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First point on the board.
« on: July 09, 2013, 01:53:50 AM »
First point on the board.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).


It was not the winning start that we’d all hoped for but Monday night’s 2-2 draw with El Salvador’s was better than Trinidad and Tobago’s two previous CONCACAF Gold Cup encounters.

Both teams battled out before a partisan crowd dominated by El Salvadorians at the Red Bull Arena. There was end to end action and an exciting display by both teams as the game swung both ways over the 90 minutes of action.

T&T got a perfect start when a ball by Carlos Edwards took a favourable bounce to Keon Daniel on the edge of the box and the Philadelphia Union midfielder took clinically slotted past goalkeeper Dagoberto Portillo in the 10th minute.

The goal silenced the El Salvador fans but it may have woke up the players as the Central Americans were allowed to settle and were soon into good stride, going on to enjoy the better of the exchanges for the next half hour.

El Salvador, after a Kevon Carter gave away a free kick just atop the area, tied the game when Rodolfo Zalaya sent his free kick into the right of the net past an outstretched Jan Michael Williams.

T&T might have shown too much respect to their opponents in the first half and struggled to hold onto possession for long enough periods. Racing Genk midfielder Khaleem Hyland was efficient in the middle of the park as he and skipper Densill Theobald tried to control the pace in the midfield. Middlesbrough right back Justin Hoyte was also solid in the T&T defence that had to dig deep to help T&T grind out the draw.

T&T had a scare three minutes from the break when Rafael Burgos’ drive bounced off the heel of the upright.

The second half saw the introduction of Darryl Roberts in place of Carter who did not find his footing on the night and the Turkish-based player, on his second touch of the game, forced an effort just wide.

T&T, thought still vulnerable at times whenever El Salvador  surged into attack managed to spend more time in and around the El Salvador box.  Edwards, who looked in good form with some of his mazy runs, had two good opportunities but could not beat Portillo.

Rodolfo Zelaya directed a close-range header past Williams from a right side cross to give El Salvador a 2-1 lead in the 70th.

Jones, who was cautioned for arguing with Mexican Referee Marco Rodriguez in the 58th minute could not be faulted for effort and got just reward when he ran onto a Joevin Jones long ball and took it down well, turning and  spanking home to send the 300 odd T&T fans and the T&T bench into a frenzy. His first goal for T&T since the one against Guyana in November, 2011, was followed by his trademark celebratory flips.

Osael Romero had another try which came off the post

Williams pulled off the save off the match in the 89th minute to deny a great overhead attempt by substitute Mark Blanco. It was a deserved point in the end and T&T will now see full points against Haiti, which lost 2-0 to Honduras, as both teams clash in Sun Life, Miami on Friday.

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Trinidad and Tobago: - 21.Jan-Michael Williams; 17.Justin Hoyte, 5.Carlyle Mitchell (6.Daneil Cyrus 83rd), 20.Seon Power, 3.Joevin Jones; 18.Densill Theobald (capt), 8.Khaleem Hyland, 16.Kevon Carter (12.Darryl Roberts 70th), 19.Keon Daniel (23.Jamal Gay 83rd), 11.Carlos Edwards; 9.Kenwyne Jones.

Subs not used: - 22.Cleon John, 7.Christopher Birchall, 10.Kevin Molino, 13.Cornell Glen, 14.Andre Boucaud, 25.Aubrey David, 26.Curtis Gonzales, 32.Radanfah Abu Bakr.

El Salvador: - 1.Dagoberto Portillo; 2.Moises Xavier Garcia, 3.Victor Turcios (capt), 4.Steven Purdy, 16.Jaime Alas, 14.Dustin Corea (12.Andres Flores 62nd), 8.Osael Romero, 7.Darwin Ceren, 6.Richard Menjivar, 11.Rodolfo Zelaya, 9.Rafael Burgos (17.Mark Blanco 78th).

Subs not used: - 5.Jose Granadino, 10.Kevin Santamaria, 13.Alexander Larin, 15.Darwin Bonilla, 18.Benji Villalobos, 19.Gerson Mayen, 20.Josue Flores, 21.Nestor Renderos, 22.Derby Carrillo, 23.Jose Gutierrez.

« Last Edit: July 09, 2013, 02:07:08 AM by Flex »
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Re: First point on the board.
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2013, 02:05:58 AM »
Jack Warner playing for El Salvador ?



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Re: First point on the board.
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2013, 05:22:16 AM »
Jack Warner playing for El Salvador ?



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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2013, 05:32:04 AM »
Jack Warner playing for El Salvador ?





