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New York Caribbean Cup Semi-Finals Set: It’s not unusual seeing large crowds at a New York Caribbean Cup Football game and this afternoon was no exception as fans were treated to an excellent double-header that saw Team Jamaica master Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the opening game while Team St. Lucia left it late to clip Team Guyana by the odd goal in the nightcap.
Team Jamaica (4) vs Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines (0)
Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been an unusually disorganized bunch this year and that disorganization showed its ugly head again in this afternoon’s quarter-final.
A Team Jamaica vs Team St. Vincent & the Grenadines NY Caribbean Cup clash is traditionally one for the ages but this afternoon it didn’t quite start that way.
It was disappointing to see Team Vincy, one of the corner stones of the NY Caribbean Cup football, starting a quarter-final game with less than a full complement of players. But this afternoon that was just the case and Team Jamaica made them pay early.
The game had hardly started when Romario Campbell turned back a ball to Irvino English on the left side and English picked out Garfield Gillespie running through the defense to tap home.
The NY Reggae Boyz controlled the action for the next 15 minutes or so before additional troops arrived for Vincy and then it became a football game, however, the half ended with Team Jamaica hanging on to a 1-0 advantage.
In seasons past down an odd goal was never a problem for Vincy because Coach Des Morris would make some tactical changes at the break that would impact immediately as the second half started. But that was another time and place, for while these NY Reggae Boyz weren’t on top of their game they were moving the ball around with consumate ease.
Goal number two came for Team Jamaica by way of striker Denzil Watson running on to a cross from Irvino English. Two minutes later Watson let the air out of the Vincy bubble when he tapped home a cross from Romario Campbell.
Denzil Watson was denied a hattrick in the dying seconds when his shot was blocked by a defender at the Egan Street end. However, to the chagrin of Vincy Heat the ball fell at the feet of substitute Dannie Shaw who drove home high in the roof of the goal.
Team Jamaica will meet Team St. Kitts and Nevis in next week Sunday’s (August 30) 3:15pm semi-final.
Team St. Lucia (1) vs Team Guyana (0)
If Geoffrey Holder was alive today he would have called this afternoon’s quarter-final clash between Team St. Lucia and Team Guyana, “MARVELOUS”.
Before the largest crowd of the season this was really an exciting game with both teams attacking and counter attacking with wild abandon throughout the first half. Just before the whistle to close the half Kersan Marcellin got a golden opportunity to put Team St. Lucia ahead but spent too much time trying to bring the ball under control and had it tackled away.
There was no scoring as the half ended 0-0.
The second half was much a carbon copy of the first with neither team gaining ascendancy. Twenty minutes into the half Team St. Lucia goalkeeper Thaddeus Francis hurt his leg in bringing off a remarkable save and was replaced by Chad Amari Phillip.
Lightning struck in the 67th minute when the NY Golden Jaguars’ defense failed to clear a ball cleanly and allowed Kevin Edwards to blast home from close in.
From here on the tempo of the game picked up considerably with Team Guyana searching for the equalizer but like so often this season fumbled their opportunities when they got into the 18-yard box. In fact one of those opportunities came very late in the game but Devon Millington misfired.
Next Sunday’s game will see Team Haiti taking on former champions St. Lucia in the 5:30pm semi-finals.
Sunday, August 30th, NY Caribbean Cup Semi Finals
3:15pm –Team St. Kitts and Nevis vs Team Jamaica
5:30pm –Team Haiti vs Team St. Lucia
All Matches Are Played at:
Thomas Jefferson High School Field
12508 Flatlands Ave (& Shepherd
Ave)
Brooklyn NY 11208
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