Trinidad & Tobago seek revenge against Haiti in their first Digicel Shield Match
Coach Wim says his Boys are Confident of Win over Haiti
By: digicelfootball.com
Posted on May 26, 2007
SUNDAY, 27 MAY, 2007 – PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Digicel, the fastest growing mobile operator in Trinidad & Tobago, is calling on all fans to come out and support the Trinidad & Tobago National Football team, as they take on Haiti in their first match of the Digicel Shield next Monday in the Hasley Crawford Stadium.
Trinidad & Tobago head coach, Wim Rijsbergen, is confident that his boys will display their best skills that will not only excite fans attending the Digicel Shield, but win the tournament and take home the Shield.
A confident coach Wim has already said, "We have begun our preparations for the Gold Cup and the Digicel Shield is the first step towards this, so we will be ready for our match against Haiti. We will continue to train hard so that we have the best team ready."
The opening match of the Digicel Shield sees Mexico take on St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday at 5pm. This is followed by the Soca Warriors versus Haiti in the second match which kicks off at 8pm. This is sure to be a thrilling match as Haiti is an old foe of Trinidad & Tobago, having defeated them in the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup earlier this year.
Meanwhile the Trinidad & Tobago team took to the field on Saturday morning at the Ato Bolden Stadium, with local children from Moruga for a coaching clinic. The star struck youngsters were able to watch the team go through their final preparations for the Shield and get some ball handling tips from members of the World Cup Qualifying under 17 team. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the children who had never been that close to their World Cup heroes and the training session was an experience of a lifetime.
The teams taking part in the competition are Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Mexico and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
New team joins line up in Digicel Shield
The addition of St Vincent and the Grenadines promises to make the Digicel Shield a tournament to remember
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Posted on May 26, 2007
Friday, 25th May, 2007 – PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: The exciting St Vincent and the Grenadines have now entered the Digicel Shield having replaced the Cubans who had last minute scheduling issues.
The team is coached by former Trinidad & Tobago Technical Director Zoran Vranes who are facing old friends on the field of the National Stadium.
St Vincent and the Grenadines will be playing Latin American giants Mexico in the opening match of the tournament. Mexico has already qualified for the upcoming Gold Cup and is looking to claim as many wins as they can leading up to it.
Coach Zoran Vranes has already said that, “St Vincent and the Grenadines are looking for that big win especially against Mexico who we will face in the opening match and beating them will lend more creditability to our nation’s footballing status.”
Meanwhile, the Soca Warriors are already confirmed to play in the second opening match on Digicel Shield Day one against Haiti and are confident even going into the game just a few months after defeat by the very same Haitian squad in the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals.
“I am aware of the record of the other teams already in the tournament and their confidence but this is only going to serve to rally my boys as they already have made up their minds that they will be taking the Shield home,” said Coach Vranes.
A large turn out is expected to be at all of the matches to see if St Vincent and the Grenadines can make this promise a reality and already hundreds of tickets have been given out throughout the country for all of the matches.