do we really want to take a chance with the guy who not showing as good ?
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
I was told there is a better keeper at home.
In one sense, for that to ... quote, unquote ... matter, we have to move on.
Brazil also has better players than on display in the CONMEBOL tournament. For the moment, absent players are both academic (because theoretically we doh know what the presence of the other concretely would have produced) and meaningful (because playing wth another player has consequences).
We live by our choices.
Post by: elan on January 20, 2015, 03:45:42 PM
better than the 2 on the trip ? and why was he left home ? although it obviously to late to make a differenceTrue.. But if Welsh showing best in training- I guessing that's why he getting played -, do we really want to take a chance with the guy who not showing as good ?
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
I was told there is a better keeper at home.
my point is.. we could cry how much this goalie not good..but he must be showing a lot more than the 2nd string..he not getting selected from a hat ! 2 goalies on the trip, the best goalie must be playing if he starting every game..the coaches and selectors not mad.it may have better goalies, but they not on the trip.. I won't bother presenting a ton of reason why, when it might be just a few, that I could possibly miss.
Good Luck, whoever is starting keeper, cause you will have to make saves for us to win.
Maxg, do you not appreciate the role of the keeper as part of the team? Thos e two mistakes had nothing to do with the team. It's all on the keeper. Both actios were HIS horrible decisions. He looks like a beginner/part time player. From the qualifications I pointed him out. I think it may have even been as far back as the U17s (will look into it).
NOt trying to be negative but call a spade a spade.
Post by: maxg on January 20, 2015, 04:56:53 PM
Not disputing the errors..but the keeper IS a part of the team.. IF he's the best we have at the tournament then what is the coach to do not play him ? So is ok, when everybody else on the team make mistakes, and everybody else, especially the keeper save and bail them out, but when the keeper make a mistake, is all his alone ? Other ppl might feel that way, but I doh coach so. Our U16 had a great keeper, who saved us like hell this year, missed 3 games for family holiday, had to stick our least co-ordinated player in goal. I ask the players, what y\all gonna do ? they said, run like mad and not let the other team get a shot. We lost 4-3, 5-1, 6-0. The players said we messed up we didn't work hard enough. I said, the only issue for me, if the other team score 2 we have to score 3, if they score 4 we have to score more. The returning keeper said he was sorry, he will organize his vacation differently next year if we have a team. Btw, he ended up getting the league mvp, and 3 of our defenders made the all star team. But if the coaches playing the best keeper available to them, why he must get blamed different from the team.better than the 2 on the trip ? and why was he left home ? although it obviously to late to make a differenceTrue.. But if Welsh showing best in training- I guessing that's why he getting played -, do we really want to take a chance with the guy who not showing as good ?
And the 2nd paragraph on point to.
I was told there is a better keeper at home.
my point is.. we could cry how much this goalie not good..but he must be showing a lot more than the 2nd string..he not getting selected from a hat ! 2 goalies on the trip, the best goalie must be playing if he starting every game..the coaches and selectors not mad.it may have better goalies, but they not on the trip.. I won't bother presenting a ton of reason why, when it might be just a few, that I could possibly miss.
Good Luck, whoever is starting keeper, cause you will have to make saves for us to win.
Maxg, do you not appreciate the role of the keeper as part of the team? Thos e two mistakes had nothing to do with the team. It's all on the keeper. Both actios were HIS horrible decisions. He looks like a beginner/part time player. From the qualifications I pointed him out. I think it may have even been as far back as the U17s (will look into it).
NOt trying to be negative but call a spade a spade.
ADD: Goals win games, not how manyscored on you, regardless of who fault it is.
Post by: coache on January 20, 2015, 06:55:24 PM
The administration, staff and sponsors must be commended for their hard work and efforts..they have kept the flag of Trinidad and Tobago flying high.
The USA is not an unbeatable team however if you go out and play them with the same caribbean flavor then it would be curtains for you.
The players have done very well and should be commended for their efforts after all Football is only a game and games are meant to be played to have fun and a bit of enjoyment while it lasts.
The little goal keeper has come under harsh criticism from many people but all in all he has done us proud through his efforts, hard work and concentration.
Best of luck and let's come together and enjoy this last game ..Peace and Love man.
Post by: Preacher on January 20, 2015, 07:14:14 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on January 20, 2015, 09:03:45 PM
Post by: Flex on January 21, 2015, 02:01:17 AM
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
Ramos expects tough challenge from T&T.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team will have final throw of the dice as they seek to push themselves through to the playoffs of the CONCACAF Finals when they take on United States at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Wednesday from 6:30pm TT time.
Two successive defeats to Guatemala and Panama threw T&T (4 points) off course after they had played undefeated in their opening two matches and all seemed lost following the loss to Panama. However the competition rules seem to be favouring the young “Soca Warriors” as despite their inferior goal difference to the U.S., a win for T&T on Wednesday will push them to seven points, same as the US and T&T will advance on the better head to head.
This bit if of news brought renewed hope to the T&T camp as head coach Derek King pointed out.
“This has given us a lot of hope going into the US game,” King told TTFA Media.
“We really felt that it was all over after the loss to Panama. The players were really down and disappointed because they had high hopes of doing well here. When we heard that we can still advance into the playoffs it lifted the spirits of everyone on the team,” he added.
T&T will be without Akeem Humphrey and forward Kadeem Corbin, who were both ejected against Panama while Duane Muckette is nursing a hamstring injury and Kevon Goddard is recovering from an ankle blow.
King still expects T&T to go all out in the must win encounter against a US team that has grown in confidence after their previous 2-0 win over Jamaica.
“We will be missing a couple players because of the red cards but we are still very much hopeful of giving it our best. We know what USA has to offer. I think if we can stay disciplined and compact and be smart in our approach and take our chances, then we can still pull off a win and go through,” King said.
US head coach Tab Ramos said he does not expect T&T to be easy opponents.
“We know them very well and we’ve watched all their matches. Trinidad is a very good team. I think they’ve been very unfortunate in this group, because I think they’re probably a team – just like we are – they’re a team that should be fighting for that second or third spot. I like their team. I think it’s going to be an incredibly difficult match for us. But that’s the way it goes; it’s going to be tough for both,” Ramos said.
T&T senior men’s team head coach Stephen Hart has been with the team in Jamaica and the US too have been getting advice from US Senior Men’s coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who said the team’s struggles in their opening two games was an indication of CONCACAF becoming tougher every year.
Klinsmann – who Skyped with the Under-20 team, said “It’s not an easy path,” he said. “It’s a very difficult path coming through CONCACAF. We know that, coming through World Cup qualifiers, and the Gold Cup is not easy. Everybody is pretty close to each other. [The Americans] gotta go through that.
“I think the talent pool is good,” he added. “We can only help and develop wherever we can, and then hope they get the job done. But I’m very positive they’ll get it done.”
Panama (12 pts) and Guatemala (10 pts) meet in the earlier match and a draw will qualify Panama to the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand while a win for Guatemala will see them advance. Both teams are already guaranteed a place in the playoffs should either of them lose this match.
Post by: Flex on January 21, 2015, 03:01:13 AM
Post by: ragga on January 21, 2015, 01:33:53 PM
hoping jah (becauz he's a Trini) smile on we and give we the victory to move forward ever ..
go warriors !! play the futbol !! best of luck !!
Post by: Spursy on January 21, 2015, 01:36:16 PM
Post by: kounty on January 21, 2015, 03:29:54 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 03:40:44 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 21, 2015, 03:58:23 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 04:02:52 PM
Post by: PATRIOT on January 21, 2015, 04:15:40 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 21, 2015, 04:16:18 PM
WelchArcherPerezWatsonGomezAndrewsHackshawMucketteWoo LingSeecharanGarciahttp://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/215877
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 04:19:56 PM
Starters are up. Im assuming Garcia plays up top. But it looks like a 4-6-0
http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/215877
Is't Andrews the Forward?
Post by: Preacher on January 21, 2015, 04:20:51 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 21, 2015, 04:22:08 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 04:22:23 PM
Let's Go.
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 04:32:58 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 04:37:00 PM
Side note: embarrassing that Sheldon Phillips needed to call Derek King to let him know the tie-breaker rules. Announcers just mentioned it on the broadcast.
Post by: soccerrama on January 21, 2015, 04:41:18 PM
Post by: Preacher on January 21, 2015, 04:43:45 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 21, 2015, 04:44:33 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 04:47:08 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on January 21, 2015, 04:47:54 PM
Post by: Peong on January 21, 2015, 04:48:31 PM
Go T&T!
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 21, 2015, 04:59:39 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 05:00:10 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 21, 2015, 05:03:46 PM
Post by: kounty on January 21, 2015, 05:04:55 PM
Post by: Rastaman on January 21, 2015, 05:07:01 PM
Post by: lefty on January 21, 2015, 05:19:46 PM
Post by: kounty on January 21, 2015, 05:23:29 PM
Post by: Preacher on January 21, 2015, 05:24:53 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 21, 2015, 05:25:06 PM
Post by: Trini _2026 on January 21, 2015, 05:27:11 PM
Fellas like they bun and fraid them big fellas a bit. Impressed with the fight in the midfield though. Not sure why we not stretching out the field. If you gonna use diagonal balls that's how you do it.
we need a man upfront .. like king has no confidence in ricardo john
Post by: trini_stallion on January 21, 2015, 05:31:14 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 05:41:52 PM
I did this earlier today. This was from the US vs Guatemala game.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll314/Chunkycj/US3_zps29d233fb.png) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/Chunkycj/media/US3_zps29d233fb.png.html)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll314/Chunkycj/US4_zpsb5f62381.png) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/Chunkycj/media/US4_zpsb5f62381.png.html)
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 05:43:17 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 05:44:08 PM
Post by: Tallman on January 21, 2015, 05:48:28 PM
We not going anywhere with this keeper... unless he improves.
Although he makes good reaction/reflex saves from time to time, his overall judgement is poor. He seems far too eager to come off his line without good reason.
Post by: Deeks on January 21, 2015, 05:54:34 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 05:54:49 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 05:55:58 PM
We not going anywhere with this keeper... unless he improves.
Although he makes good reaction/reflex saves from time to time, his overall judgement is poor. He seems far too eager to come off his line without good reason.
The first half reflex save was a very good one, but yeah, most of the mistakes I'm seeing are from balls flighted into the box... none of which he's been able to clear so far.
Post by: Preacher on January 21, 2015, 05:58:48 PM
Post by: kounty on January 21, 2015, 06:00:17 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 06:05:12 PM
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 06:10:39 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 21, 2015, 06:12:00 PM
Post by: MEP on January 21, 2015, 06:12:50 PM
Post by: Preacher on January 21, 2015, 06:18:54 PM
This team has played with no tactical instruction
Seem so.
Post by: trini_stallion on January 21, 2015, 06:20:52 PM
Post by: Deeks on January 21, 2015, 06:21:06 PM
Post by: MEP on January 21, 2015, 06:25:33 PM
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 06:28:21 PM
Post by: MEP on January 21, 2015, 06:30:29 PM
Alright fella not bad. :applause:
so why are you applauding mediocrity? we lorse and yuh sayin not bad?
Post by: Socapro on January 21, 2015, 06:32:27 PM
When will we learn!
Post by: fatimarima on January 21, 2015, 06:33:46 PM
Post by: frico on January 21, 2015, 06:37:56 PM
Alright fella not bad. :applause:I am tempted to say we could have won it,going forward we don't seem to have much imagination.
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 06:39:55 PM
We lost 1 - 0 to the USA; Another hard luck story due to lack of warm-up games and proper preparations.
When will we learn!
Learn what... how to make money materialize out of thin air? Lack of preparation didn't cause us to lose this game, lack of execution did... go back to the wasted opportunities in the box inside of the first 15 minutes of the game. Yet again (just like the women) we concede a late goal... hinting at what Hart said about our physical and mental stamina.
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 06:40:48 PM
Alright fella not bad. :applause:
so why are you applauding mediocrity? we lorse and yuh sayin not bad?
It done.
Post by: elan on January 21, 2015, 06:46:24 PM
We lost 1 - 0 to the USA; Another hard luck story due to lack of warm-up games and proper preparations.
When will we learn!
Learn what... how to make money materialize out of thin air? Lack of preparation didn't cause us to lose this game, lack of execution did... go back to the wasted opportunities in the box inside of the first 15 minutes of the game. Yet again (just like the women) we concede a late goal... hinting at what Hart said about our physical and mental stamina.
Bakes you self ah smart man like you making a statement like that? Read what you say again and see if it make any sense.
Missing those chances are an indictment on a lack of preparation. You cannot execute if you weren't prepared to. What kinda rationalization yuh trying dey. With better preparation we would have been exposed to those situations and have the opportunity to develop the mental fortitude, the physical action/movement and the tactical understanding to successfully execute. However, since you can't "make money materialize outta thin air", you have to take what you get. Why hold the players to a higher standard than those entrusted to assist them in realizing their full potential?
:bs: :bs:
Post by: fatimarima on January 21, 2015, 06:47:48 PM
Post by: King Deese on January 21, 2015, 06:48:33 PM
Welch is the leading candidate for the "numb nuts" play of the tournament.Welch, Akeem Humphrey, and Kadeem Corbin, all tied for and the winners of, the "numb nuts" plays of the tournament. Wait, you all have one thing or another in common. What a f%*king coincidence.
Post by: Tobago28 on January 21, 2015, 06:57:33 PM
Jamaica to kill off the game dropped points 2
Guatemala 2 defensive errors 1 defender 1 keeper, no goals from run of play-- possible dropped points 1
Panama best team in group goalie ridiculous error possible dropped points minimum 1
We could have entered the game with 8 points and played for a draw but the mental, emotional and tactical mistakes that included disqualifying two players but us in a must win situation. Its over for the U20's but the U17's head to San Pedro Sula, Honduras in one month.
I hope, pray, and wish that the coaching staff and players learn from this experience. The coaches must focus on positive motivation, mentally focused preparation and emotional control for the boys. A small nation of 1.5 million challenged a country of 300 million and what separated us was the consciousness and confidence of the coaches to be infused into the players. Its time we learn that negative psychological motivation does not work..it never worked telling a child he go be a dunce to encourage him to study. Sadly, this is much of what the foreign coaches bring ..read the comments about Benneker(not at tactician) only that he was a great motivator but HOW?
I support local coaches but we need local coaches to emotionally and mentally grow up and realize that its all about confidence and believe after a certain point. What is the best way to install that in your team? Once we do some serious work to answer that we will get the results we deserve but we have to do the work.
Its our consciousness, Stupid!
Lastly, it would have been nice to have Shaq Moore playing right wing back for us instead of the US, his father(Wendell Moore) brought him at a young age and was discourage by what some say was an anti-foreign based player mentality. I hope the U17's don't make the same mistake because I hear a large crop from USA, Canada and Europe have expressed interest and traveled for trials.
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 07:13:30 PM
Bakes you self ah smart man like you making a statement like that? Read what you say again and see if it make any sense.
Missing those chances are an indictment on a lack of preparation. You cannot execute if you weren't prepared to. What kinda rationalization yuh trying dey. With better preparation we would have been exposed to those situations and have the opportunity to develop the mental fortitude, the physical action/movement and the tactical understanding to successfully execute. However, since you can't "make money materialize outta thin air", you have to take what you get. Why hold the players to a higher standard than those entrusted to assist them in realizing their full potential?
:bs: :bs:
Did you watch the game? I talking about "lack of execution" of fundamentals... not tactics or strategies. Simple thing like kicking a ball straight... putting a pass accurately to a man or into space. Simple things like putting a shot on frame. Training and preparation helps you to improve on those things, but usually not over the course of a training camp or two. If you watched the game then you would have seen what I was referencing with my very specific comments about wasted opportunities inside the first 15 minutes. Yuh doh have to be 'smart' to understand that... even you should be able to grasp that.
Post by: Deeks on January 21, 2015, 07:17:46 PM
There is another kid whose parents are from Tobago also. He was also in Bradenton. He in Sweden playing in a lower division, and also attending classes. He wants to bring him home, but some people telling him to think twice about that decision.
Post by: Tallman on January 21, 2015, 07:18:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/PmCMSfR1YGk
Post by: fatimarima on January 21, 2015, 07:55:48 PM
Post by: fatimarima on January 21, 2015, 08:22:11 PM
Post by: King Deese on January 21, 2015, 09:54:33 PM
Now, onto the under 17 tournament, where I am certain, the team is very promising and the same preparations and developmental program are envogue.
Post by: kounty on January 21, 2015, 11:09:24 PM
yes, yes...I remember Hart clearly recommending that to build up these weak a$$ players mental fortitude they needed to not play any warm-up matches. not invite nobody to T&T, nuttin. players fault (not Sheldon).We lost 1 - 0 to the USA; Another hard luck story due to lack of warm-up games and proper preparations.
When will we learn!
Learn what... how to make money materialize out of thin air? Lack of preparation didn't cause us to lose this game, lack of execution did... go back to the wasted opportunities in the box inside of the first 15 minutes of the game. Yet again (just like the women) we concede a late goal... hinting at what Hart said about our physical and mental stamina.
Post by: Bakes on January 21, 2015, 11:20:06 PM
Thanks for the highlights. It looks like #4 lost focus and slowed down on his run back, instead of continuing to make a proper effort to cut out the pass and cover the eventual goal scorer. He must have been exhausted trying to get back, but that one split second lapse is all the USA forward needed to receive the pass. The other defender got back well, had his man covered and even tried to turn around to stop the shot. Too bad # 4 could not match that effort. If he continued to run without that slight hesitation and slowing down he would have intercepted the ball just ahead of the on rushing forward / striker.
