U-20s go down 3-0
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFF)
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 team suffered a 3-0 defeat to Honduras in their warm up at the Los Angeles Stadium in Honduras on Wednesday.
Head coach Zoran Vranes did not expose several of his start team players in the affair and Honduras took advantage with some clever play and clinical finishing on the artificial surface. Honduras got their goals from Anthony Lozano, Alexander López and Román Rubilio Castillo. Vranes later said he wasn’t fazed by the result.
“Of course the players are disappointed because no team likes to lose 3-0,” Vranes told TTFF Media.
“But I am not upset or worried because I know we are still looking at certain things and we have two games of greater importance that we are preparing for and you will see those games next week. We had a look at a couple players who have not been starting and this was a good exercise for the team and a good opportunity for them to get the experience of an international game.
“For the next game we will go in with the intention of getting a good practice match but also protect the players and ensure we have no injuries before our first game in the Concacaf tournament against Cuba,” Vranes added.
Honduras coach Javier Padilla said he was happy with his team’s showing.
“This is the final phase of the preparation. We still need to improve on our possession but we will work on that in the next few days,” Padilla said. Honduras will face Jamaica and Guatemala in their two qualifying matches.
