T&T, Mexico top group in beach soccer.
Concacaf.comTrinidad & Tobago (2-0-0, 6 points) and Mexico (2-0-0, 6 points) remained perfect and became the first two teams to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, each winning for a second straight time at the Estadio de Futbol Playa on Sunday.
The Trinidadians got two goals from the in-form Kevon Woodley to post a 6-2 win over Turks & Caicos (0-0-2, 0 points) Islands, while Mexico scored eight goals for a second straight game as it stormed past Guadeloupe (0-0-2, 0 points), 8-1.
Turks & Caicos and Guadeloupe have been eliminated from contention.
CONCACAF.com recaps the Group B action: Trinidad & Tobago 6, Turks & Caicos Islands 2
- Kevon Woodley led the way for Trinidad & Tobago with two goals, giving him eight for the tournament
- Trinidad & Tobago scored two goas in each period
- Makan Hislop scored the first goal of the game…Victor Thomas, Kerwin Stafford and Ryan Augustine netted the Soca Warriors’ other goals
- Turks & Caicos Islands were shutout for the first two periods
- Herby Magny scored both goals for Turks & Caicos Islands
Mexico 8, Guadeloupe 1- Mexico led 4-1 after two periods and then outscored Guadeloupe 4-0 in the third period
- Ramon Maldonado, Gerardo Gomez and Francisco Cati scored two goals each for Mexico
- Ramon Maldonado, Diego Rodriguez, Gerardo Gomez and Adrian Gonzalez have scored in both of Mexico’s outings
- In the second period, Sebastien Hell scored Guadeloupe’s lone goal, giving him 2 for the tournament
ResultsT&T 6 v Turks & Caicos 2Hislop 3 Magny 34
Woodley 11 Magny 35
Thomas 13
Stafford 23
Woodley 30
Augustine 32
TeamsTrinidad & Tobago: - Zane Coker (Yellow 35); Makan Hislop, Ryan Augustine, Jesse Bailey, Chad Appoo.
Subs Used: - Victor Thomas (Red 18); Karrem Perry, Hakeem King, Kerwin Stafford (Yellow 34), Kevon Woodley.
Coach: - Benyam Astorga.
Turks & Caicos: - Sean Oneil; James Rene, Alexander Bryan, Herby Magny, Mackenson Cadet.
Subs Used: - Ian Jones; Patrick Slattery, Wildens Delva, Peterson Evariste, Christopher Bryan, Carlo Guillaume.
Coach: - Ricardo Henry.
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Trinidad & Tobago vs Turks & Caicos HighlightsStandings (Group-B)P W D L F A PtsMexico 2 2 0 0 16 4 6
T&T 2 2 0 0 14 6 6
Turks & Caicos 2 2 0 0 5 14 0
Guadeloupe 2 2 0 0 5 16 0