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T&T crush 10 man French Guiana in Caribbean Cup

Four teams will be going for points in Group B of the 2014 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Caribbean Cup finals, Friday November 14, 2014 after drawing in all their games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James, Jamaica. Photo: Provided
Trinidad and Tobago won their second match at the 2014 Men’s Caribbean Cup after defeating 10-man French Guiana 4-2 yesterday in Montego Bay to put themselves in pole position for a place in the final. Photo: Provided
Trinidad and Tobago won their second match at the 2014 Men’s Caribbean Cup after defeating 10-man French Guiana 4-2 yesterday in Montego Bay to put themselves in pole position for a place in the final. Photo: Provided
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Four teams will be going for points in Group B of the 2014 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Caribbean Cup finals, Friday November 14, 2014 after drawing in all their games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James, Jamaica.

In the first game at 5:00pm Martinique will tackle Haiti while at 8:00pm hosts Jamaica meets Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda in their opening game came from behind to draw 2-2 with Haiti while hosts Jamaica drew 1-1 with Martinique.

Last Night, Red hot Kevin Molino won his second straight Man-of-the-Match award and scored twice as Trinidad and Tobago won their second match at the 2014 Men’s Caribbean Cup after defeating 10-man French Guiana 4-2 yesterday in Montego Bay to put themselves in pole position for a place in the final.

The win also guaranteed T&T a spot in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Once again, T&T coach Stephen Hart rotated his players, resting Cardiff City striker and Captain Kenwyne Jones. He was not missed as Molino got goals in the 17th & 58th minutes, while Lester Peltier converted a 68th minute penalty, after Molino was taken down by red-carded defender Marvin Torvic.

Late on, Peltier twice missed after out-racing the defenders. First he put a low shot off the far upright, then chipped the goalkeeper and barely cleared the upright as well. And after surviving a nerve-wrecking late period of French Guiana pressure, Atuallah Guerra made the game safe with a rocket free-kick two minutes into added-on time.

The worry for Coach Hart was that T&T failed to kill off the match and conceded twice with French Guiana a man short. Down a player, French Guiana still managed a consolation, through Brian St Clair, who put a low shot past T&T keeper Marvin Phillip following a cutback from a teammate.

And poor positioning from keeper Phillip allowed Jean David Legrand to curl in a right side free-kick. There was also a heart-stopping moment when Suriname’s best player Mickael Solvi struck the T&T crossbar with four minutes remaining in the regulation period. An inch closer and the match would have been level.

However, the Soca Warriors were always in the drivers’ seat, although the first half yielded just one goal, with Molino kissing a low shot off the far upright, following an inside pass from wide midfielder Peltier. Molino earlier flashed a free header past the post, as French Guiana were put on the back foot for most of the half.

After surviving some early second half pressure, T&T doubled their lead when Molino flashed Ataullah Guerra’s free-kick past French Guiana goalie Rudy Merille. And about to pounce on a rebound from Hughton Hector’s shot, Molino was pulled down. Peltier converted with a low shot.

But, even against 10 players, T&T went ultra defensive and allowed French Guiana to attack them. There was no pressure outlet for the T&T team as all the players were usually in the penalty box, allowing their opponents to come forward in waves. But they again survived.

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