The Reggae Boyz came from behind to beat Canada 2-1 in a friendly international at the National Stadium on Sunday. Luton Shelton and Demar Phillips scored two minutes apart late in the first half after Tomasz Radzinski gave the Canadians the lead in the ninth minute. It was a sweet victory for the Boyz as they avenged last month's friendly loss in Montreal. The victory also served as a moral booster for Jamaica who was recently eliminated from the Digicel Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying.
Jamaica's first goal came 35 minutes into the game when Omar Daley picked up the ball in defense and played it down the left flank to Phillips who in turn sent a nice cross to the onrushing Shelton to slam home from close range. Immediately after midfielder Jermaine Hue weaved pass four defenders and played the ball to Phillips, who finished with clinical accuracy for the winning goal.
The Reggae Boyz will next play Peru in an international friendly on November 15 at the National Stadium.
Jamaica - Richard McCallum, Damion Stewart, Oneil Thompson (Shavar Thomas 46th), Shane Crawford (Demar Phillips 26th), Xavean Virgo, Khari Stephenson (Fabian Davis 88th), Omar Daley, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jermaine Hue, Luton Shelton (Teafore Bennett 73rd), Ricardo Fuller.
Canada - Kenny Stamatopoulos, Kevin McKenna, Marco Reda, Patrice Bernier (Ali Gerba 77th), Paul Stalteri, Julian de Guzman (Martin Nash 58th), Tomasz Radzinski, Rob Friend, Mike Klukowski (Gabe Gervias 24th, Adam Braz 92nd), Atiba Hutchinson, Josh Simpson. Read more in the forum
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Reggae Boyz crash out of Digicel Cup
Defending champions Jamaica failed to advance past the first round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup after defeating Haiti 2-0 at the National Stadium last night. The Reggae Boyz ended on six points, the same as Haiti and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), who defeated St Lucia by a healthy 8-0 margin to edge Jamaica on superior goal advantage.
Due to their embarrassing 2-1 loss to minnows St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday, it was the first time in five years that Jamaica failed to advance to the final round of the Caribbean Cup. This result has heightened calls for the resignation of the Creston Boxhill's administration as Jamaica continues to regress to new lows in the region. The quick exit also means that Jamaica will not participate in the next CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In a very lethargic performance, Jamaica's first goals came in the ninth minute from Seba's Wilfred Smith header on Garfield Reid's right-sided corner kick. The second came from Dawkins just after the half-hour mark, when he had an easy goal from inside the six-yard box, after goalkeeper Montrevil Frantzy failed to hold on to a hard shot by Fabian Davis.
In the first game, SVG thrashed St Lucia 8-0. Jamaica's team was Shawn Sawyers, Jermanine Taylor (Demar Stewart 46th), Oneil Thompson, Xavean Virgo (Damion Williams 77th), Garfield Reid, Fabian Davis, Shane Crawford (Demar Phillips 40th), Omar Daley, Fabian Dawkins, Wilfred Smith, Roland Dean. Read more in the Forum
Due to their embarrassing 2-1 loss to minnows St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday, it was the first time in five years that Jamaica failed to advance to the final round of the Caribbean Cup. This result has heightened calls for the resignation of the Creston Boxhill's administration as Jamaica continues to regress to new lows in the region. The quick exit also means that Jamaica will not participate in the next CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In a very lethargic performance, Jamaica's first goals came in the ninth minute from Seba's Wilfred Smith header on Garfield Reid's right-sided corner kick. The second came from Dawkins just after the half-hour mark, when he had an easy goal from inside the six-yard box, after goalkeeper Montrevil Frantzy failed to hold on to a hard shot by Fabian Davis.
In the first game, SVG thrashed St Lucia 8-0. Jamaica's team was Shawn Sawyers, Jermanine Taylor (Demar Stewart 46th), Oneil Thompson, Xavean Virgo (Damion Williams 77th), Garfield Reid, Fabian Davis, Shane Crawford (Demar Phillips 40th), Omar Daley, Fabian Dawkins, Wilfred Smith, Roland Dean. Read more in the Forum
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