Some focusing on the giveaway, but this right here is it for me as well... #4 failed to track the player running into the box, he was too busy watching the ball. Also, that wasn't even a forward who scored... that is their center back who ran 90 yards to get onto the end of that ball.
yes, yes...I remember Hart clearly recommending that to build up these weak a$$ players mental fortitude they needed to not play any warm-up matches. not invite nobody to T&T, nuttin. players fault (not Sheldon).
Throughout the tournament we clearly suffered for lack of preparation... I'll leave it for you and others to point out how that's the fault of the TTFA or "Sheldon." It's not as though they made a conscious decision to not schedule or have the players participate in warm up games. At any rate, I maintain that lack of preparation isn't what caused us to lose this particular game. No amount of training camp, warm-up games etc. will teach you to kick a ball straight on this level. We had three decent chances, possibly four, and only once really forced the keeper into a save. Put any of those chances away and we'd be looking at a different result. Maybe more warm up games woulda prepare we #4 to be aware of attacking players around him rather than watching the ball on the wings... who knows, but even professionals in the EPL does get caught ball watching, and they have all the preparation in the world.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 23, 2015, 02:21:40 AM
Post by: elan on January 24, 2015, 10:34:16 PM
Mexico 1 vs Panama 1 FT
PK: Mexico 4 vs Panama 2
Post by: kounty on January 25, 2015, 02:21:17 PM
Post by: che on January 25, 2015, 02:30:14 PM
any highlights from the rest of matches? who qualify?
Mex, Pan, USA and Hon.
Post by: Sando prince on January 25, 2015, 02:40:57 PM
any highlights from the rest of matches? who qualify?
These games highlights easy to find on Youtube
Here is US vs El Salvador
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvJ8ZBY6bk
Post by: asylumseeker on January 27, 2015, 03:52:46 PM
Argentina 2 Peru 0
Paraguay 0 Colombia 0
Brazil 0 Uruguay 0
Simeone on strike again. Argentina apparently played with 6 in the MF versus Peru's traditionally innocuous 4-4-2. Paraguay and Colombia both played 4-2-3-1, and nullified each other ... at least with respect to the score. Didn't see the game in any form. Can't comment authoritatively or with confidence either way.
Brazil went 4-2-1-3 versus Uruguay's 4-4-1-1.
Post by: asylumseeker on January 29, 2015, 03:57:46 PM
Ah almost certain that incisive pass by Gerson (to set up Guilherme for goal number 2) was his first touch.
Post by: elan on January 31, 2015, 01:27:32 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on February 01, 2015, 03:08:01 PM
The stands appear more vacant than they are because of the camera angle, but still! Brings to mind a suggestion by FS regarding local ball: change the camera angle!
Post by: asylumseeker on February 02, 2015, 06:54:59 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on February 08, 2015, 10:19:44 PM
Ah lil posse of Argentinians was louder than the Uruguay massive for portions of the game. Yuh couid just feel de salt coming. However, unlike de salt we normally get ... Uruguay still qualified for the WC.
Post by: real madness on February 08, 2015, 10:41:59 PM
Post by: elan on May 30, 2015, 12:21:59 AM
USA 2 vs. Myanmar 1
Myanmar show no respect for the stars and stripes, complete and utter disregard. It was a joy of a game to watch.
Post by: Trini _2026 on May 30, 2015, 01:02:01 AM
Post by: Trini _2026 on May 30, 2015, 01:08:37 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on May 30, 2015, 07:03:14 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on May 30, 2015, 08:25:36 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on May 30, 2015, 08:36:58 PM
Mali 2 Mexico 0. Under 8 minutes left.
Post by: asylumseeker on May 30, 2015, 08:55:40 PM
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269547/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on May 31, 2015, 06:10:31 PM
.. and once again for the day ... goal as I was posting ... free kick by Fagundez.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on May 31, 2015, 07:47:44 PM
Post by: Bitter on May 31, 2015, 08:18:36 PM
Great game between Nigeria and Brazil so far. Both teams all action. 2-2 at halftime.
The double swerve on that last Brazil goal was ridiculous. Keeper thought it was going wide and pull back only for it to come back the other way once it hit the ground and sneak in off the post.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on May 31, 2015, 08:46:53 PM
Great game between Nigeria and Brazil so far. Both teams all action. 2-2 at halftime.
The double swerve on that last Brazil goal was ridiculous. Keeper thought it was going wide and pull back only for it to come back the other way once it hit the ground and sneak in off the post.
I missed most of the second half. Was the score a result of Brazil flexing their muscles or Nigeria tiring.
Post by: Bitter on May 31, 2015, 08:59:59 PM
The 4th was a terrible goalie error, he let a straightforward shot go through his hands and between his legs for a man to tap in on the line.
Both sides were very wasteful in front of goal though.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on May 31, 2015, 09:10:26 PM
The 3rd goal was as much a fluke as a good shot.
The 4th was a terrible goalie error, he let a straightforward shot go through his hands and between his legs for a man to tap in on the line.
Both sides were very wasteful in front of goal though.
Very disappointing. I thought Nigeria was the better team in the first half. Their passing and movement was the best I've seen so far in this tournament.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 01, 2015, 12:54:04 AM
(New Zealand Herald)
In easily the best game of the Under-20 World Cup so far, Brazil has prevailed 4-2 over Nigeria in New Plymouth.
The six goal classic, before a vocal crowd at Taranaki Stadium, was a spectacular advertisement for the tournament.
After the teams were locked 2-2 at halftime, replacement Brazil midfielder Boschilia turned the game in the second half. He scored a long range strike on the hour to take them ahead, then made their fourth goal to seal the game in the 82nd minute.
However Nigerian goal keeper Joshua Enaholo won't look back on the match with pride; he made an awful error to concede Brazil's fourth goal and probably could have done more to stop their third.
Brazil deserved their win but it's a tough result for Nigeria. They had looked the better team for most of the first half and at one point were creating chances at will, with their outrageous pace going forward. However, the Flying Eagles seemed to tire in the second half, as the men in the famed yellow shirts tightened their defence.
Overall the match was an absolute beauty. It had everything you might expect from a clash between the South American giants and probably the best African team at this level.
There was some spectacular skills - audacious flicks, tricks and turns - and free flowing, pacy attack from both teams. There were also some sumptuous goals, and many other near misses.
Midfielder Gabriel opened the scoring in the fourth minute for Brazil before the aptly named Success Issac equalised six minutes later. His goal heralded a period of Nigerian dominance capped off by a brilliant strike from Muha Yahaya (28th minute) after a lightning counter attack launched by goal keeper Enaholo. Brazil came back into the match through Judivan - after a back heeled 'nutmeg' by one of his teammates - before taking control in the second half.
Brazil 4 (Gabriel 4, Judivan 34, Boschilia 59, Judivan 82)
Nigeria 2 (S Isaac 10, M. Yahaya 28)
Halftime: 2-2
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269536/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 01, 2015, 01:11:35 AM
(TV New Zealand)
A dominant German side were just too strong for the Fijians as they thumped the Pacific nation 8-1 in their opening FIFA Under -20 World Cup match in Christchurch today.
Hany Mukhtar scored a hat-trick for the Germans while his team mate Niklas Stark scored a double, but the Fijians did have something to cheer about when Iosefo Verevou scored off an unexpected strike in the 48th minute.
Mark Stendera, Grischa Proemel and Marvin Stefaniak also scored for Germany as they tore through the Fijians with ease.
Germany will face off against Uzbekistan on Thursday while Fiji will take on Honduras at Christchurch Stadium.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269533/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 01, 2015, 09:39:50 AM
Post by: Peong on June 02, 2015, 10:57:34 PM
Post by: Bitter on June 02, 2015, 11:51:29 PM
The defender commit an unnecessary foul, get a 2nd yellow and then his team went from seconds away from a point to a loss.
Mexico played well though. Were the better team I think.
I don't even know why I'm still awake.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 12:49:39 AM
Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald)
Argentina were the pre-tournament favourites to win Group B.
They might still do it but the odds are stacked against them after they lost 3-2 to Ghana in an exciting Fifa Under-20 World Cup match in Wellington tonight.
Argentina, who boast a side laced with promising players, including senior international Emanuel Mammana, have been one of the biggest disappointments during the early stages of the tournament.
They were held to a 2-2 draw against Panama in their opening match on Saturday and were then upset by a Ghanaian side who played with unlimited passion.
With their fans banging drums in the stands and waving flags, their team delivered the level of football that matched their supporters for enthusiasm.
Ghana began the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Austria during the weekend but were a much-improved outfit from that opening game.
While they were well-served by their dangerous attacking players, goalkeeper Lawrence Ati, who plays his club football for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, was impressive between the posts with a couple of vital saves.
Argentina had their chances and Angel Correa and Tomas Martinez were a constant threat but Ghana found a way to cope.
Goals to Benjamin Tetteh and Clifford Aboagye either side of halftime helped the African side establish a healthy advantage.
Yaw Yeboah, who is on the books of English giants Manchester City, delivered the decisive blow with a 69th-minute penalty.
Giovanni Simeone, son of Argentine legend Diego Simeone, pulled one back with ten minutes left and when Emiliano Buendia scored in the 90th minute, it was all hands to the pump for Ghana but they held on for a valuable win.
If Argentina want to progress from pool play they will need to beat Austria on Friday in their final match, while Ghana will meet Panama in their final group contest.
Ghana and Austria both have four competition points, while Panama and Argentina each have one.
Ghana 3 (Benjamin Tetteh 44, Clifford Aboagye 59, Yaw Yeboah 69 pen) Argentina 2 (Giovanni Simeone 80, Emiliano Buendia 90) halftime: 1-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269546/index.html)
Highlights of Ghana's opener v. Austria (1-1), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269514/index.html).
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 01:06:55 AM
(mlssoccer.com)
The United States U-20 national team booked their place in the knockout rounds of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with a game to spare, thrashing hosts New Zealand 4-0 in Auckland early Tuesday morning via goals from Emerson Hyndman, Paul Arriola and a brace from Rubio Rubin.
The US (2-0-0; 6 points) can now clinch first place in Group A with a win or tie vs. Ukraine in their final group match on Friday (3 am ET; Fox Sports 1, NBC Universo). Ukraine (1-0-1; 4 points) defeated Myanmar 6-0 on Monday, after a scoreless draw with New Zealand in their opening game on May 30.
In contrast to their wobbly opening match vs. Myanmar, coach Tab Ramos’ side seized an early lead vs. the All Whites and did not waver, as Rubin tallied in the wake of a corner kick just six minutes in. The chance was made when Cameron Carter-Vickers thumped a towering header off the woodwork and LA Galaxy Homegrown Bradford Jamieson IV settled the rebound and shot to the far post, where Rubin nipped in for a goal-line tap-in.
Captain Emerson Hyndman – who delivered the corner on the opener – doubled the lead in the 33rd minute, clinically finishing a loose ball from the top of the 18-yard box after Rubin and Jamieson had carved open New Zealand’s back line.
Arriola ran the score to 3-0 after halftime with a razor-sharp strike off the base of the left post following a savvy feed by Gedion Zelalem, who started and played the full 90 minutes for the first time in his fledgling US career.
Rubin grabbed his second in the 83rd minute after a passing combination between substitute Tommy Thompson and Desevio Payne, the latter of whom found Rubin at the far post for another close-range finish. That capped a dominating performance in which the hosts were outshot 30-11.
The victory marked the first clean sheet for the US in a U-20 World Cup match since June 18, 2005, a 1-0 win over Egypt in the Netherlands at what was then known as the World Youth Championship. It’s also the first time in U-20 World Cup history that the US have won their first two matches.
FIFA U-20 World Cup: We need to keep believing - Bazeley
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Darren Bazeley is keeping the faith. The Junior All Whites coach remains positive his team can qualify for the knock-out stages of the Under-20 World Cup, despite last night's 4-0 hammering at the hands of the USA.
There wasn't much to like about the New Zealand effort on Tuesday. They gave up some extremely poor goals, lacked the spirit they had displayed against Ukraine and didn't produce much in possession.
It was New Zealand's worst defeat in Under-20 World Cup history, going back to the 2007 tournament in Canada and a significant step back from the opening game. And perhaps most disappointing of all - the home side couldn't lift for a vocal 15,000 strong crowd at Albany Stadium.
Now the Junior All Whites face a must win match against Myanmar on Friday to have any hope of progressing to the last sixteen. They can't finish in the top two places in Group A, but four points should be enough to qualify as one of the best third placed teams.
"I'd love to be on more [points], said Bazeley. "But what we have done with that one point is given ourselves a chance until the 90th minute against Myanmar to get the four points and go through.
"We need to address what happened [against USA] and then move forward. If we put that opportunity in front of the players - win on Friday and then we will do what we said we would - the players can move forward."
However, Myanmar won't be a cakewalk. Despite their heavy 6-0 loss to the Ukraine on Tuesday, they have shown enough in periods of both their matches to be a significant threat. They have pace across the field and have shown some neat touches in possession.
In contrast, New Zealand have struggled to keep the ball for significant periods, especially in the opposition half. Too often a movement breaks down with a poor pass, not helped by the lack of options for the player in possession.
"We work very hard off the ball," said Bazeley. "I think players need to work as hard when we have got possession, especially the players off the ball."
Meanwhile, Bazeley was lamenting their costly - and basic - errors on Tuesday night.
"For us to compete at this level we need to go through games [basically] mistake free," said Bazeley On Saturday we didn't make any mistakes defensively and we came out of it with a clean sheet. [On Tuesday] it hasn't been quite as mistake free as it was and we have been punished."
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269524/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 01:19:12 AM
Mexico just poison Uruguay in the 92nd minute with a free kick.
The defender commit an unnecessary foul, get a 2nd yellow and then his team went from seconds away from a point to a loss.
Mexico played well though. Were the better team I think.
I don't even know why I'm still awake.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269521/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 01:24:47 AM
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Ukraine took control of Group A on Wednesday with a 6-0 demolition of Myanmar in Whangarei.
The Asian side did well to get to half-time without conceding a goal - and even created some chances of their own - before the Europeans' devastating display in the second half.
Ukraine scored three goals in seven minutes early in the second spell to destroy Myanmar's resolve, then added three more in another ten minute spell.
The result means Ukraine have all but sealed their spot in the round of 16, while Myanmar will be playing only for pride on Friday against New Zealand.
The European had been off target in their opening match against the Junior All Whites on last Saturday but were ruthless in the Northland capital.
Second half substitute Valerii Luchkevych was a key man for Ukraine, scoring one and contributing two assists while compatriot Viktor Kovalenko was imperious in midfield.
Myanmar had showed some promise in the first half but - just like in their opening match against the United States - their lack of inexperience (sic) at this level was exposed as the match progressed.
A Roman Yaremchuk header opened the scoring in the 51st minute, before Luchkevych scored the goal of the day three minutes later, with a precise chip from just outside the area. Kovalenko added a third in a blink of an eye before another three goal burst later in the half, with Kovalenko, Eduard Sobol and Artem Biesiedin cashing in.
Ukraine 6 (R.Yaremchuk 51, V Luchkevych 54, V Kovalenko 57, 77, E Sobol 68, A Biesiedin
Myanmar 0
Half time: 0-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269563/index.html)
Gerd Zeise, Myanmar coach
Obviously we only had the power for one match. The European teams play in another league and we cannot follow. We are too blind and we do not have the experience, that's absolutely clear. It was a disaster and this tournament has come too early for us. We cannot follow these teams, no chance. My team was too poor. It was just like the USA game, in the first 15-20 minutes of the second-half we gave the game away. We must be realists, the party is over. I must apologise to the Myanmar fans, I am responsible for this disaster, but I can't turn a cyclist into a racing driver.
Oleksandr Petrakov, Ukraine coach
I'm very pleased with the game and the result. I had planned to bring [Valerii] Luchkevych at half-time ahead of the game, as we were lacking speed. We had agreed that he would start the second half and he really improved our game. Like in the New Zealand game, we struggled to score our chances in the first half, but this clearly changed after the break. That's why we play football, to make people happy.
Highlights of Ukraine's opener v. New Zealand, not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269560/index.html).
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 01:30:59 AM
Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald)
There is no lack of drama in Group B at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
Late goals were a feature of the opening pair of matches and tonight's clash between Austria and Panama in Wellington had its share of highlights as the Austrians took a valuable 2-1 win.
Panama got on the board first through a brilliant strike from outside the area courtesy of Fidel Escobar in the 38th minute.
But Austria were back in the contest when an own goal from Panama captain Chin Hormechea saw the sides level at the break.
Austria's Valentin Grubeck provided what proved to be the winner early in the second half but the action didn't let up during the final 40 minutes.
Panama goalkeeper Jaime de Gracia saved two penalties to keep his side in the game, despite them going down to nine men as two players were given red cards.
As the rain tumbled down at Wellington Regional Stadium, Panama searched for an equaliser but it wasn't forthcoming in a game that included some spiteful moments between both sides.
Panama's heavy tackling wasn't appreciated by the Austrians who tried to employ their technical passing game, despite the wet conditions.
The result has put Austria in a good position to get out of the group stages but they still need to meet tournament favourites Argentina in their final pool game.