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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2013, 06:53:46 AM »
Stephen Hart - I personally did not like his selection, when I saw Carter on de starting team my blood pressure raise one time, he has been very inconsistent for T&T. The subs he bring on was ok to, first of the bench for me would have been Molino. We need to win our first game, because Honduras will be hard to draw even beat and Haiti will match us physically. We will see what he will do vs Haiti, I doubt he will drop Theobald, but we will see. I like how he change up a few players like Edwards on the left and Daniel in center. I hope he have the balls to drop the captain. But not bad for his first game. T&T players just need to learn to play one touch and shoot more too. Good luck SH.

Jan-Michael Williams - 6.5 - Could not save the first goal, lapse on the second and then made a brilliant save to save us from a sure goal.

Justin Hoyte - 7.5 - Played really well and his speed is welcoming.

Carlyle Mitchell - 6 - Played good also.

Daneil Cyrus - N/A - Came on and played decent.

Seon Power - 6 - Good fight but de kick and boom, well, it better to be sure.

Joevin Jones - 4 - Let me down, but I know he can do better.

Densill Theobald - 4.5 - Let me down, but I know he can do better. I like Theobald, but he look like he cannot compete to much at this level, he slowing down the team.

Khaleem Hyland - 8.5 - Played very good. Should be allowed to play the defence midfield role and bring the ball out of defence and let Boucaud and Daniel just launch attack.

Kevon Carter - 2 - Worst player I see play for T&T for a long time.

Darryl Roberts - N/A - Decent.

Keon Daniel - 6 - Played ok, but does better on de left wing. Glad we use him center, good idea but we should not experiment in important games. But I feel its a good move because he dont help defensive and if he do he commits to much fouls.

Jamal Gay - N/A - Did ok.

Carlos Edwards - 6.5 - Started of slow, but came into de game better, might be better to just leave him on the right.

Kenwyne Jones - 10 - I could not believe my eyes, this man was a beast then entire game. Man of the match.

My 11 vs Haiti.

             Williams
Hoyte, Power, Mitchell, Cyrus
Edwards, Hyland, Boucaud, Joevin
              Daniel
             Kenwyne

« Last Edit: July 09, 2013, 06:57:59 AM by Sam »
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Re: First point on the board.
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2013, 07:21:27 AM »
Stephen Hart - I personally did not like his selection, when I saw Carter on de starting team my blood pressure raise one time, he has been very inconsistent for T&T. The subs he bring on was ok to, first of the bench for me would have been Molino. We need to win our first game, because Honduras will be hard to draw even beat and Haiti will match us physically. We will see what he will do vs Haiti, I doubt he will drop Theobald, but we will see. I like how he change up a few players like Edwards on the left and Daniel in center. I hope he have the balls to drop the captain. But not bad for his first game. T&T players just need to learn to play one touch and shoot more too. Good luck SH.

Jan-Michael Williams - 6.5 - Could not save the first goal, lapse on the second and then made a brilliant save to save us from a sure goal.

Justin Hoyte - 7.5 - Played really well and his speed is welcoming.

Carlyle Mitchell - 6 - Played good also.

Daneil Cyrus - N/A - Came on and played decent.

Seon Power - 6 - Good fight but de kick and boom, well, it better to be sure.

Joevin Jones - 4 - Let me down, but I know he can do better.

Densill Theobald - 4.5 - Let me down, but I know he can do better. I like Theobald, but he look like he cannot compete to much at this level, he slowing down the team.

Khaleem Hyland - 8.5 - Played very good. Should be allowed to play the defence midfield role and bring the ball out of defence and let Boucaud and Daniel just launch attack.

Kevon Carter - 2 - Worst player I see play for T&T for a long time.

Darryl Roberts - N/A - Decent.

Keon Daniel - 6 - Played ok, but does better on de left wing. Glad we use him center, good idea but we should not experiment in important games. But I feel its a good move because he dont help defensive and if he do he commits to much fouls.

Jamal Gay - N/A - Did ok.

Carlos Edwards - 6.5 - Started of slow, but came into de game better, might be better to just leave him on the right.

Kenwyne Jones - 10 - I could not believe my eyes, this man was a beast then entire game. Man of the match.

My 11 vs Haiti.

             Williams
Hoyte, Power, Mitchell, Cyrus
Edwards, Hyland, Boucaud, Joevin
              Daniel
             Kenwyne



 :applause: dats an excellent line up 
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Re: First point on the board.
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2013, 08:44:39 AM »
Match highlights of El Salvador vs T&T en Español. Good quality and some different angles.

http://futbol.univision.com/copa-oro/videos/video/2013-07-08/el-salvador-2-2trinidad-tobago-copa-oro/embed
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Re: First point on the board.
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2013, 09:02:39 AM »
On all of these highlights you don't see Daryl's miss, which may have been one of his 1st touches after coming in, seemed glaring in real time
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2013, 09:08:24 AM »
On all of these highlights you don't see Daryl's miss, which may have been one of his 1st touches after coming in, seemed glaring in real time

His very first touch actually, and it was glaring.

