Team SVG vs Dom Rep Team SVG recorded their first victory in the 2014 Caribbean Cup with a hard fought win over the Fit and skillfull Spanish speaking team Dominican Republic at the Antigua Recreation Ground. The game started very fast as both teams try to gain possession on a very fast outfield. Twelve minutes into the game the small figure of Oalex Bounty Anderson miss a square back from Nazir McBurnette and skied it over the bar. Team SVG began to settle with Myron Samuel, Nazir McBurnette, Emerald Monkey George and Oalex Anderson linking almost every attacking play in the final third, and in the 27th minutes of play couple one touch play in the final 3rd where Nazir was set free on the right side with a true ball from Emerald George, then trickery work and a tremendous square back met Myron Samuel in the six yards area and the empty goal only for him to hit the ball wide of the goal. The small crowd at the Southern End of the Richie Richardson Pavilion moored in anguish. After Team SVG defense which was well marshall by the slim and agressive central defender Kevin Bobbing Francis and the robust and no non sense ShornBarrow Lowman both of Avenues FC intercepted some dangerous passes in the final third by the alert Dom Rep players to keep the game neutral. But in the 45th minutes of play just on the stroke of half time the dead lock was broken by the ever presence of Oalex Bounty Anderson of Barroullie in combination with Emerald George and Myron Samuel eluded 2 tackles on the edge of the eighteen(18) yards box and then coolly beat the unrushing goal keeper for an easy tap in to give Team SVG the lead by halftime. Dom Rep start the second half heading towards the Southern Goal with a sense of purpose and they were denied a goal from forty yards out from a powerful free kick only for Dwanie Tall-man Sandy presently playing professional in Guyana to tip it over the cross bar full stretch. After that free kick Team SVG was rattled and chalked up five(5) yellow cards between the 56th minute and 66th minute due to poor timing on behalf of the five players which result in the cautions. In the 68th minute of play hearts was in Team SVG mouth when a free kick was struck with tremendous power by the Most Outstanding player on the Dom Rep team which struck the crossbar and Team SVG breed a big sign of relief again. Team SVG miss two clear chances on the break to put the game away, only for Dom Rep to dominate the last ten minutes of the game hindered by Team SVG young and die hard defense aided by Dwanie Sandy who had an outstanding 90+ minutes in goal. At the final whistle the 3 diamonds with blue, gold and green stand out victorious. Team SVG played a brave and courageous game by playing for each other as Coach Cornelius Huggins stand on the touch line proudly, against a well drilled experience team with overseas base players from Spain and MLS League. The discipline of the team in my opinion take them over the first huddle of a keen competition in the making. The next game will be played at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Friday 5th September, 2014 at 5pm against Anguilla who was beaten 6-0 against the powerful Antiguans who are sporting five English Base players, one MLS and three players base with Caledonia in Trinidad pro league.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:45:34 +0000
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