Austria 2 (Chin Hormechea 45+1 og, Valentin Grubeck 51) Panama 1 (Fidel Escobar 38)
Halftime: 1-1
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269535/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 01:45:13 AM
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Not a great 24 hours for Qatari football.
On a day when Fifa president Sepp Blatter resigned - which will prompt further questions about the hosting of the 2022 World Cup - their Under-20 team were thumped 4-0 by Portugal in Hamilton, to remain winless in the tournament.
Qatar weren't actually that bad but Portugal are top quality. They qualified second out of Europe and boast strong defenders, some gifted midfielders and plenty of pace and power up front. Captain Tomas, who plays at FC Porto, was particularly impressive along with speedy winger Gelson Martins.
The Europeans were dominant from the start and after several chances Andre Silva opened the scoring, after latching onto a lovely angled through ball. They extended their lead in the 42nd minute thanks to a brilliant bicycle kick from striker Ivo.
Qatar had to attack in the second half and came close on several occasions, with No10 Akram Afif the architect of their best moments. But Ivo made the game safe just after the hour with a towering header, climbing well above his marker at the far post, which prompted the Portuguese coach to clear his bench.
The replacements kept up the quality, with Joao Vigario finishing with aplomb in the 74th minute after a neat drag back and cross from his winger.
Portugal 4 (A Silva 34, Ivo 42, 65, J Vigario 74)
Qatar 0
Halftime: 2-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269529/index.html)
Highlights of Qatar's opening game v. Colombia (0-1), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269545/index.html).
Highlights of Portugal's opening game v. Senegal (3-0), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269544/index.html).
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 02:28:51 AM
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Hungary have thrashed North Korea 5-1 in the second Group E game at the Under-20 World Cup today.
It capped an amazing afternoon in New Plymouth, after Brazil and Hungary had earlier produced a six goal thriller.
Hungarian striker Bence Mervo was the hero for the Europeans with a clinical hat trick, though North Korean goal keeper Cha Jong Hun had a forgettable game.
He was exposed badly for at least two of the goals, also he was not helped by a hestiant defence. Overall the Hungarians were too big, too strong and too fast against a surprisingly disorganised North Korean side.
Hungary led 2-1 at halftime but the second half was a one sided affair as the Europeans scored three without reply, and could have had a few more.
The result turns Group E into a three horse race, with Brazil facing Hungary on Thursday and Nigeria against North Korea.
Mervo opened the scoring with a near post header in the 17th minute, after the North Korean defenders seemed to switch off. Choe Ju Song got a well worked equaliser in the 32 minute but that was as close as the Asian side got, as Zsolt Kalmar restored the Hungarian advantage a minute later.
The powerful Mervo added his second just after halftime, followed ten minutes later by compatriot David Forgács. North Korea never stopped trying but conceded a fifth in the 82nd minute, with Mervo scoring from an impossibly acute angle after a improbable dribble along the by-line.
Hungary 5 (B Mervó 17, 49, 82, Z Kalmár 33, D Forgács 60)
North Korea 1 (C Ju Song 32)
Halftime: 2-1
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269562/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 02:36:22 AM
Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald)
Jhow Benavidez and Kevin Alvarez delivered stunning free kicks for Honduras as they toppled Uzbekistan 4-3 in their Under-20 World Cup fixture in Christchurch today.
Benavidez opened the scoring in the fourth minute with his well-taken strike from the edge of the box, while Alvarez got in on the act shortly after halftime. In the interim, senior international Bryan Rochez, who is on the books of MLS club Orlando City, also scored.
Honduras will face a stern test in Group F when they meet Germany, who hammered Fiji 8-1 at the same venue earlier in the day, but they proved to be a slick outfit with a nice passing game.
Uzbekistan were in the fight throughout the match and Dostonbek Khamdamov, who represented his country at the Under-17 World Cup in the UAE in 2013, scored in the first spell before Eldor Shomurodov sent the game towards a thrilling finish after he netted in the 79th minute.
There was no equaliser for Uzbekistan and Rochez added his second in stoppage time, which killed the game off, but Zabikhillo Urinboev did pull another goal back with one of the final touches of the match.
Honduras 4 (Jhow Benavidez 4, Bryan Rochez 20, 90+2 Kevin Alvarez 49)
Uzbekistan 3 (Dostonbek Khamdamov 31, Eldor Shomurodov 79, Zabikhillo Urinboev 90+6)
Halftime: 2-1
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269549/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 03:18:35 AM
(The New Zealand Herald)
Senegal and Colombia will both be confident of advancing to the knockout stages of the Under 20 World Cup after their hard fought 1-1 draw at Waikato Stadium tonight.
On a slippery, cold night in Hamilton both sides struggled with the conditions but produced two moments of magic which defined the match.
Senegal striker Mamadou Thiam scored a contender for goal of the tournament when he twisted and turned his way through the Colombian defence before firing into the bottom corner in the 23rd minute.
But Colombia equalised just before halftime when Alexis Zapata converted a cheeky panenka penalty kick, which sent the hundreds of wet dancing, singing Colombian fans into a frenzy.
Colombian striker Joeo Rodriguez missed a golden chance to win the match when he sent a shot agonisingly wide from six yards in the 80th minute.
Senegal were always a physical threat from set plays while Colombia dominated possession, but lacked a little quality in the final third in difficult conditions.
The colourful Hamilton crowd of just under 4000 didn't let the rain steal their party as they sung and danced their way through the 90 minutes.
Powerful striker Thiam always looked dangerous for Senegal while Rodriguez was a constant threat with clever footwork for Colombia.
Colombia, who sit on four points, will next face Portugal in a match that will determine the Group C winner while Senegal must beat winless Qatar to progress to the round of 16.
Senegal 1 (Mamadou Thiam)
Colombia 1 (Alexis Zapate)
HT 1-
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269548/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 03:37:43 AM
Hayden Meikle (The New Zealand Herald)
All four teams in group D at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup have three points after tonight's game at Otago Stadium.
Serbia beat a listless Mali side 2-0 to ensure those two teams plus Mexico and Uruguay would have everything to play for on Saturday.
The Serbians, who had lost to Uruguay on Sunday, put the game to rest in the 74th minute.
Three one-touch passes created a simple tap-in for substitute forward Stanisa Mandic to make it 2-0.
It was an oddly flat first half, enlivened by one piece of absolute brilliance.
Serbian midfielder Sergej Malinkovic scored the opening goal with a blistering free kick that rocketed past Mali goalkeeper Djiqui Diarra.
Mali had much more ball but could not do enough with it, and both sides were guilty of some haphazard shooting.
The Otago Stadium doubleheader attracted a moderate crowd, most Dunedinites electing to stay at home as the city was hit by flooding.
Serbia 2 (Sergej Malinkovic 27, Stanisa Mandic 74), Mali 0.
Halftime: Serbia 1-0.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269561/index.html)
Highlights of Serbia's opener v. Uruguay (0-1), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269526/index.html).
Post by: elan on June 03, 2015, 06:19:01 AM
Post by: R45 on June 03, 2015, 01:21:20 PM
U-20 FIFA World Cup: Qatar thumped by Portugal
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Not a great 24 hours for Qatari football.
On a day when Fifa president Sepp Blatter resigned - which will prompt further questions about the hosting of the 2022 World Cup - their Under-20 team were thumped 4-0 by Portugal in Hamilton, to remain winless in the tournament.
Qatar weren't actually that bad but Portugal are top quality. They qualified second out of Europe and boast strong defenders, some gifted midfielders and plenty of pace and power up front. Captain Tomas, who plays at FC Porto, was particularly impressive along with speedy winger Gelson Martins.
The Europeans were dominant from the start and after several chances Andre Silva opened the scoring, after latching onto a lovely angled through ball. They extended their lead in the 42nd minute thanks to a brilliant bicycle kick from striker Ivo.
Qatar had to attack in the second half and came close on several occasions, with No10 Akram Afif the architect of their best moments. But Ivo made the game safe just after the hour with a towering header, climbing well above his marker at the far post, which prompted the Portuguese coach to clear his bench.
The replacements kept up the quality, with Joao Vigario finishing with aplomb in the 74th minute after a neat drag back and cross from his winger.
Portugal 4 (A Silva 34, Ivo 42, 65, J Vigario 74)
Qatar 0
Halftime: 2-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269529/index.html)
Highlights of Qatar's opening game v. Colombia (0-1), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269545/index.html).
Highlights of Portugal's opening game v. Senegal (3-0), not previously covered on the thread (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269544/index.html).
I feel that's a bit unfair to their U-20 team - losing 0-4 to Portugal in a World Cup isn't such a bad result. If it was a thrashing, sure, but the write-up was a little harsh.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 10:29:23 PM
Was disappointed in the level of play between Uruguay and Mexico.
Didn't view the game. Just the highlights. Read one Uruguayan commentator's view and it was an indictment of the way the team played. Any loss stings, but there is also almost a sort of contempt regarding losing to Mexico. One of the things I've noticed is that there's not a tower of esteem in Argentina and Uruguay regarding Mexican football. Mexico has had to fight for respect, but it is gradually and grudgingly coming.
The player, Lemos, who made the mistake on the goal is typically rock solid. Still early days yet. The errors might not have been fatal to moving on to the next stage.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 10:40:42 PM
Diego Simeone's son was very impressive in this tournament.
Yes, in the sense that he top-scored etc., but there are doubts as to his long term viability in the upper echelons of the pro ranks. Many are not convinced. For the moment, he's helped the U20s through scoring several opportunistic goals, and of course, goals matter ... but, for River he's not exactly setting the world on fire. Some feel the name 'Simeone' counts for a lil something extra.
Post by: elan on June 03, 2015, 11:15:04 PM
Post by: elan on June 03, 2015, 11:17:24 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 03, 2015, 11:18:35 PM
Honduras 0 vs Fiji 3 currently :o :o :o
... unexpected. They are on the way to repairing the damage inflicted by the Germans.
Post by: Bitter on June 04, 2015, 12:06:08 AM
Honduras 0 vs Fiji 3 currently :o :o :o
... unexpected. They are on the way to repairing the damage inflicted by the Germans.
I suppose you could call Honduras badlucky for 2 of those goals, and the fact that they couldn't buy a goal at the other end. Still, you collect 3 from Fiji.
Post by: Deeks on June 04, 2015, 12:28:39 AM
Post by: Bitter on June 04, 2015, 01:17:16 AM
Park the bus time, only 17 minutes gone >:(.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 04, 2015, 09:30:11 AM
Malcolm Burgess (The New Zealand Herald)
Another match in New Plymouth, another brilliant game.
Brazil and Hungary served up a classic contest last night, with the South Americans prevailing 2-1, unfortunately thanks to a highly questionable 86th minute penalty.
Hungary led early before being reduced to 10 men in the 16th minute, after defender Tamas received his second yellow card.
The result takes Brazil to the top of Group E, with one round to play.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, it was a highly entertaining match, in front of a modest crowd of just over 4,000. The Brazilians, cheered on by the constant Samba drums, conjured up some lovely tricks and turns while both sides gave a impressive exhibition of long range shooting, with Hungary's Zsolt Kalmar even trying a 60 metre chip (which wasn't that far away).
Bence Mervo scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the eighth minute, his sharply angled shot fumbled over the line by Brazilian goalkeeper Jean. However, Hungarian joy was short lived after Tamas' clumsy challenge and Brazil held the territorial ascendency from then on, with Hungary reduced to counter attacks. Danilo equalised in the 50th minute - climbing way above the taller Europeans - before Andreas Pereira converted the debatable spot kick in the 86th minute, after Gabriel Jesus went down in the area.
Hungary 1 [B. Mervo 8]
Brazil 1 [Danilo 50, A Pereira 86 (pen)]
Halftime: 1-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269550/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 04, 2015, 09:37:55 AM
The New Zealand Herald.
The biggest ever upset at the Under-20 World Cup or the best day in Fijian football history?
Whatever way you want to describe it, Fiji's 3-0 win over Honduras in Christchurch today gave the tournament an indelible moment that will linger long after the trophy is eventually claimed.
The result was scarcely believable based on the two teams' opening games in group F, when Honduras beat Uzbekistan 4-3 and Fiji were hammered 8-1 by Germany. Considering six of those goals came before the break, the gulf in quality between the tournament minnows and the rest of the field seemed insurmountable.
That all changed, though, when Iosefo Verevou took advantage of a defensive error to put Fiji in front after 14 minutes. The island nation were never about to sit back to protect their lead and, five minutes later, Saula Waqa's acrobatic finish doubled his side's advantage.
By the time Kevin Alvarez diverted a headed pull-back into his own net just before halftime, Fiji were on the verge of the island nation's first win at a Fifa tournament. Victory was sealed after surviving a couple of second-half scares and, incredibly, Fiji are now an outside chance to reach the last 16.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269516/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 04, 2015, 09:47:33 AM
The New Zealand Herald.
It proved more difficult than their opening match but Germany were no less impressive in their second game at the Under-20 World Cup.
Germany controlled their match against Uzbekistan in Christchurch tonight to confirm their passage to the second round ahead of their final group game against Honduras, who were surprisingly beaten by Fiji today.
The Germans illustrated why they are considered favourites for the crown when they thrashed Fiji 8-1 earlier in the week and they again showcased their goal-scoring prowess tonight.
Germany dominated proceedings throughout, enjoying two-thirds of possession and preventing Uzbekistan from managing a single shot on target.
The European champions took a deserved lead on the half hour when, after Hany Mukhtar had been tripped on the edge of the box, Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Marc Stendera curled in a delightful free-kick.
Skipper Kevin Akpoguma doubled the lead in the 59th minute with a clinical strike from the edge of the area.
And Stendera added gloss to the scoreline five minutes from time, finishing a nice passing move to score his second.
Uzbekistan, who were beaten 4-3 in their opener against Honduras, still have a chance to progress to the second round. They would need to beat Fiji in their final group game and hope Germany beat Honduras, which would see three teams finish on three points.
Germany 3 (STENDERA 33', 85', AKPOGUMA 59')
Uzbekistan 0
HT: 1-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269539/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 04, 2015, 09:55:10 AM
The New Zealand Herald.
Nigeria bounced back in the big way today at the Under-20 World Cup, with an emphatic 4-0 win over North Korea.
After their first up loss to Brazil last Monday, the Flying Eagles were under some pressure ahead of this match.
That was compounded by a scoreless first half, before striker Saviour Goodwin struck in the 48th and 51st minutes. From there the shackles were off and the Africans cantered to victory.
North Korea played some good football - and again were perhaps unfortunate to be on the end of a heavy scoreline - but the Nigerians were simply irresistible. Their squad includes eleven players from their triumphant 2013 Under-17 World Cup team and the cohesion is evident, with some breathtaking passing and movement. And this wasn't even their full strength team.
Nigerian coach Manu Garba, who earlier in the tournament compared his team's style to Bayern Munich and the Netherlands teams of the 1970, left four of his best players on the bench.
Manchester City duo Musa Yahaya and Kelechi Iheanacho, along with Success Issac (Granada CF) and Musa Yahaya (Tottenham Hotspur FC), were all omitted for "tactical reasons", with Garba wanting to rest the quartet ahead of Sunday's vital match with Hungary.
It was a gamble, but didn't seem to affect the Flying Eagles early on; captain Musa Muhammed set the tone in the third minute, unleashing a spectacular 35 metre angled drive that hit the inside of the left hand post and bounced away.
For the first thirty minutes the pattern was similar; Nigeria dominant, forcing plenty of good saves from Jong Hun Cha in the North Korean goal. Hun Cha had had a poor game against Hungary but made amends in the first half, with one double save particularly eye-catching.
The Africans were often guilty of over complicated play in the final third while North Korean captain Kuk Chol Kim made some important interceptions.
North Korea enjoyed their best spell in the 15 minutes before half-time, engineering some attempts on goal as the Nigerian machine began to falter.
However, the complexion of the match changed completely early in the second half, with Goodwin's two goals within the space of three minutes. That brace broke the North Koreans' spirit and Nigeria added further goals to Kingsley Sokari (71st minute) and Issac (80th minute). Sokari's was particularly special, a thunderous shot from well outside the area.
Nigeria 4 (S Goodwin, 48, 51, K Sokari 71, S Issac 80)
North Korea 0
Halftime: 0-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269527/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 04, 2015, 10:09:57 AM
Desevio Payne Discusses Eredivisie Debut, U.S. U-20s
Payne was born in Greenwood, S.C., after his parents graduated from tiny Lander University. His father hails from Trinidad & Tobago but moved to the United States, became an American citizen, and earned a soccer scholarship to Lander. His mother is Dutch and played for Lander’s softball team.
When Desevio was just one year old, his parents decided to move the family to the Netherlands so that their son could experience his mother’s culture. The initial plan was to remain there for five years but that eventually faded and the move became permanent. Even while living abroad, however, his father was adamant that Desevio maintained his American roots. As a result, English was frequently spoken at their house and American traditions were celebrated.
(continue) (http://www.americansoccernow.com/articles/desevio-payne-discusses-eredivisie-debut-u-s-u-20s)
He's looking decent in this tournament.
Post by: elan on June 04, 2015, 11:22:17 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 12:18:15 AM
There are a few Pana players whose careers could benefit from more global exposure in NZ, but looks like they hadda say goodbye.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 12:47:20 AM
Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald)
Argentina arrived in New Zealand as the favourites to win the Fifa Under-20 World Cup but they have been knocked out in the group stages.
