Glen got T&T off to a flying start when he skilfully side-volleyed Cyd Gray's right-flank cross past Puerto Rican custodian Alvaro Nazor. And the fleet-footed former San Juan Jabloteh striker then doubled his tally when using his pace to get between goalie Nazor and Puerto Rico defender Christopher Gores, to steal the ball and score into an unprotected net. Between Glen's two strikes, United States-based midfielder Fitzpatrick also breached the Puerto Rico back-line, but pushed the ball a little too far forward and allowed Nazor to clear the danger.

Any attempt by Puerto Rico to rally was soon snuffed out early in the second half when Glen chested down Nigel Pierre's deep cross in the Puerto Rico penalty and pushed the ball away from Nazor to complete his hat trick in the 48th minute of the match.

At 3-0, T&T goalie Daurance Williams had not had a minute of terror in the match until the 65th minute when Puerto Rican substitute Jose Ferrer Cordova got a little space on the left and crashed his shot off the T&T crossbar .

Unfazed, T&T pushed further ahead when Cyd Gray's run into the penalty box was ended by Puerto Rico's Alexis Rivera Curet, resulting in Barbadian referee Barney Callender awarding a penalty, which captain Derek King converted in the 88th minute. Smith then came on as a substitute for Nigel Pierre, and after cutting inside the Puerto Rican left back, hit a low shot away from goalkeeper Nazor to score T&T's fifth goal.

Trinidad and Tobago go after a second victory when they take on Grenada at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, before ending the Group D series on Sunday against Suriname from 6 p.m. at the Larry Gomes Stadium.

T&T squad for Digicel Caribbean Cup:

Daurance Williams, Keyeno Thomas, Derek King, Anton Pierre, Derek Philips, Densil Theobald, Kerwyn Jemmott, Leslie Fitzpatrick, Nigel Pierre, Cyd Gray, Cornell Glen. Subs- Jan- Michael Williams, Atiba Charles,Michael Celestine,Conrad Smith, Odelle Armstrong, and Stephen Cruickshank