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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2013, 09:16:57 AM »
he touched the ball right after the touch off from the goal so it was not his very ist touch.
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2013, 09:39:07 AM »
Be aware Mitchell limped off..so consider replacement in your lineups. I feel BouBou could have started..but the coach seeing them in training, s.o he should know best. Carter must have eaten to much shatine before the game in truth..

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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2013, 10:38:55 AM »
Be aware Mitchell limped off..so consider replacement in your lineups. I feel BouBou could have started..but the coach seeing them in training, s.o he should know best. Carter must have eaten to much shatine before the game in truth..

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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2013, 12:00:02 PM »
Be aware Mitchell limped off..so consider replacement in your lineups. I feel BouBou could have started..but the coach seeing them in training, s.o he should know best. Carter must have eaten to much shatine before the game in truth..

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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2013, 01:01:25 PM »
Be aware Mitchell limped off..so consider replacement in your lineups. I feel BouBou could have started..but the coach seeing them in training, s.o he should know best. Carter must have eaten to much shatine before the game in truth..

Ahmmmmmm...who is BouBou?
sorry deh... Boucaud...i never sure ah spelling he name right..so ah name him after me.."mama, look ah ..."  :devil:

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« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2013, 04:25:41 PM »
Sam, i doubt mitchell would start the next game, seem like something was wrong with him physically, normally he's ah speed star but was slow as sheldon the turtle all game yesterday, and him being subbed out was a clear indication that he was hurting.
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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2013, 01:58:51 AM »
T&T draw with El Salvador in New Jersey.
By Mark Bassant New Jersey.


GOLD CUP THRILLER

Trinidad and Tobago’s thrilling 2-2 draw with El Salvador in their opening round Gold Cup game at the  Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, USA, on Monday night could be described as a narrow escape.

T&T head coach Stephen Hart was not particularly impressed with the result.

“El Salvador played very good in the first half,” Hart told the Express. “They had strong movement and moved the ball around quickly. We had slack passing and problems with our ball possession, particularly in the first half. We were marginally better in the second half, we were nervous in our ball possession and not positive whatsoever.”

The coach said the Soca Warriors needed to “play the ball around more and move the ball forward quicker. If we can do that we will be very dangerous indeed, and we have to build off the second half.”

There were a few positives from the game as T&T were able to get on the scoresheet for the first time in seven international games and also halt their losing streak.

In the first half of the encounter, witnessed by close to 6,000 fans,  El Salvador almost opened the scoring in the fifth minute when midfielder William Castillo flashed his shot wide.

Six minutes later, El Salvador would pay for that miss, Keon Daniel getting a fortuitous rebound, after Carlos Edwards had attempted to thread the ball through to him. Daniel made no mistake, slotting home just inside the 18-yard box on El Salvador’s  advancing goalkeeper Dagoberto Gameiro.

Edwards created several problems for El Salvador down the left side, but they weathered the storm, bouncing back on a counter-attack in the 21st minute. The Soca Warriors gave away a needless foul just outside the 18-yard area, and striker Rodolfo Zelaya curled a stunning free-kick past outstretched T&T goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams to knot up the scores.

For the remainder of the half, the T&T defence was severely tested. And in the 41st minute, Zelaya freed Rafael Burgos down the right side, and as he cut inside the area, he unleashed a powerful grounder with the outside of his boot that had Williams beaten, but it crashed against the post and was eventually cleared.

In the 69th minute, El Salvador punished T&T. Darwin Delgado found space down the right side, burst past Joevin Jones, and angled in an accurate cross to find the head of Zelaya, who found the target.

Almost immediately on the resumption, Edwards made a darting run down the left side and swung  in a cross for substitute Darryl Roberts to slot in at the far post, but with the goal at his mercy Roberts skewed his shot wide.

Just two minutes later, Kenwyne Jones was fed by his namesake in defence, Joevin, with a well-timed long ball. Kenwyne evaded his marker, moved inside the area, and buried his shot at the far post. Hart punched the air in celebration.

In the 78th minute, Edwards had a great chance to put the Warriors ahead, but Gameiro made a point blank one-handed save to deny him.

At the other end of the field, substitute Mark Blanco’s acrobatic scissors kick, which looked destined for goal, was finger-tipped spectacularly over the bar by Williams.

El Salvador continued to press, again hitting an upright, but  the Soca Warriors would hold on for a hard fought point.

T&T will take comfort in the fact that their next opponents, Haiti were beaten 2-0 by Honduras, on Monday.

They know a win over the Haitians, in Miami on Friday, would put them in a good position to qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament.

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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2013, 04:17:48 AM »
We hadda score and score handsomely....I hope honduras and elsalvador draw 0-0
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