Their dour 0-all draw with Austria in Wellington today consigned them to their fate following a 2-2 draw with Panama last Saturday and a 3-2 loss to Ghana earlier in the week.
The result will be hugely disappointing for a passionate football nation who have great history at this event, having claimed the trophy six times.
They had their opportunities against Austria, who seemed more than content to sit back and defend, but they were unable to find a way past Austrian goalkeeper Tino Casali.
The 1.92m custodian was immense throughout the game as he made a number of smart saves. The 19-year-old plays his club football for Austria Vienna.
As the game wore on, Austria sat deeper on defence and the second spell was largely an exercise in Argentina trying to find a goal but it wasn't forthcoming.
Austria have finished the pool stage with five points and claimed second behind Ghana in Group B.
Argentina have only two points and that won't be enough to see them move through to the round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams. Panama finished last with one point.
When the final whistle blew the Austrians raised their hands in the air and celebrated, while disappointment washed through the Argentinian side.
Argentina 0
Austria 0
Halftime: 0-0
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269520/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 12:53:17 AM
Niall Anderson (The New Zealand Herald)
Ghana has progressed into the FIFA Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals after defeating Panama 1-0 at North Harbour Stadium this afternoon.
The Ghanaians advanced atop Group B after a free-flowing encounter, surviving an onslaught of attack from a desperate Panamanian side, who head home after picking up just one point in their three group games.
In the first match between the two nations at any level, Ghana had the better of an action-packed yet scoreless first half, having 11 shots at goal as they looked to pepper Panama goalkeeper Jaime De Gracia.
Both sides were attacking with intent, and with Panama needing a win to progress they ratcheted up the pressure in the second spell as Ismael Diaz and Jhamal Rodriguez both came close to putting the Central American side in front.
De Gracia kept his side in the contest on the 72nd minute mark with a brilliant fingertip save onto the post from a vicious Benjamin Tetteh strike, but a defensive mix-up saw him left with little chance ten minutes later.
A misplaced pass in the Panama defence saw substitute Emmanuel Boateng latch onto the ball in a dangerous position, and he lashed home a great finish from outside of the box into the bottom right corner to give Ghana the lead.
Panama had a late chance to garner something from the encounter when awarded an 88th minute penalty, but striker Fidel Escobar slipped and blasted the spot-kick over the bar, ending their slim hopes of qualification.
Ghana 1 (Emmanuel Boateng, 82')
Panama 0
Halftime: 0-0
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269558/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 11:00:43 AM
Having observed Argentina over time, this early exit is confirmation of a contention I've made privately: very dependent on individual renditions and not multi-dimensional in creating. Good against teams with which they have some measure of familiarity, but not so much against other teams with whom they are not (especially those with defensive and attacking cohesion). And, the funny thing is that PAN and GHA are not poster examples of defensive cohesion.
The ppl who referred to Ghana as an underdog versus Argentina were reliant on Argentina's history in the tournament.
I haven't made time to confirm yet, but I think Brazil renovated its team much more between qualifying and the WC, than Argentina did.
Ukraine shock USA (The New Zealand Herald)
Ukraine tonight shocked the United States 3-0 to advance the second stage of the Under-20 World Cup on top of group A.
The highly-fancied Americans were already assured of advancing from group A but they will head into the last 16 on a low note after falling victim to a superb second-half hat-trick from Viktor Kovalenko.
Ukraine shook off an unimpressive opening outing in the goalless draw against New Zealand to dispatch Myanmar 6-0 before cruising past the United States.
In fact, Ukraine's group stage can be divided evenly down the middle. They failed to manage a single strike in their first 135 minutes of action before erupting for nine goals in the second 135.
Kovalenko scored five of those goals on his own, with the Shakhtar Donetsk striker firing a rapid hat-trick to break open an even opening half. Ukraine enjoyed more possession and the better of the chances in a strangely off night for the US, consigning them to a round-of-16 clash with the second-placed team in group C.
The United States, after slowly warming to their work in a 2-1 win over Myanmar, proceeded to crush New Zealand 4-0 before continuing a Jekyll-and-Hyde effort tonight.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269565/index.html)
Post by: fari on June 05, 2015, 11:15:34 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 09:48:18 PM
Hayden Meikle (Otago Daily Times)
Portugal brought a touch of class to Otago Stadium with a 3-1 win over Colombia in the Fifa Under-20 World Cup game today.
The Portuguese razzled and dazzled as they produced some moments of brilliance to post a third straight win in Group C.
Their pace and attacking verve was a perfect fit for the surface under the Dunedin roof, and the opening goal came after just three minutes.
Nuno Santos blasted a rocket of a free kick into the net from just outside the box.
The rest of the first half was relatively even. Portugal looked potent on attack, but Colombia ruled the centre of the field and embraced the physical exchanges.
The game was settled in a 10-minute period in the second half that led to two goals for electric forward Andre Silva.
He converted a penalty - the Colombian goalkeeper had clumsily fouled Silva - and then looped in a header following some wonderful build-up play.
Colombia fought back nicely with a well-worked goal to bustling striker Santos Borre, but it was Portugal's day.
A pleasing crowd of about 10,000 is at Otago Stadium for the doubleheader.
Portugal 3 (Nuno Santos 3, Andre Silva 55 pen, 67), Colombia 1 (Santos Borre 74). Halftime: 1-0.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269525/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 09:57:24 PM
The New Zealand Herald.
Wellington Regional Stadium has added another chapter to its footballing history as the New Zealand Under-20s beat Myanmar 5-1 in the capital tonight.
The venue, which famously played host to the All Whites' 1-0 victory over Bahrain in the second leg of their World Cup playoff in 2009, which sent them to the tournament a year later, has provided the stomping ground for New Zealand's first win at a Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
No New Zealand team had won a game at this event in 11 previous attempts and tonight's win could provide the Junior All Whites with a spot in the round of 16, although they are still waiting on other results.
Four third-placed teams push on to the knockout stages, as well as the top two teams from every pool, and New Zealand are third in Group A with four points.
Ukraine top the pool with seven points following their 3-0 win over the US in Albany tonight.
In search of a victory, New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley made five changes from the side that lost 4-0 to the US during the week.
Midfielder Matthew Ridenton was one of the surprise omissions, while he also brought in goalkeeper Nikola Tzanev in place of Oilver Sail.
Alex Rufer, who is generally more at home in the midfield and wasn't picked to play the US, was again commissioned up front, which is the same role he performed in New Zealand's opening match with Ukraine.
It was Wellington's Noah Billingsley who got New Zealand's first goal of the tournament when he scored from close range in the 40th minute as the 17-year-old connected with a nice cross from Deklan Wynne.
The goal cancelled out the opener from Myanmar, which had come via an impressive finish from Aung Thu.
With the scores locked at 1-1 at halftime, the game was set up nicely for one team to stamp their mark on it.
Myanmar, making their first appearance at an Under-20 World Cup, were rated as large outsiders coming in to the contest but they were dangerous on the counterattack.
Billingsley, the youngest member of the New Zealand squad, had a foot in their second goal as part of a quick move in the box, which saw Monty Patterson score shortly after the break.
Playing from in front suited the Junior All Whites who displayed a greater level of confidence with the scoreboard in their favour.
If 2-1 looked good, then 3-1 must have felt great as super-sub Joel Stevens scored within a minute of coming on the field.
Sam Brotherton added to the rout when he delivered a bullet header from a corner at the same end where Rory Fallon scored that famous goal for New Zealand against Bahrain in 2009.
Clayton Lewis also got on the board in the final minutes.
New Zealand 5 (Noah Billingsley 40, Monty Patterson 47, Joel Stevens 78, Sam Brotherton 81, Clayton Lewis 89)
Myanmar 1 (Aung Thu 28)
Halftime: 1-1
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269528/index.html)
Billingsley delivers on biggest stage
Jason Pine (The New Zealand Herald)
Most Fridays, Noah Billingsley spends the day at Onslow College before coaching kids at the Ole Football Academy just north of Wellington.
Those junior sessions were cancelled last night - not just because Billingsley wasn't available - but because most of the kids (and their parents) wanted to be at Wellington Stadium to watch him play for New Zealand instead.
At 17, Billingsley is the youngest member of this New Zealand squad. An impressive appearance off the bench in the opening match against Ukraine earned him a starting spot against the USA, which he kept for the must-win match against Myanmar.
Coach Darren Bazeley decided the tall Wellingtonian was the man to lead the line in his home-town. He didn't disappoint.
After finding themselves a goal down, the Junior All Whites finally worked out that keeping the ball on the deck was a far better idea than banging it long towards Billingsley and Alex Rufer.
After forty frustrating minutes, left-back Deklan Wynne broke down the left and delivered a pinpoint cross along the carpet for Billingsley to tap home. After 220 minutes in this tournament, New Zealand had finally opened their account and the fresh-faced youngster had a World Cup goal.
Two minutes after half-time, Billingsley was involved again. After sharp build-up play from Rufer and Clayton Lewis, he slid a pass to Monty Patterson who gave New Zealand the lead from close range.
He then provided the pass for a freshly-arrived Joel Stevens to score a third goal before leaving to a huge home-town ovation with New Zealand out of sight at 4-1.
Afterwards, you couldn't wipe the smile off the young man's face, and rightly so. He'd been asked to do a job by his coach and delivered big time.
The Junior All Whites now wait for final confirmation of their place in the round of 16. Only a series of extremely unlikely results would see them miss out; in fact, if Senegal can't beat Qatar by four clear goals in the 1pm game in Hamilton, passage will be secure.
When the tournament ends, it'll be back to Onslow College and Ole Academy for Noah Billingsley, but perhaps not for long.
Remember the name. You'll be hearing a lot more of it.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 10:05:42 PM
Ben Strang (Stuff.Co.NZ)
Lacklustre finishing from African giants Senegal has helped confirm New Zealand's place in the knockout stages of the Fifa U-20 World Cup.
Senegal defeated Qatar 2-1 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, but the score could have, and should have, been so much more.
Because Senegal failed to win the match by three goals, New Zealand secure progress as one of the best third place group stage finishers.
Qatar leave Hamilton and New Zealand with no points to show for their efforts, although they unleashed a star for the future in attacking midfielder Akram Afif.
Senegal had the ball in the back of Qatar's net within a couple of minutes, but Alassane Sow's finish was disallowed because he was caught offside.
The Africans were pressing high up the pitch to start, energetically attacking their Middle Eastern opponents.
But when Qatar got the chance to press forward they made it count.
Striker Almoez Ali went down in the box and German referee Felix Zwayer pointed to the penalty spot.
Qatar's best player by some distance, Akram Afif, stepped up to give his side the lead.
Giant Senegalese midfielder Sidy Sarr had a good header saved by Yousof Hassan soon after, but Senegal's long ball tactics weren't paying off.
In their earlier matches against Portugal and Colombia, Senegal passed the ball short and along the ground and created numerous chances, but they deserted that tactic on Saturday afternoon.
Qatari left-back Fahad Shanin was having a blinder, giving winger Ibrahima Wadji no space in possession of the ball in a flawless first half display. Wadji was so well watched, Senegalese goalkeeper Irbahima Sy beat more defenders in the first half.
After the break Senegal increased their energy ten-fold, testing Qatar with wave after wave of attack, each of which were safely repelled.
Senegal should have tied the game in the 63rd minute but for a woeful piece of finishing from Sow. Mamadou Thiam broke into the box before cutting back for Sow, but the Real Zaragoza midfielder fluffed his lines, sending his shot sailing onto nearby Tristram Street.
Sarr was the next to blow a great chance, failing to get a shot off when captain Alhassane Sylla put him through on goal.
Senegal were playing like a typical Kiwi DIY-er - the creativity was there, but the ability to finish the job was sorely lacking.
That was until captain Sylla stepped up and produced a sublime finish in the 77th minute. When the ball fell to him in the box, Sylla lobbed the ball just inside the far post with the outside of his boot to equalise.
Their tails were up, the long ball tactic had been shelved, and Senegal were all of a sudden on the hunt for a match-winning goal.
The short, sharp passes were proving too hot to handle for Qatar, and soon Moussa Kone had given Senegal the lead with a tap in at the back post.
With their second goal Senegal receded into their shells somewhat, their urgency lacking in the final moments with a lead on the score sheet.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269564/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 05, 2015, 10:11:14 PM
Clay Williams (Stuff.Co.NZ)
Whatever happens from here, this New Zealand under-20 football team are history-makers.
Less than a day after becoming the first Junior All Whites side to win a match at the Fifa under-20 World Cup, Darren Bazeley's outfit also became the first Kiwi team to advance past the group stages in the 38-year history of the event.
In three previous trips to the tournament, New Zealand had only managed a two draw, seven loss record and returned home after just three matches on each occasion.
This year's hosts put themselves in the equation to go through by pouring in four second half goals to overwhelm Myanmar 5-1 in Wellington on Friday night, before their place in the last 16 was secured when Senegal could only manage a 2-1 victory over Qatar on Saturday afternoon.
New Zealand's opponent at the next stage will be group B winners Ghana in Wellington on Wednesday afternoon or group C winners Portugal in Hamilton on Thursday evening, but which one will not be confirmed until the completion of all group stage matches on Sunday.
Either-way, the Junior All Whites will need a mammoth effort to advance to the quarterfinals.
The Ghanians knocked over South American powerhouse Argentina and drew with strong European outfit Austria 1-1 on their way to topping group B. Portugal established themselves as one of the title favourites in group play, hammering Senegal 3-0, Qatar 4-0 and Colombia 3-1.
Bazeley said their gutsy 0-0 draw with Ukraine first-up gave his side confidence they could overcome Myanmar and enter the frame to go through to the last 16.
And after battling back from a 4-0 thumping from the USA and a goal down against the fast-starting Asian minnows before powering away, the Kiwi coach reflected on the group stages in positive fashion.
"It's a really proud evening. We said all the way along it was going to be a really tough challenge to get out of the group.
"We started with a good performance against Ukraine and could have stole that on the opening day and then we had a tough evening against the US, that was hard and we didn't perform as well as we wanted to."
"We started a little bit edgy again tonight, but once we got into the game we played quite well in the second half and I thought we were quite dominant."
The New Zealand players went through a recovery session in Wellington on Saturday morning.
Midfielder Andre de Jong felt it was much needed for those of the squad who had played the majority of their three matches so far and said the team were looking forward to the huge task awaiting them in their next outing.
"It will be a massive challenge for us but hopefully we can get up for the game and really give it our all and hopefully make the country proud."
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 06:50:27 AM
Germany's under-20 side look the odds-on favourites to emulate their senior side and lift the World Cup following a third comfortable victory on Sunday.
Germany finished clear on top of Group F on nine points and a goal difference of +14 following a 5-1 thrashing of Honduras at Christchurch Stadium.
They opened the scoring early when Levin Oeztunali was brought down in the box by Honduran defender Carlos Moncada in the opening minute. Marc Stendera slotted home the penalty for his fourth goal of the tournament and second from the penalty spot.
Despite the horror start Honduras hit back with a scorching volley from Bryan Rochez - his third goal of the tournament - which rebounded off Germany keeper Schwabe and into his own goal. Rochez went close with another volley minutes later, just going wide. From then on it was all Germany.
Julian Brandt finished off some slick passing to put Germany back in the lead in the 30th minute.
Germany took total control of the second half.
First Hany Mukhtar scored from a direct free kick before Grischa Proemel and then Niklas Stark got on the scoresheet to make it 5-1.
With the game and the second round already out of reach it got worse for Honduras when Jhonatan Paz was sent off in the 79th minute for a second yellow.
Germany remain in Christchurch for Thursday's second round match against the second ranked team in Group E, most likely Hungary or Nigeria.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269517/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 06:55:50 AM
Josh Berry (The Northern Advocate)
The beat of the pacific was echoing through the stands at Northland Events Centre during the Fifa Under-20 Group F match between Fiji and Uzbekistan.
Much like the loud crowds that got in behind Myanmar in the earlier matches at the ground, Fiji's fans made their presence known despite their side being dealt a heavy 3-0 loss to Uzbekistan.
A scoreless first half saw both teams head to the sheds with work to do, especially Uzbekistan who held the majority of possession.
The tight first half saw both sides level, 0-all, at the halftime break.
However, it was a defiant Uzbekistan side which came out firing early in the second half with two quick goals - one from Eldor Shomurodov which was followed closely with another by Zabikhillo Urinboev.
Fiji began to tire as a result of being two goals down and never really got back into the match despite several opportunities to regather.
The 5011-strong crowd responded well to Fiji's players whenever they strode upfield with the ball.
On occasions, when the ball crossed into Uzbekistan's half, the drums thumped into action as did the chants from the Fijian support base.
Despite the cherry atmosphere, the kava bowl ran dry for Fiji as Uzbekistan's Mirjamol Kosimov sealed the deal with a final goal to bring the final result to 3-0.
As Fiji's fairytale came to an end so to did the rapturous applause from supporters - many whom left the ground before the match concluded.
With the last of the group matches over, the remaining Fifa Under-20 action in Whangarei will come in the form of a Round of 16 match between Austria and Uzbekistan this Thursday, June 11.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269534/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 07:06:44 AM
Tunde Eludini (The Premium Times, Nigeria)
Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles, will face Germany in the Round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA U 20 World Cup as they finished runners-up in Group E on Sunday morning.
The Flying Eagles beat Hungary 2-0 in their final group game to finish with 6 points from three games while Brazil finished top of the group after spanking Korea DPR also on Sunday morning.
It was Taiwo Awoniyi that got the two goals for Nigeria in the game against Hungary as the young striker popularly referred to as the ‘New Yekini’ finally came to the party after firing blanks in the Flying Eagles first two games against Brazil and Korea DPR.
Awoniyi opened his goal scoring account in the 33rd minute when he dodged his marker to volley in at the near post after Saviour Godwin gave in him a low cross.
He sealed second place and all three points for Nigeria in the 54th minute when he made the most of the chance gifted him by Hungary defenders who committed a comical error.
While African champions, Nigeria, face European champions, Germany, on June 11, other pairings involving African teams pitch Ghana against Mali; while Senegal, the fourth team from the continent, will play Ukraine in the Round of 16.The Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles, will face Germany in the Round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA U 20 World Cup as they finished runners-up in Group E on Sunday morning.
The Flying Eagles beat Hungary 2-0 in their final group game to finish with 6 points from three games while Brazil finished top of the group after spanking Korea DPR also on Sunday morning.
It was Taiwo Awoniyi that got the two goals for Nigeria in the game against Hungary as the young striker popularly referred to as the ‘New Yekini’ finally came to the party after firing blanks in the Flying Eagles first two games against Brazil and Korea DPR.
Awoniyi opened his goal scoring account in the 33rd minute when he dodged his marker to volley in at the near post after Saviour Godwin gave in him a low cross.
He sealed second place and all three points for Nigeria in the 54th minute when he made the most of the chance gifted him by Hungary defenders who committed a comical error.
While African champions, Nigeria, face European champions, Germany, on June 11, other pairings involving African teams pitch Ghana against Mali; while Senegal, the fourth team from the continent, will play Ukraine in the Round of 16.
Nigeria clinch final-16 spot in U-20 World Cup with 2-0 win over Hungary
Glenn McLean (Stuff.Co.NZ)
Nigeria have progressed to the final 16 of the Fifa under-20 World Cup after a surprisingly comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary.
Both sides had followed similar paths to the final match in Group E, losing narrowly to Brazil and thrashing North Korea but Sunday night's game at Stadium Taranaki was largely one-sided.
Nigeria's pace and ability to move the ball into better attacking areas was evident throughout the first half as they took a deserved 1-0 lead into the break.
While they had to absorb some early pressure, Nigeria managed to keep the ball for longer periods.
Their domination was borne out by the halftime statistics as they managed 10 shots at goal, six more than Hungary who opted to only leave Bence Mervo up as their attacking threat.
In fact, Nigeria had already had eight shots at goal before Hungary managed their first, even then it was timid and never troubled the keeper.
Nigeria took the lead in the 33rd minute after a lightning run down the right side by Saviour Godwin who delivered a pin point cross for striker Taiwo Awaoniyi who gave Hungary keeper Gyorgy Szekely no chance.
The goal did nothing to change the Hungary formation, however, as they continued to heap numbers into midfield without pushing forward with conviction.
Their biggest problem was their inability to maintain possession for long periods. They also looked susceptible to any counter attack.
Hungary coach Bernd Storck introduced Zsolt Kalmar in the second half, surprisingly for Mervo.
There was a bright moment early in the second half when Mario Nemeth hit the post from distance but their chances continued to be limited.
Things turned even darker in the 54th minute when Awoniyi scored his second following a defensive mix-up when two Hungary players went for the ball in the air from a long throw from keeper Joshua Enaholo.
Awoniyi was quick to latch on to the mistake as he rounded the keeper and sent it and Hungary home.
He could have had a hat-trick shortly after but sent his shot wide.
NIGERIA 2 (Taiwo Awoniyi 33', 54') HUNGARY 0.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269554/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 07:13:54 AM
Hanne Davis (Stuff.Co.NZ)
Brazil cruised past North Korea winning 3-0 to top Group F and progress to the knock out stages of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
In what often looked like a race car going up against a tank, Brazil's aesthetically pleasing game saw them get past their more physical opponents in front of over 15,000 fans in Christchurch.
North Korea had no intention of rolling over and weren't afraid to put in big tackles to win possession. The Asians did have chances but followed clever play with basic mistakes that would prove their undoing.
As North Korea played like they had nothing to lose the Brazilians, despite looking more controlled, stuttered in front of goal. The South Americans came close in the 29th minute when North Korea left the goal wide open but striker Marcos Guilherme put his shot over the crossbar.
Brazil had another chance before half time with a free kick just outside the penalty area but midfielder Gabriel Boschilia fired the ball straight into the hands of keeper In Hak Ri to send the sides to the sheds tied 0-0 at halftime.
In the second half Brazilian coach Rogerio Micale looked to his reinforcements and brought on Manchester United's Young Player of the Year Andreas Pereira and Real Madrid's Jean Carlos.
Two minutes into the second half North Korea's defence was tested when Brazil's Malcom missed from close range before the post was the difference for Alef after his deft kick beat the keeper but bounced off the woodwork.
Brazil's luck turned in the 59th minute, however, after a Jaja shot deflected off the foot of defender Hyo Song Min and into the net to give the South Americans a 1-0 lead.
It wasn't long before Jean Carlos took advantage of a revitalised Brazil with the 19-year-old weaving through the penalty area to grab a classy goal and put his side 2-0 up.
Brazil continued to heap on the pressure from there and it was Leo Pereira who headed their third goal from a corner kick to seal the win.
Brazil will now face fellow South Americans Uruguay in the round of 16 next week in New Plymouth. Nigeria who placed second in Group E will face Germany.
Match highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269540/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 07:55:05 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 07, 2015, 08:05:08 AM
Argentina
Honduras
Fiji
Korea DPR (North Korea)
Mexico
Myanmar
Panama
Qatar
The 16 staying:
Austria
Brazil
Colombia
Germany
Ghana
Hungary
Mali
New Zealand
Nigeria
Portugal
Senegal
Serbia
Ukraine
Uruguay
USA
Uzbekhistan
Observations:
All of the four (4) original CAF teams have made it into the second stage (one topped its group, two qualified as 3rd placed finishers).
Aside from CAF, UEFA is the only other confederation to have all of its qualifiers progress (four UEFA squads topped their group).
Three of the four AFC qualifiers have not progressed. All of the non-qualifying AFC teams finished last in their group (Myanmar, North Korea and Qatar).
The only CONCACAF team to progress is the US (Thus, one out of four; same as the AFC). Two CONCACAF teams finished at the bottom of their group (Mexico and Panama). In the ranking of the 3rd placed teams (4 of which moved on), Honduras finished 5th due to inferior goal difference re: Hungary.
Oceania had 2 qualifiers, NZ and Fiji. One stays, one goes.
CONMEBOL: three out of four ain't bad? Or is it? Only Brazil topped its group. Colombia and Uruguay had 2nd place finishes.
Looking to the net round, confederation teams will cancel each other out when Brazil meet Uruguay; Ghana meet Mali and Serbia play Hungary.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 09, 2015, 09:59:32 PM
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Post by: asylumseeker on June 10, 2015, 02:38:27 AM
By Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald).
The Fifa Under-20 World Cup has provided another upset with Mali topping Ghana 3-0 in their round of 16 clash in Wellington tonight. Mali only went through to the knockout stages as one of the four best third-placed teams during pool play, while Ghana topped a wild Group B.
With their victory, Mali, who came third in Group D, have moved through to a quarter-final where they will meet either Germany or Nigeria in Christchurch on Sunday.
Diadie Samassekou and Adama Traore produced a handful of nice touches between one another before Samassekou delivered a well-placed shot to score for Mali in the 20th minute, which set the ball rolling.
The deft touches proved too much for the Ghanaians to contain and the goal came at a valuable time as they were able to put pressure on their more-fancied opponents.
Samassekou was one of Mali's best during the game and showed good strength in the air to win a number of headers.
If their first goal was impressive then their second went one better as Dieudonne Gbakle curled home a fantastic shot after halftime. That scoreboard pressure proved too much for Ghana who, despite looking impressive in pool play, were unable to find their way in to the game.
Aboubacar Doumbia added a third goal late in the match.
Mali 3 (Diadie Samassekou 20, Dieudonne Gbakle 53, Aboubacar Doumbia 81)
Ghana 0
Halftime: 1-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269555/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 10, 2015, 02:45:16 AM
By Robert van Royen (The New Zealand Herald).
Serbia needed extra time and an own goal to overcome a spirited Hungarian side in an enthralling round of 16 match at Otago Stadium tonight.
The Serbs, in their first Fifa Under-20 World Cup, advanced to the quarter-finals, where it will meet either the United States or Colombia on Sunday.
It looked like the match was destined to go to penalties, but Serbia got the match-winner courtesy of an own goal by Hungarian defender Attila Talaber.
Locked at 1-1 deep into extra time, Serbian forward Ivan Saponjic fired a cross into the box for teammate Mijat Gacinovic. Talaber attempted to cut off the cross, only for the ball to deflect into his own goal. It was a cruel twist for the Eastern Europeans, which led for a good chunk of the second half and more than played its part in an enthralling match.
Trailing 1-0, it had looked like the highly fancied Serbs and group D champions were going to bow out of the tournament late in the second half, but substitute forward Saponjic found a stoppage time equaliser to send the match into extra time.
Hungary, which advanced from group C with just one win (against Korea DPR) from its three matches, went into the match as the firm underdog. However, it went 1-0 up courtesy of Bence Mervo's goal on the counter-attack. His fifth goal of the tournament came just moments after Serbian forward Filip Jankovic missed a guilt-edged chance to score at the other end.
Jankovic, filling in for the suspended Sergei Milinkovic, who had to sit the game out after receiving a couple of yellow-cards during the group stage, should have scored after Nemanja Antonov put the ball on plate for him. But he miss-hit the ball and Hungarian forward Zsolt Kalmar opened Serbia up on the counter with a strong run into the box, before dragging the ball back for Mervo to blast home.
The Serbs, who botched endless chances through the first 90 minutes, finally found the equaliser in stoppage time through substitute forward Ivan Saponjic. His goal, a powerful header via a corner a kick, was a bitter blow to Hungary, which had done so well to keep the Serbs in check for the majority of the match.
Serbia 2 (Ivan Saponjic, 90+1; Attila Talaber (OG), 118)
Hungary 1 (Bence Mervo, 57)
Extra time: 2-1
Halftime: 0-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269513/index.html)
Post by: Deeks on June 10, 2015, 05:10:10 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 10, 2015, 07:41:03 AM
The history between the teams is a story in itself ... almost as if they were destined to meet. In African qualifying, they were in the same group, and both emerged as the two teams moving on to the subsequent phase. Mali won the group, on the back of a one-nil victory over Ghana. However, when they entered different sides of the bracket, both teams lost and ended up facing each other again. Ghana won that encounter. So going into their game today, both teams were familar with each other. All this chatter about "upset" in the press, rests more on Group Stage performance than on recent history. Beware of the hype.
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The sight of Attila Talaber slumped on the pitch at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium with his head between his legs and sobbing uncontrollably is undoubtedly one of the most moving of the tournament to date. After all, there can be few footballing fates quite as bad in football as scoring a decisive extra-time own goal in a world finals knockout match, especially when your side had come within seconds of victory in normal time. The Hungarian defender’s woe was triggered when he inadvertently sliced an attempted clearance over the head of his keeper Gyorgy Szekely and into the back of the net, gifting Serbia a 2-1 win. So distressed was the unfortunate Talaber that even Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz was moved to console him.
Cry me a river (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=penalty-heroes-emerge-amid-late-drama-2645506.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top)
As far as the Serbia-Hungary match ... as cruel as the outcome is for Hungary, anytime yuh have a defending player completely facing the goal he is defending in that sort of area (he was at the top of the "6"), an own goal is not an "accident".
Post by: asylumseeker on June 10, 2015, 07:51:36 AM
Daniel Richardson (The New Zealand Herald).
US goalkeeper Zackary Steffen saved a late penalty to help his side through to the quarter-finals of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup following their 1-0 win over Colombia in Wellington tonight.
After American defender Kellyn Perry-Acosta was given a red card for a second booking, Colombia's Jarlan Barrera stepped up to take the spot kick.
But Steffen saved it expertly in the 83rd minute and his side held on with only 10 men to confirm a Sunday quarter-final against Serbia in Albany.
There was a lengthy break in the round of 16 contest after only a few minutes as American forward Bradford Jamieson IV was taken from the field on a stretcher. It looked serious and all precautions were taken after he suffered an awkward fall.
Colombia looked to play the game at a frenetic pace, which often counted against them, as they squandered possession in good positions. US defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, who is in the Tottenham Hotspur academy, also proved tough to get past.
American attackers Gedion Zelalem and Emerson Hyndman were heavily involved during the opening spell of a free-flowing match.
The game threatened to produce a goal for nearly an hour before striker Rubio Rubin, who plays for Dutch club FC Utrecht, finally broke the deadlock with a well-taken strike, which proved the difference.
USA 1 (Rubio Rubin 58)
Colombia 0
Halftime: 0-0
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269559/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 10, 2015, 07:58:44 AM
Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald).
Senegal have reached the quarter finals of the Under-20 World Cup, after a dramatic penalty shoot out victory over Ukraine tonight.
Senegal prevailed 3-1 on spot kicks, after the match had ended 1-1 after extra time. The African side will face either Austria or Uzbekistan in the last eight on Sunday.
Ukraine came into this match with the meanest defence in the tournament, the only team to have kept three clean sheets during the group phase. That showed early, as Ukraine dominated possession and territory, with Senegal limited to occasional counter attacks.
However, once Senegal settled it became an even contest, with some entertaining football. The only thing missing was a goal, partly due to the inaccuracy of the final pass but often down to good defending.
The breakthrough finally came in the 70th minute and it was a beauty. A swift Ukraine counter attack culminated with Artem Biesiedin receiving the ball ten metres from goal, on a narrow angle. The midfielder propped back to his right, then sent an unerringly (sic) finish into the far corner of the net.
Much to the delight of the vocal 6,905 crowd, Sidy Sarr equalised for Senegal 13 minutes later, capitalising on a fortunate rebound to slam home. The thrills didn't stop in extra time, with both teams disregarding the usual cautious approach to gamble on a winner and Senegal coming closest in the extra time period.
Ukraine 1 (A. Biesiedin)
Senegal 1 (S. Starr)
Halftime: 0-0
Senegal win 3-1 on penalties
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269532/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 03:57:38 AM
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Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 04:35:27 AM
Otago Daily Times.
A second-half double from Dostonbek Khamdamov has stunned Austria and seen Uzbekistan advance into the quarter-finals of the Under-20 World Cup.
The Central Asians qualified for the second stage only after beating Fiji in their final group game, but they belied that underwhelming preparation with a professional display against the unbeaten Austrians.
Uzbekistan controlled much of the flow of play in Whangarei and, although they were unable to forge as many opportunities as their opponents, they were far more clinical when they earned a sight of goal. They were also the beneficiaries of some rather generous defence, with both goals perhaps preventable.
The first arrived a couple of minutes into the second spell, when Khamdamov took advantage of an acre of space in the centre of the Austrian backline to latch onto a well-weighted ball over the top and finish calmly past goalkeeper Tino Casali.
And the striker doubled his side's lead 10 minutes later when, after Austria failed to deal with a loose ball in the box, Rustamjon Ashurmatov's shot cannoned off the post and into Khamdamov's path.
Uzbekistan will now tackle Senegal in the quarter-finals and ensure at least one unfancied nation will be among the big guns in the final four.
Khamdamov brace sends Uzbeks into quarters
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A brace by Dostonbek Khamdamov saw Uzbekistan defeat Austria 2-0 and progress into the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Uzbekistan matched the benchmark they set at Turkey 2013 by booking their spot in the last eight, with two goals shortly after the break catching the Europeans cold and seeing Ravshan Khaydarov's side upset the odds.
The first half would not have exhausted anyone's vocabulary of superlatives as neither side brought a great deal of quality to the party. The closest either side came to unsettling the netting was when a curling free-kick from Austria captain Lukas Gugganig was punched clear by Dilshod Khamraev.
Zabikhillo Urinboev saw his goal-bound volley deflected wide just before the break but, besides that, the highlight reel was left wanting. When the sides returned though, the Central Asian side seemed to have discovered a formula for unlocking the Austrian backline.
Two minutes hadn't even passed when Khamdamov latched on to Javokhir Sokhibov's through-ball to slot effortlessly beyond Tino Casali. Ten minutes later he had doubled his tally for the night and Austria, who hadn't been troubled by much more than an awkward corner in the first 45 minutes, looked shell-shocked.
A hopeful up-and-under from Mirjamol Kosimov kept the ball alive following a corner, with superb strength from Rustamjon Ashurmatov seeing him hold off the defence and work space to volley onto the post. Khamdamov then had the simple task of slotting back across goal and the game had been transformed.
But for all the urgency Austria served up in hope of rescuing the game, they produced little. Khamraev was forced into a save by Markus Blutsch, before Jakob Kruezer threatened, but it was not the onslaught that could have been expected. In fact, Uzbekistan looked more likely to extend their lead, but Urinboev blazed over before Khurshid Giyosov forced Casali into a save. With no breakthrough for the Austrian's coming, it ended as a famous win for the Uzbeks.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269542/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 04:51:47 AM
Radio New Zealand News.
The Junior All Whites' historic run was ended by Gelson Martins' brilliant run and shot in the 87th minute.
Substitute Stuart Holthusen equalised for the hosts in the second half, but Martins' cultured outside-of-the boot effort was a deserved match-winner.
"It's disappointing for us, we battled really hard, you know we had some good possession," says New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley.
"It was a good game, we went 1-0 down but the boys stayed in it and second half, we came out and then we got our goal and we had a 10-minute, 15-minute spell when we had a lot of energy and the crowd really got going and got behind us."
"I thought we were good for extra time and attack it from there, y'know the lad's scored a very good goal that's ended up going in off the post, which is a tough one to take."
"It's a good goal from him, and yeah, it's a shame."
Portugal midfielder Raphael Guzzo opened the scoring on 23 minutes when the Benfica midfielder was afforded too much time just inside New Zealand's penalty box.
Holthusen then managed to level the score after 65 minutes.
Portugal go on to play Brazil in the quarter-finals, who edged Uruguay on penalties in New Plymouth, while Germany, who beat Nigeria 1-0 in Christchurch, will play Mali.
Portugal break hosts' hearts
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Gelson Martins of Portugal #18 celebrates scoring his team's second goal of the game.
Hosts New Zealand are out of the FIFA U-20 World Cup but only after giving Portugal a major fright at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium.
The Europeans were ultimately worthy winners and sealed a 2-1 victory and a place in the quarter-finals thanks to a wonderful late goal by Gelson Martins. The Junior All Whites fought bravely, though, and had threatened a shock win of their own after Stuart Holthusen had cancelled out Raphael Guzzo's first-half opener.
Darren Bazeley's team had made a positive start, playing at a high tempo and forcing the Portuguese back, but the superior class of their opponents soon began to tell. With 17 minutes played, the hosts needed Alex Rufer to keep the scoreline blank Tomas found space at a corner and attempted a clever flick towards goal.
Rony Lopes missed a golden chance soon after, firing wide from a promising position inside the box after Riquicho's cross was deflected into his path. But a goal looked to be coming and, sure enough, Portugal made the breakthrough on 24 minutes. Guzzo was the scorer, collecting a pass from Rafa on the left, turning his marker inside the box and bending a right-foot shot into the bottom-right corner for his first goal of the tournament.
Helio Sousa's side were good value for their lead and should have doubled it just after the hour-mark when Andre Silva wasted a terrific opportunity. The normally deadly No9 was just six yards out when he met Guzzo's header across the face of goal, but he somehow diverted the ball over when it seemed certain the net would bulge.
New Zealand looked to be focused on damage limitation at this stage but then, on 64 minutes and completely against the run of play, they found an equaliser. Monty Patterson bustled his way through the heart of the Portugal defence, benefited from a couple of lucky ricochets, and when the ball fell to substitute Stuart Holthusen, he made no mistake with a shot through the legs of Andre Moreira. With a delighted crowd roaring them on, Bazeley's side now had the bit between their teeth, and the goalscorer missed a good chance to cement his hero status, tugging a right foot shot well wide from an unmarked position.
But Portugal slowly recovered their composure and, with three minutes remaining, silenced the Waikato Stadium with a fantastic winning goal. Gelson Martins claimed it, dancing past a couple of weak challenges before curling a brilliant outside-of-the-foot finish just inside the left-hand post from 20 yards.
It was a goal worthy of winning any match and left Portugal to look forward to a quarter-final against either Brazil or Uruguay.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269530/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 05:04:41 AM
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Levin Oztunali of Germany celebrates his goal
Levin Oztunali’s first half goal was enough to take Germany through to the last eight of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 at the expense of Nigeria.
Ultimately, Frank Wormuth’s side were deserved winners against the Group E runners-up and while the Africans could not be faulted for effort, their inability to create meaningful chances proved to be their undoing.
Prior to the game, it was expected that Germany would attempt to build their attacks by retaining the ball, with Nigeria utilising the counter-attack and that manifested itself during the opening 45 minutes.
Yet for all of the Europeans’ possession, the first real chance of the game came from a set piece. Marc Stendera’s corner from the right was aimed for Stark, but Onyinye Ndidi’s attempted clearance spun narrowly wide of the near post.
The Flying Eagles were looking for an opportunity to break and found one shortly after the quarter-hour when Taiwo Awoniyi broke down the right and delivered a low cross into the box which Saviour Godwin almost reached.
On 19 minutes, Germany took the lead. Stendera’s pressure on Kingsley Sokari led to him stealing the ball just outside the West Africans' box. He found Levin Oztunali at the edge of the area and the grandson of the legendary Uwe Seeler fired home a powerful left-footed shot.
Germany could have – and probably should have - doubled their advantage later in the half, when a cross from their captain Kevin Akpoguma found Hany Mukhtar lurking on the penalty spot. But the ball came off his shoulder and Joshua Enaholo was able to save comfortably.
The Group F winners finished the half strongly as Stendera forced Enaholo into two fine saves from close range.
Stendera was at the heart of things for Germany yet again when the second half commenced. He brought the ball from deep, found Julian Brandt who played the ball to Mukhtar. The Benfica forward elected to shoot rather than play the back to Stendera and he fired tamely wide.
Mukhtar had another good chance on the hour after some great skill from Oztunali down the right, but he wasn’t able to get any real power behind his shot and Enaholo was out to save smartly.
Germany withdrew goalscorer Stendera and Julian Brant midway through the second half and the changes seemed to have more of a positive effect on the Nigerians.
Frank Wormuth’s side soon found themselves camped in their own half, with Success Isaac leading the charge forward, although Marvin Schwabe was not really forced into a save, the Flying Eagles not helped by some poor delivery from set pieces.
Ultimately, the Germans hung on to book a quarter-final clash with Mali and remain in Christchurch, while Nigeria head home.
Nigeria crashes out after Germany defeat
By Tunde Eludini (The Premium Times, Nigeria).
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are out of the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand after they were defeated 1-0 by their German counterparts on Thursday.
A solitary strike in the first half was all that was required by the European champions to progress to the last eight where they will face another African opposition in Mali.
African champions, Nigeria, were very poor to say the least on Thursday as they failed to put up a strong challenge in the Round of 16 clash that took place at the Christchurch Stadium, New Zealand.
Levin Oztunali did the damage which ended the ambition of the Coach Manu Garba team, which had hoped to be the second African team to win the FIFA U20 World Cup after Ghana.
Oztunali’s goal came in the 19th minute when Stendera’s pressure on Kingsley Sokari led to him stealing the ball just outside the box of Nigeria.
He found Levin Oztunali at the edge of the box and the grandson of the legendary Uwe Seeler fired a powerful left-footed shot home.
From then Nigeria were left chasing the game and they were far from looking like they will get the equaliser they needed badly.
While Africa saw her four representatives make it to the Round of 16, only Senegal and Mali are left in the quarter finals to carry the hopes of the continent in the final eight.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269515/index.html)
Frank Wormuth, Germany coach
I like Nigeria and they are very good technically, which makes them extremely difficult to play against. We were able to keep the ball under pressure and that was our only chance to break through their defence. In the end, I give congratulations to my team for finding the answer to the problems Nigeria posed us. They deserved the win and I am very impressed with them. I am especially proud of my team's defence today. Of course, our aim is to get to the final in Auckland but to get there we must go step to step and our next step is Mali. The German mentality is to always think this way. I expect Mali to play in quite a similar way to what we saw today from Nigeria.
Manu Garba, Nigeria coach
I believe that our players learnt a lot from this game and a big lesson in general from the tournament. The level at U-20s is far higher than at U-17s and Germany are a very tough and highly tactical team. Our players lost concentration at the crucial moment and this gave the Germans a chance to score. Our goalkeeper played a great game though and may have saved that ball if he had a clear view, but there is nothing we can do now. All my players have been in great form and I am proud of them all. There have been so many unexpected results in this tournament, but one can never predict the winner. I give my thanks to New Zealand for showing love for our team, the people here have made us feel at home.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 05:13:14 AM
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Brazil scraped into the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup after penalties were needed to see them past Uruguay after two goalless hours of action in New Plymouth.
A Seleção had the better of the game, missing a hatful of chances, but Uruguay defended valiantly, hurling bodies at the ball whenever necessary, and rendering a shootout necessary. Rodrigo Amaral fired over, and with no other penalty missed, the 5-4 scoreline sent the Brazilians into the last eight - and a mouth-watering meeting with Portugal.
There was plenty of energy from both sides, but it largely manifested itself in an intense battle between each penalty area, rather than within them. Gaston Pereiro was La Celesete's principle threat, setting up Jaime Baez to loop a header back across goal that was well claimed by Jean. The Nacional midfielder then combined with Franco Acosta only to see the on-rushing keeper thwart them again.
The closest there was to a goal came from a mistake from the usually reliable Gaston Guruceaga after Judivan's shot squirmed through his fingers. But with the ball rolling towards goal, he slid to comfortably collect it only for his momentum on the wet surface to almost carry him and the ball over the line.
The game opened up as it wore on but after the break it was Brazil calling the tune. Four minutes into the second period, Judivan and Boschilla both should have scored. The ball was cut back to the former, who saw his effort well blocked, before the latter took aim with the rebound amid a scramble, only for a combination of Guruceaga and Diego Poyet to stop it creeping over the line.
Gabriel Jesus was next to spurn a good opportunity before Danilo arguably missed the best of the bunch. Marcos Guilherme's corner was allowed to bounce in the six-yard box, but with the captain arriving at the back post he managed to scoop his volley over from three yards.
The defender then saw his cross smack the face of the bar as the yellow wave kept coming, but Uruguay stood firm to take it beyond 90 minutes, though Nahitan Nandez almost snatched a win in stoppage time. The tally of 25 shots to five in Brazil's favour at this stage, with Uruguay not earning a single corner, was an apt reflection of the pattern of play.
Uruguay improved but it was deja vu for Danilo as he missed another golden chance. This time a free-kick was headed down into his path but he was off-balance as he volleyed from the centre of goal and it flashed wide, leaving him punching the ground in frustration. Andreas Pereira then had an effort from 20 yards on target, but Guruceaga beat it away and a shoot-out was unavoidable.
There were some fine penalties on show when it did arrive, with neither goalkeeper keeping one out. That meant Amaral's miss was the only thing that separated the sides on the night as Gabriel Jesus stroked home the crucial spot-kick.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 05:30:36 AM
Brazil v Portugal
Mali v. Germany
USA v. Serbia
Uzbekistan v. Senegal
Teams eliminated from the tournament following the Round of 16
Austria
Colombia
Ghana
Hungary
New Zealand
Nigeria
Ukraine
Uruguay
Post by: Peong on June 11, 2015, 02:37:10 PM
Yeah yuh get schoolboy errors but those kids play audaciously and adventurously.
Love it.
Post by: davyjenny1 on June 11, 2015, 03:23:18 PM
Post by: Deeks on June 11, 2015, 04:21:14 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 11, 2015, 04:35:38 PM
Nice to see the Uzbeks in the next rounds. Good for the "unknowns" to have their day in the "sun". Is winter in NZ. Another thing,Levin Oztunali of Germany. Wow, I did not know he was Uwe Seeler's grandson. Uwe was dynamite, even though he never won a WC when he played for Germany. Looking at his last name, I wonder if his dad is Turkish? It will be interesting to see if he can fill his granddad shoes!
Yeah, that caught my interest. Other players with a football heritage in this tournament are Diego Poyet (son of Gus) and Giovanni Simeone (son of Diego). Likely others.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 13, 2015, 11:19:13 AM
By Michael Burgess (The New Zealand Herald).
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Andreas Pereira (left) has signed a new contract with Manchester United.
At any Under-20 World Cup, it's always difficult to identify who will go on to bigger and better things, but Andreas Pereira might be a sure bet.
The Brazilian midfielder, in action in today's quarter-finals against Portugal, is already well on the way.
He's been at Manchester United since he was 15 and made his Premier League debut in March.
After being named the club's under-21 player of the year, he recently signed a new contract with the Red Devils until the end of the 2017-18 season.
Old Trafford. The Theatre of Dreams. England's most successful club and the second-most valuable football team in the world. A global brand worth an estimated $2 billion, and a worldwide supporter base measured in millions.
Pereira shares a dressing room with Wayne Rooney and Angel De Maria and trains alongside Robin Van Persie and Nani.
"In the beginning for me, it was like, 'wow', a shock," said Pereira, who does not turn 20 until January. "But after a while, you get used to it and they are just normal people. They help you."
There are almost 40 players in the wider Manchester United squad, from established professionals to hopeful youngsters.
Competition for places is fierce but Pereira has been impressed with the mentoring and mateship.
"Everyone is competing for a spot but, if they see a young player who can be a good player, they help you," said Pereira. "They speak with me, tell me what to do and what not to do ... We're more like a family club."
Pereira was born and raised in Belgium, where his father spent more than a decade playing professionally. By the age of nine, he was in the PSV Eindhoven system in Holland before Alex Ferguson convinced him to move to Manchester in 2011. At the same time, he was representing Belgium at youth level, turning out for their under-15, under-16 and under-17 teams, although he later opted for Brazil.
He has progressed well through the ranks at United, culminating in facing Spurs in the Premier League in March.
"It was like a dream come true," he told British media. "To be fair, when I came on the pitch, it looked like I was dreaming. I felt like I was playing a video game then, afterwards, I got used to it. I didn't think about getting tired as I was just running as hard as I can."
The tournament in New Zealand can only help his cause, with United staff likely to be watching.
Pereira has impressed, particularly against Hungary in the second group match. He set up Brazil's equaliser before stepping up to slot their winning penalty in the 86th minute. But those in yellow shirts, especially the playmakers, need broad shoulders.
"There is a lot of pressure in that position," said Pereira. "But even when you put the jersey on, you have a lot of pressure. Brazil has [the reputation] so we have to do well, otherwise people are going to talk and won't be happy."
Post by: asylumseeker on June 13, 2015, 12:18:17 PM
FIFA.com
All but one of FIFA's six confederations will be represented as the FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-finals are contested in a single, mouth-watering day of action.
The last-eight line-up includes some surprising names, with Mali, Uzbekistan, Senegal and Serbia all on unfamiliar ground in the latter stages of a global tournament. Alongside them are some of the game's traditional giants, and Brazil and Germany will be among those aiming to avoid becoming New Zealand 2015's latest high-profile victims. With drama seemingly guaranteed across all four venues, FIFA.com previews the action.
Match of the day
Brazil-Portugal
Sparks generally fly when a A Seleção meet their former colonial masters, and this match could raise the bar yet higher. Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has spoken of "a concept of football... looking to score every time we have the ball" and the stats bear that out, with his team having attempted a tournament-high 101 shots. Luck and, at times, shooting accuracy deserted them during 120 goalless minutes against Uruguay but, whatever happens, the South Americans will stay true to the attacking philosophy that has taken them to this stage.
Portugal, though, will test to the limit their title credentials. Helio Sousa's side have also proved a potent attacking force at this competition, having scored an average of three goals per game in their four outings thus far. And having struck late, and brilliantly, to avoid extra time against New Zealand and secure an extended stay in Hamilton, they may have the fresher legs for this potentially thrilling encounter.
The other matches
Germany will again be heavy favourites in Christchurch when they go up against their second successive African opponents in the knockout phase. Mali, though, have already proved masters of the upset, and the quality of all three of their goals in the 3-0 win over Ghana underlined their potential for the spectacular.
Africa's other remaining representatives, Senegal, will still be on a high after their dramatic, Ibrahima Sy-inspired shootout victory over Ukraine in the last 16. But they would be well advised to remain wary of an unfancied Uzbekistan side that have sneaked inconspicuously into the last eight, improving steadily from game to game.
Auckland's North Habour Stadium, meanwhile, plays host to USA and Serbia. Both sides have shown ability and character in abundance, with the ten-man Serbians snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against Hungary in the last 16, and the Americans holding firm against a late Colombian onslaught. The question now: which of them has the talent and tenacity to move one step closer to glory?
Player to watch
With the Round of 16 having claimed the tournament's two top scorers - Viktor Kovalenko and Bence Mervo of Ukraine and Hungary respectively - the race for the adidas Golden Boot has been thrown wide open. Germany's Marc Stendera, whose tally of four goals leaves him just one behind the aforementioned duo, is among those best placed to challenge. Yet the midfielder's creative work has been just as important for the European champions, with his assist for Levin Oztunali's winner in the last 16 one of three - a tournament-high tally - he has supplied so far.
The stat
19 - Should they avoid defeat against Portugal, Brazil will extend their unbeaten run at this competition to 19 matches - equalling the record of old foes Argentina. The five-time winners are chasing this milestone after becoming the first team to rack up 100 U-20 World Cup matches when they edged past Uruguay in the last 16.
The words
"We prepared seriously for this tournament and didn't come here just to make up the numbers. After winning our match in the last 16, I told my team: we have not reached our goal yet. This competition ends with the final. That’s our goal."
Joseph Koto, Senegal coach
Match schedule
Brazil-Portugal (Hamilton, Waikato Stadium) = 9:00pm Saturday, June 13 T&T time
Mali-Germany (Christchurch, Christchurch Stadium) = 9:00pm Saturday, June 13 T&T time
USA-Serbia (Auckland, North Harbour Stadium) = 12:30am on Sunday, June 14 T&T time
Uzbekistan-Senegal (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington) = 12:30am on Sunday, June 14 T&T time
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Brazil have again prevailed on penalties to reach the FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-finals after a 0-0 draw with Portugal at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium. Rogerio Micale's side can count themselves hugely fortunate, although their European opponents have no-one to blame but themselves for the outcome, with dreadful misses - both throughout the match and in the shootout - leading to defeat in a match they dominated.
Helio Sousa had tweaked his system to adopt a seemingly more defensive approach but, whatever the intention, it was Portugal who spent the early stages very much on the front foot. Their first chance came in just two minutes when Joao Nunes tested keeper Jean from a long throw, while Gelson Martins headed wastefully over from a terrific Rony Lopes cross soon after.
Martins had been the hero against New Zealand in the last 16 and he almost made immediate amends for his miss in 14 minutes, providing an inswinging cross that should have doubled as an assist for Andre Silva. But while the striker ghosted in behind his marker to meet the ball right in the centre of the six yard box, he somehow contrived to direct his header wide of the left-hand post.
It was only through good fortune and poor finishing that Brazil did not find themselves behind at this stage but, as the half wore on, they steadily improved. Captain Danilo even had the ball in the net after 22 minutes but his powerful header was ruled out for pushing inside the Portuguese box.
In truth, this meeting of two of the tournament's most exciting and potent sides failed to live up to expectations, with much of the second half best described as forgettable. What few chances there were fell to Portugal, with the Europeans again left to curse their own profligate finishing. Martins was the main danger man and he twice caused havoc, first with a driven cross that Silva headed wide and then with a shot from an acute angle that was well kept out by Jean.
Brazil were riding their luck by this stage and never more so than when Rony Lopes came within a whisker of scoring with six minutes remaining. Silva had set up the chance with a clever pass inside, and while Lopes did everything right - swivelling smartly and crashing in a fine left-foot shot - the ball rebounded to safety off the inside of the far post.
Generally, though, Portugal were their own worst enemies, with Lopes missing another gilt-edged chance five minutes into extra time. His run to spring Brazil's offside trap was perfectly judged, as was Raphael Guzzo's lofted through ball, but the No10's header was not, with the ball somehow directed wide when a goal seemed inevitable. And Sousa's team continued to fluff their lines at the crucial moments, with Martins racing clean through on to a pass from Lopes only to shoot wide of the right-hand post when he had time to pick his spot.
That left penalties to settle the outcome and, like the match itself, the shootout was defined by wayward Portuguese shooting. They looked to have the initiative after Brazil's Lucao was the first to miss, but subsequent failures from Andre Silva, Nuno Santos and a calamitous Panenka attempt by Raphael Guzzo left the South Americans to look forward to a last-four meeting with either Senegal or Uzbekistan.
UPDATE: Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269537/index.html)
Rogerio Micale, Brazil coach
We knew it was going to be tough and that’s how it turned out. We were tired after playing extra-time against Uruguay, and we suffered a bit. Everyone saw what happened, but in the end we were able to celebrate in the penalty shootout. Portugal created more in front of goal than we did and deserved to win today. They were better than us but, that being said, I don’t think anyone can say that we didn’t deserve to go through. Though we haven’t had much time to work together, we’ve still been able to push on and reach the last four, which shows the quality of Brazilian football.
Helio Sousa, Portugal coach
We didn’t manage to finish off everything we created. We stamped our authority on the game, we were better in every area but we just couldn’t score. It’s a shame to lose on penalties but it’s been a great experience for these players, who deserved to keep on playing and showing what they can do as individuals and as a team. This is tough, but it will help them to be stronger in the future and to raise the quality of Portuguese football.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 13, 2015, 10:17:22 PM
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Mali continue to defy the odds at the FIFA U-20 World Cup after they booked their place in semi-finals with a 4-3 win on penalties over Germany following a well-fought 1-1 draw in Christchurch.
Julian Brandt's opener had put the tournament favourites ahead, though a Djigui Diarra penalty save and Souleymane Coulibaly header levelled things up, leaving the sides level for an hour. Niklas Stark then fired the crucial spot-kick wide and sent Fanyeri Diarra's send into dreamland.
The outstanding moment of the opening passages of play was a disappointing one for the match, as Germany's top scorer Marc Stendera was forced off the field, and without him the tournament's most prolific side struggled to find their rhythm. Good pressing from the Malians limited their chances, although the Africans often struggled to make any themselves.
A couple from efforts from distance were all that brought either goalkeeper into action before Frank Wormuth's charges broke the deadlock shortly before the break. A Hany Mukhtar free-kick couldn't get beyond the defensive wall, but the ball eventually fell to Brandt, who hit a volley from the edge of the area that skipped off the turf and into the bottom corner.
Senegal returned after the break looking bright and up for the challenge. Their early pressure looked to have been for nothing though after the referee pointed to the spot for a foul on Jeremy Dudziak. But the Africans held strong as Mukhtar saw his effort saved and, within two minutes, parity was restored.
A foul on the left flank gave Youssouf Kone the chance to swing a cross into the German area and Coulibaly met it perfectly. The defender got free at the front post and his diving header flashed beyond keeper Marvin Schwaebe and into the far corner.
Later, a weak back-pass left Malian hearts in mouths as Hamidou Maiga almost gifted the Germans a path into the last four. Mukhtar should also have atoned for his penalty miss, but directed his header wide, ensuring the game went to extra-time.
Malick Toure should have put Mali ahead for the first time when he headed over from three yards out as the Germans seemed to tire as the additional 30 minutes wore on. A shoot-out always looked like where it was headed though, and while Adama Traore saw his effort saved, Brandt then fired over before Stark's off-target effort saw Europe's two front-runners go out on spot-kicks in the space of minutes.
UPDATE: Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269543/index.html)
Fanyeri Diarra, Mali coach
We said we would show Christchurch a great game and we did it. Germany is a big nation at this level and we know we were not the favourites, but we fought the battle until the end. Before the tournament I didn’t think our team was ready but we have grown in confidence and believed in ourselves. We have carried on step-by-step and have been building on our good results. There are always surprises in these tournaments and we are one of them. Now we are ready to face whatever comes next.
Frank Wormuth, Germany coach
This is the reason that I love football, exciting until the last second. We can carry our hats high and I am very proud of my team who have played very well in this tournament. Today our opponents were as good as us and we knew that Mali were at the same level going into this game. In the 55th minute of the second half there was a chance for us to win from a penalty, but we missed out. It is a big disappointment for us, but we didn’t lose from our opponents we lost from a penalty and that is sometimes luck. Congratulations Mali for an excellent win.
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Final score: SEN 1 UZB 0.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 14, 2015, 12:45:44 AM
New Zealand with all thjs rain and cold seems like a horrible place to be playing. At times difficult conditions. The US just dodged a bullet because passing at the edge of the goal area rather than shooting is a luxury option.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 14, 2015, 01:06:28 AM
Better x Desevio Payne.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 14, 2015, 01:15:03 AM
Brazil v Senegal
Serbia v Mali
US loses 6-5 on PKs.
Post by: davyjenny1 on June 14, 2015, 03:39:07 AM
Watch out for Senegal.
Just like i said. :cheers:
Post by: davyjenny1 on June 14, 2015, 03:45:27 AM
Thought we would have seen more of Shaq Moore in this tournament.
New Zealand with all thjs rain and cold seems like a horrible place to be playing. At times difficult conditions. The US just dodged a bullet because passing at the edge of the goal area rather than shooting is a luxury option.
One of the reason;Viktor Kovalenko and Artem Biesiedin of the Ukraine showed him up.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 16, 2015, 06:33:25 PM
Scott Yeoman (The New Zealand Herald).
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter has cancelled plans to visit New Zealand for this weekend's Under-20 World Cup final in Auckland, world football`s governing body said today.
"Due to his current commitments in Zurich the Fifa President [Blatter] will not be able to travel to New Zealand to attend the final of the Fifa U-20 World Cup," a Fifa spokesperson told the Herald this evening.
Blatter would likely have received a cool reception had he made the trip, after New Zealand Football voted against him in last month's presidential election.
NZ Football chief executive Andy Martin said earlier this month that he hoped Blatter stayed away as his presence would turn the tournament final into a "sideshow".
Blatter, who has been in charge of Fifa since 1998, has announced he will quit after the organisation was engulfed by a series of widespread corruption allegations.
The Fifa U-20 World Cup final will take place on Saturday, featuring the winners of Wednesday`s semi-finals in which Brazil play Senegal and Serbia take on Mali.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 16, 2015, 06:40:31 PM
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Senegal are on fire at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 and no one has burned brighter for their cause than flame-haired striker Mamadou Thiam. The African side got off to a tough start with a 3-0 loss to Portugal, but it was Thiam who lit the spark in their second outing, finding the net against Colombia in a 1-1 draw.
He then kept the flame alive in their 2-1 defeat of Qatar and Round of 16 success against Ukraine, before blazing with even more intensity in the quarter-finals, scoring the only goal to see off Uzbekistan 1-0.
The heat now looks set to rise with Brazil next up in the last four, but – away from the pitch at least – Thiam remains ice cool. "We're happy to be where we are," he explained to FIFA.com. "We've done the job we had to do and let's not take away from that, but honestly I don't look at what we've done as a big deal.
"We've already moved on and now we're focused on Brazil. There's a lot of expectation back home. We just want to do whatever's necessary to make the people in Senegal happy, and that means carrying on as we have."
Although Les Lionceaux (Lion cubs) may be concentrating on the future, it is harder to picture any team enjoying a more perfect baptism of fire thus far. No debutants have reached the U-20 World Cup semi-finals since Ghana in 1993, but Thiam is not surprised at all by his side's achievements.
"When you look at it, Senegal have only ever been to one senior World Cup and they reached the quarter-finals. We're made to do well in big competitions. It's true that we can take our time qualifying, but once we get through we don't do things by half measures."
Senegal proved that beyond doubt when they made their FIFA World Cup™ bow at Korea/Japan 2002, reducing the hopes of defending champions France to ashes in a 1-0 win. The result sent shockwaves around the world and not least in France itself, where Thiam was born and raised.
It was there too that he progressed from amateur football to the professional game, spending time at Red Star and Drancy before joining current club Dijon. "But my country is Senegal," he said. "That's where my roots are. In fact, I go there as much as I can, any time I get some spare time."
Not only does the No19 have his roots in Senegal, he boasts national team DNA as well, with his father Pape Idrissa Thiam having turned out for the Lions of Teranga as a player and his grandfather Abdoulaye Thiam having coached the side in 1963.
"We have football in our blood," said the youngest of the trio. "Actually, they were the first people I thought of, as well as my other grandfather, who's a sports journalist, when the final whistle blew at the end of our match with Uzbekistan."
Despite that lineage, Thiam's father did not want him to follow in his footsteps, and took a long time before letting his son pursuing a career in the game. "He was absolutely determined that I should study until I was 18," said Thiam. "I'm aware that you mustn't take education lightly, but I've only ever thought about football.
"I just couldn't help it. And he couldn't get in the way of that passion. As a result, I don't have any other option than to succeed. It's out of the question for me to disappoint him. But I think he's proud of me. In any case, he never misses a game."
At the moment, how could he? Thiam has been in superb form since the U-20 World Cup began, making a nuisance of himself across the forward line to help Senegal advance. His goal against Los Cafeteros was particularly impressive, Thiam losing his marker and dribbling past a pair of defenders before firing a calmly taken shot low into the corner.
And while his playing talents have grabbed a lot of attention, his bright orange hairstyle has caught the eye almost as much. "It's a bit of a nod to Gouye Gui, a very good friend of mine who's a wrestler and big star back home," he said. "He likes to dye his hair and I decided to do the same thing."
Of course, when Thiam decides on a course of action, nothing in the world can stop him – as his father would no doubt confirm. So, when the young forward insists he will settle for nothing less than the title in New Zealand, the rest of us should probably believe him. After all, anything else would be playing with fire.
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"But my country is Senegal," he said. "That's where my roots are. In fact, I go there as much as I can, any time I get some spare time."
Not only does the No19 have his roots in Senegal, he boasts national team DNA as well, with his father Pape Idrissa Thiam having turned out for the Lions of Teranga as a player and his grandfather Abdoulaye Thiam having coached the side in 1963.
"We have football in our blood," said the youngest of the trio. "Actually, they were the first people I thought of, as well as my other grandfather, who's a sports journalist, when the final whistle blew at the end of our match with Uzbekistan."
This what we need to instil in order to get foreign-born players to sign on to playing for T&T ... and to do so passionately.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 16, 2015, 06:56:14 PM
Jason Pine (The New Zealand Herald).
Pre-tournament, if it had been suggested that two African teams would make the semi-finals, there would have been a few raised eyebrows, but then general agreement it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility.
But the two teams from Africa you'd have expected to see in the final four would be Nigeria and Ghana.
Instead, it's Mali and Senegal who are still alive and ninety minutes away from the World Cup Final.
It's been a remarkable fortnight for rank outsiders Mali.
They started well, with a 2-0 win over Mexico in their first match and ensured their passage from a tough group with a 1-1 draw with Uruguay.
That fed them into an all-African round-of-16 clash with Ghana in Wellington. It turned out to be one of the best team performances of the tournament.
Mali took the game to their African neighbours and scored three absolutely superb goals.
Deep into the game they were still passing the ball in all parts of the ground to the delight of the crowd.
African teams have always been renowned for their physicality - and there are some enormous teenagers in their squads - but their passing game has progressed to the point where they are now the equal of many of the European and South American sides when it comes to ball retention.
But Mali couldn't beat Germany in the quarter-finals, could they?
When they went 1-0 down in Christchurch, it appeared normal service would resume and Mali would depart with heads held high, but ultimately eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Instead, they came roaring back and scored a lovely equaliser, forcing the game into extra-time and eventually a penalty shoot-out.
Surely though, that would be it. You can't beat Germany on penalties.
At 3-3, Mali's Adama Traore missed his spot-kick. This was it. Mali were going out, courageous, but finally defeated.
Instead, the Germans - always so clinical from twelve yards - missed not one, but incredibly two spot-kicks and Mali were through.
Mali were through. Astonishing.
In Wellington, Senegal became the second African team to make the final four, beating Uzbekistan 1-0. On the balance of chances and possession, they totally deserved it, limiting the Uzbekistanis to a solitary shot on target.
Regardless of that, Senegalese goalkeeper Ibrahima Sy still managed to catch the eye. His flamboyance and energy between the sticks has been a highlight of this tournament.
So here we are with the very real possibility that Saturday's World Cup final could be an all-African affair.
For that to happen, Mali will have to get past Serbia and Senegal need to topple Brazil.
It seems unlikely, but if this tournament has shown us anything, it's that we should expect things to happen which don't seem feasible.
It's entirely possible Mali could play Senegal in the final.
You'd get few complaints about that from fans who have delighted in the fearlessness and flair, the passing and panache, the stamina and the skill of the wonderful African sides at this World Cup.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 16, 2015, 09:28:29 PM
Amaral is the sole Uruguayan player to miss his PK versus Brazil ... sending Brazil into the semis. Have interacted with him. Very easygoing humble youth that a cadre of young ballers look up to. Hence I felt it for him when he missed that. He was in tears.
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Brazil have booked their place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final with a hugely impressive 5-0 victory over Senegal in Christchurch. The lopsided scoreline provided an accurate reflection of a match in which the South Americans were at their scintillating best, and their African opponents powerless to resist.
This last-four encounter was all but over inside seven minutes, in fact, with Senegal floored by two crushing early blows. The first was self-inflicted, with the luckless Andelinou Correa turning the ball into his own net in an attempt to cut out right-back Joao Pedro's low cross from the byline. And worse was to follow for Joseph Koto's side just a couple of minutes later. This time, there was no element of luck involved, with classy No10 Gabriel Jesus bursting from midfield and threading a lovely pass into the path of Marcos Guilherme. The Atletico Paranaense forward then obliged with an equally impressive finish, firing clinically into the net from just inside the box.
Brazil might have looked to protect their lead at this stage, but relying on defence doesn't appear to be in the mindset of a team reviving the great traditions of adventurous, attack-minded Seleção sides. By the 19th minute, and after Gabriel Jesus had struck the post with another fine effort, their lead had been stretched yet further.
Real Madrid's Jean Carlos showed fine skill on the left and delivered an inviting low cross that keeper Ibrahima Sy could reach, but not quite hold. When the ball ran loose, Boschilia took full advantage, swooping in decisively to slot home from close range.
Senegal did have moments of their own, and only a brilliant reflex save from Jean was enough to divert Sidy Sarr's ferociously struck volley on to the crossbar soon after. But Brazil retired to the dressing rooms at half-time assured of their place in the final, having made it 4-0 with eight minutes of the opening 45 remaining.
It was a terrific goal and, again, a full-back was at the heart of the attacking action. Jorge took centre stage on this occasion, drifting away from a couple of Senegalese challenges before slotting home a composed finish to put his team out of sight.
Already with an impossibly high mountain to climb, the Africans' task became tougher still in the closing stages of the half when they were reduced to ten men. Elimane Cisse was already on a yellow card when he snapped into a rash challenge on Marcos Guilherme, and the ensuing red was both inevitable and just.
The pace dropped in the second period, with Brazil preserving energy and Senegal unable to muster any kind of comeback. But Marcos Guilherme remained lively and, after testing the reflexes of Sy from 20 yards, he wrapped up the win with a well-worked fifth goal.
Much of the credit on this occasion belonged to Boschilia, who provided an excellent assist. The midfielder had ghosted into the box and was in a good position to shoot, with only the keeper to beat, but saw his team-mate even better placed and passed unselfishly for Marcos Guilherme to fire into the unguarded net.
Brazil now march on to Auckland's North Harbour Stadium, where they will hope to secure a sixth U-20 World Cup title on Saturday against either Serbia or Mali.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269522/index.html)
Rogerio Micale, Brazil coach
We are very happy and proud. I didn’t expect a score like this due to the quality of the Senegal team, but we made the most of our opportunities today. We’ve had some good games and we’ve had some problems, but as a team we’ve grown through those difficult matches. Today everyone played perfectly. We had great momentum between our sectors and our team has reinvented themselves in this match. Both our defence and offense have been amazing and we have been in very good form. This match was very important for us. We were able to create chances and were very effective in front of the goal. This gives us confidence going into the final and at this point in the competition it is very important. I am very happy with my team as a whole. When no one scores against us that shows that our defence is working well and it has been a whole team effort.
Joseph Koto, Senegal coach
I really want to congratulate Brazil on their win. They showed more envy and engagement and the best team won today. Football has days with and days without and this was a day without for Senegal. Brazil has had a good run and today almost all their balls went in while ours did not. It has been a great adventure and achievement for us with this being the first time we have ever qualified at this level. Our goal on arrival was to get out of the group stage and we did that. We have done very well and only lost one match due to our lack of experience. Our team has had a good attitude and God has helped us in our victories. In football you have to know how to lose and we expected that one day we would. We wish Brazil well for the remaining match going into the final.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 17, 2015, 10:16:46 AM
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Ivan Saponjic celebrates his goal.
Ivan Saponjic scored a dramatic extra-time winner as Serbia beat Mali 2-1 at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium to set up a FIFA U-20 World Cup final with Brazil. Not for the first time at New Zealand 2015, the substitute was the Europeans' hero, with his goal settling an enthralling and evenly contested match that had earlier been punctuated by strikes from Andrija Zivkovic and Youssouf Kone, with the latter receiving a red card in extra time.
Serbia were returning to the scene of their quarter-final win over USA and, having ended that game on a high, they begun this one the same way. It took just four minutes, in fact, for them to take a deserved early lead, with Andrija Zivkovic the scorer. The lively No11 was allowed time and space to run through on goal and pick his spot with a low left-footed shot into the corner after Souleymane Coulibaly had failed in his attempts to cut out Nemanja Maksimovic's threaded through pass.
Ahead and on top, Serbia looked to reinforce their advantage and should have gone two in front nine minutes later. But having been caught out for the goal, Coulibaly was able to come to Mali's rescue, clearing off the line with his keeper stranded after Stanisa Mandic had cut the ball back for Sergei Milinkovic to strike at goal.
The Africans were living dangerously at this stage and on 21 minutes had another near escape. Serbia again cut through their ranks easily, with Andrija Zivkovic and Malin Gajic combining well on the right to set up Stanisa Mandic. But while the latter's low cross found Serbia's No9 just five yards out, his touch was too faint and the ball flicked off his right boot and wide of the far post.
At this stage, it looked to be only a matter of time before Mali fell further behind. However, as the half wore on, their nerve steadied and they began to create some openings of their own. No-one, though, could have envisaged them levelling matters in the spectacular style they did. The goal came out of nothing, with Youssouf Kone gathering possession in an unthreatening position on the left, over 30 yards from goal, and stunning everyone - not least keeper Predrag Rajkovic - with a ferociously struck left-foot shot that skidded into the bottom-right corner.
If there any were question marks about Rajkovic's reactions for the goal - however good the strike was - he reaffirmed his worth a couple of minutes later. Souleymane Diarra had jinked in from the left and fired in a shot that was heading for the roof of the net until the Serbia keeper reacted instinctively, sticking out a hand to brilliantly tip over.
Mali, having been hanging on, suddenly looked the more likely winners. This continued at the start of the second half, with Diadie Samassekou playing in Diedonne Gbakle only for the latter to hesitate at the crucial moment, allowing Rajkovic to narrow the angle and block from his weakly struck shot.
Serbia were struggling at the other end but, with 18 minutes remaining, a moment of pure inspiration nearly settled the game in their favour. Milan Gajic was the player who supplied it, controlling a dropping ball on his instep 30 yards from goal and crashing in a superb dipping volley. Sadly for the midfielder, the ball bounced down off the crossbar and landed a couple of centimetres in front of the line.
That left extra time to settle the outcome, and Saponjic to steal the headlines. The forward had come off the bench to become Serbia's hero in the last 16 against Hungary and he was their super sub again, scoring the goal that took his team through to a historic final. Zivkovic once more played his part with a flighted corner and when Milos Veljkovic rose highest to knock the ball back across goal, Saponjic was on hand to nod the ball home.
Mali rarely looked like battling back thereafter and their cause was further hampered with eight minutes of extra time remaining when goalscorer Kone received a second yellow card. He will now miss the third-place play-off against Senegal, while Serbia can look ahead excitedly to their decisive meeting with Brazil.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269518/index.html)
Veljko Paunovic, Serbia coach
Before I say anything about my team, I want to first congratulate Mali for the great football they played and wish them good luck for what I'm sure will be a great future. They really impressed me. I am proud of our achievement and it means a lot for our country, which is still rebuilding after a tough time. In every game, we've brought our own style and played with heart. Mali had most of the possession today but we defended well and fought as one. We also created more chances than they did. We didn't always play the way we wanted but the problem was more of a physical one as this was our third straight match that has gone to extra time. When we beat Mali in the group stage, it was quite a similar game, but we were better physically. We expected the problems they posed us today but we just couldn't respond as well and found it tough against their fitness and energy. We need to improve in that respect. But my guys are doing really well here and they are making history for their team, themselves and their country.
Fanyeri Diarra, Mali coach
We didn't start well but when we equalised I thought that was going to be the most important moment of the game for us. We definitely played well after scoring. Right until the end, we believed in our own strengths and felt we could win the game. But my players are inexperienced and, in the end, that was the main reason for our defeat. They were really brave all match long though and now I really want third-place for them. We will do everything to make that happen for our team and our people. Everyone back home has been really happy with our success during this tournament, mainly because it has been quite an unexpected story.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 18, 2015, 07:13:42 PM
The only UEFA country in the nine is Germany, but three of the CONCACAF participants are the same (HON, MEX, and USA).
The AFC have 4 completely different teams here compared to the four that will compete in Chile in October.
The other countries include: Argentina, Brazil and New Zealand. No surprise as these are typically the dominant teams in their respective confederations.
However, the country that catches the eye is Mali. This points to a promising future for them.
Nigeria rounds out the list, but is also no surprise.
Post by: Deeks on June 18, 2015, 07:29:13 PM
Post by: soccerman on June 19, 2015, 09:32:58 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 19, 2015, 09:58:24 PM
FIFA.com
Adama Traore was the hero as Mali clinched third spot at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring two and setting up a third in a 3-1 win over ten-man Senegal at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. The victory was no more than Fanyeri Diarra's side deserved for a fine display and an outstanding tournament, and it came in a thrilling match that also included two saved penalties and further goals from Diadie Samassekou and Senegal's Ibrahima Wadji.
It was amid driving and incessant rain that the teams produced such an open, entertaining and evenly contested encounter, with plenty of goalmouth action throughout. The tone was set as early as the opening minute, when Hamidou Traore's deflected shot looked to be heading for the net until it rebounded to safety off the head of Mali team-mate Lassine Konate.
The Malians undoubtedly enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges and came closer still to an opener ten minutes later. This time Aboubacar Doumbia was the man in focus, passing inside to Hamidou Traore and continuing his run to race on to the perfectly weighted return. But with Ibrahima Sy narrowing the angle, he went for the chip and his connection was just too heavy, sending the ball floating over the crossbar.
Senegal improved as the half wore on and had their moments too, with Djigui Diarra twice forced into excellent saves, first from a powerful Roger Gomis shot and then from a looping Sidy Sarr header. However, their cause was dealt a major blow in the closing seconds of the first 45 when Moussa Ba earned a second yellow card for a body-check on Souleymane Diarra.
The Lions of Teranga remained continued to hold their own, though, and it was no huge surprise when they took the lead 18 minutes into the second half. Sarr, always a danger in the air, played a crucial role in flicking on a long ball, and Ibrahima Wadji reacted quickest, bustling his way into a shooting position and angling a left-foot shot just inside the right-hand post. It wasn't the most powerful of shots but its accuracy was sufficient to beat the goalkeeper, and left everyone awaiting Mali's response.
It didn't take long to arrive. Just ten minutes later, they were level thanks to one of the best set pieces of the tournament. Traore was the man responsible, curling a picture-perfect free-kick up and over the wall and beyond the helpless Ibrahima Sy at the top-right corner.
Mali were in the ascendancy now but missed a glorious chance to move in front soon after when Falaye Sacko failed from the spot, firing in a poor penalty that was easily saved by Sy. The rebound was then headed over by Samassekou.
The Malians would not be denied, though, and Traore again proved the hero with seven minutes remaining. This goal was even better than his first, with the left-footed forward somehow twisting away from three Senegal defenders before cracking an unstoppable 25-yard shot - remarkably, with his weaker foot - just inside the right-hand post.
The drama wasn't yet over, though, because a second saved penalty - this time at the other end - had the crowd on their feet, with Mali's Djigui Diarra parrying Malick Niang's initial kick and then pushing away the rebound from Mamadou Thiam. And there was still time for some added sheen to be added to the scoreline for the victors, with Samassekou atoning for his early miss with a smart finish, having been set up by Traore's clever first-time flick.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269552/index.html)
Joseph Koto, Senegal coach
It is a painful defeat for me. We controlled the match in the first match and were really well organised after we had gone in front. But we had to make some changes at the start of the second half that affected that organisation. Naturally, the red card led to those changes. In the end, Mali deserved their win today. They played really well. But we also played well, particularly when you consider the injury problems we had and the fatigue the players are suffering after playing six matches - one every three days. We would have loved to have finished third but we will remain calm and continue working hard with this talented group of players.
Fanyeri Diarra, Mali coach
We've come a long way in this tournament and have been proud to represent Africa. And we're very happy today. Adama Traore (with two goals and an assist) did a great job for us. He is a great player and I have no doubt he has a great future in the game. We've had a great run in this competition and the outcome is very positive. For Africa, it has been great having two teams in the last four, and I want to congratulate Senegal too. Nigeria and Ghana were also strong, and I think African teams have defended their colours extremely well in this tournament. We've proven that, with the right resources, African teams will get results.
Post by: Peong on June 19, 2015, 10:36:15 PM
Goal Serbia!
Gol de Brasil!
Goal Serbia!
These youths wukkin real hard. A hint of offside for that one, I didn't see a good replay yet.
Good game.
Post by: asylumseeker on June 20, 2015, 03:43:05 AM
FIFA.com
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Serbia left it late to win their first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup title, with Nemanja Maksimovic grabbing a dramatic extra time winner to seal victory. He had earlier set up Stanisa Mandic to open the scoring before substitute Andreas Pereira sent the game to extra time with a leveller for Brazil, who dominated possession but were undone by swift Serbian counter-attacks.
After a cagey start by both teams, Brazil had the opening opportunity. Milos Veljkovic headed a dangerous-looking Brazilian free-kick as far as Jean Carlos on the edge of the Serbian penalty area. The Seleção No20 volleyed a vicious effort at goal with his right foot, but Predrag Rajkovic got down to push the ball away.
Serbia had the best opportunity of the opening half. Just before the interval, Serbia's star man Andrija Zivkovic whipped a corner to the back post from the Serbian right, which was headed back across goal by Babic. Sergej Milinkovic had a free header on goal, but Jean got down to save smartly.
Brazil were quickest out of the blocks after the break. Jorge worked the ball well down the Brazilian left, into the Serbian penalty area, before firing in a low cross. Rajkovic parried, Antonov poked away and Seleção skipper Danilo hit a wild effort over the bar from the edge of the box.
Serbia then fired a warning shot across Brazil's bows, with some threatening play down their right flank. Milan Gajic and Zivkovic linked up well, with the full-back breaking into the Brazilian box on the underlap. The Serbian No2 hit a vicious shot at goal, which Jean saved well.
That warning was not heeded by Brazil as Serbia once again worked an opening down their right-hand side. This time, it resulted in the final's opening goal.
Maksimovic burst into the Brazilian penalty area down that right-hand side and chipped a delicate cross to the back post. Stanisa Mandic drifted in from the left-hand side, taking advantage of some slack defending by Joao Carlos to sweep home from inside the six yard box.
The lead didn't last long. Less than three minutes later, Andreas Pereira produced a moment of individual magic to level the scores. Having come on as a substitute less than ten minutes earlier, Brazil's No18 worked his way into the Serbian penalty area and cut inside onto his right foot before placing the ball with wonderful precision past Rajkovic in the Serbian goal. Pereira had a late chance to seal victory in the 90 minutes, but Rajkovic parried his free-kick away, meaning the fourth U-20 World Cup final in a row would require extra time to find a victor.
As well as heavy legs for those involved, the Auckland weather added another dimension of difficulty to extra time, with driving rain making conditions difficult for both sets of players.
Substitute Malcom proved a thorn in Serbia's left-hand side throughout extra time. After breaking through once and being foiled by Rajkovic, the speedy winger found himself clear of the Serbian defence and one-on-one with Serbia's goalkeeper again. His effort was cleared by Milos Veljkovic before first Andreas Pereira and then Jean Carlos were thwarted by some last-ditch Serbian defending.
Serbia then began to create openings of their own in the second period of extra time, with Maksimovic cutting inside onto his right foot and thumping an effort at goal which fizzed just over the stretching Jean's crossbar. Joao Pedro then matched that strike, hitting a swerving effort from distance which Rajkovic tipped over.
But it was to be Maksimovic who would write his name into the history books. His late, late strike came after a lung-busting run with just three minutes remaining. Zivkovic's through ball found the onrushing No8 who, after glancing at the assistant referee to check he was onside, poked the ball past Jean to seal a historic victory for the Serbs.
Match Highlights (http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/videos/highlights/match=300269523/index.html)
Post by: asylumseeker on June 20, 2015, 03:47:46 AM
Jason Pine (The New Zealand Herald).
With just the final two matches remaining, here's my team of the under-20 World Cup.
Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia): The Serbian custodian has been an ever-present between the sticks for Serbia, making more saves (20) than any other goalkeeper at the tournament. A massive presence.
Grischa Proemel (Germany): An assured defender and expert man-marker, Proemel was a mainstay in the German defence and also contributed in the front-third, scoring goals against Fiji and Honduras.
Milos Veljkovic (Serbia): The giant central defender is on the books of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and has played every minute of his side's campaign, during which they've conceded just three goals in over ten hours of football.
Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand): The Junior All Whites' skipper was easily his side's best player. The Marseille defender looked right at home among some of the world's best youngsters and his outstanding performance against Portugal was further proof of his huge potential. A future All Whites captain.
Jorge (Brazil): The stylish Flamengo left-back has caught the eye as part of an unbreachable Brazilian rearguard, but also showed a nose for goal, slotting home beautifully after a mazy run against Senegal in the semi-final.
Emerson Hyndman (USA): The USA skipper was exceptional, covering every blade of grass and contributing hugely in attack and defence. He scored goals in the pool play wins over Myanmar and New Zealand and was at the heart of his side's run to the quarter-finals.
Marc Stendera (Germany): Stendera expertly steered Germany through pool play, scoring four goals and assuming the role of his team's main playmaker. His departure after just ten minutes against Mali in the quarter-finals after a knock to the head dealt Germany's hopes a fatal blow.
Dieudonne Gbakle (Mali): The elegant French-based midfielder announced himself with a lovely strike in Mali's first-up win over Mexico and then scored one of the goals of the tournament against Ghana in the round-of-16. He played every match for the new darlings of African football and was a constant menace for opposition defences.
Gelson Martins (Portugal): From the time he opened Portugal's tournament account inside thirty seconds of their opening match, Martins looked his side's most dangerous attacker, combining pace and close control with audacious attempts on goal. His winner in the round-of-16 match against New Zealand was simply sublime as he curled an effort with the outside of his right foot in off the post.
Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine): After drawing a blank in the opening game against New Zealand, the Shakhtar Donetsk front-man scored a brace against Myanmar before netting a superb hat-trick against the USA in their final pool game. He remains the tournament's Golden Boot leader, despite Ukraine's exit in the round-of-16.
Marcos Guilherme (Brazil): Despite the paucity of Brazilian goals in the knockout rounds, Guilherme always looked the man most likely to trouble opposition defenders. His brace against Senegal in the semi-final broke his tournament drought and marked him out as the man Serbia will have to watch most closely in the final.
Post by: Sando on June 20, 2015, 05:48:08 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 20, 2015, 10:00:30 AM
Good stuff asylumseeker
:beermug:
Post by: Peong on June 20, 2015, 01:33:26 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on June 21, 2015, 02:49:10 PM
What expertise from the first tournament did we utilize at the second tournament?
Post by: Deeks on June 21, 2015, 08:48:07 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on July 01, 2015, 11:17:07 PM
Thus far, that opening goal by Rodríguez (Panama) versus Argentina has to be a candidate for goal of the tournament.
This goal has been named the 3rd best of the total 154 goals scored during the tournament. Will update with #1 (Zivkovic, Serbia) and #2 (Pereira, Brazil) later today.
Very well done, Panama.