The Golden Jaguars Under-20 football team commenced their preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF boys championships on a positive note, defeating the Guyana Police Force [GPF] 2-0 Tuesday at the Eve Leary ground.
Nippy winger Nicolas McArthur opened the scoring in the 25th minute, uncorking a left foot strike into the back of the net, from inside the centre of the box.
Stephon Reynolds then sealed in the victory in the 75th minute, directing his well-placed header past the opposing custodian, following a left side cross into the penalty area.
Wayne Dover, Head-coach of the team during a post-match comment said, “The performance was not 100 percent as expected. We all know that we started late and it’s a group of players where some have been playing for the senior team and some have not played at the age group level. Putting it together will always be difficult to build the cohesion in the short succession.”
He added, “However, some of the things we worked on we did see in the game and we saw where possession has become something that we have concentrate on more in maintaining.”
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championships will be held at the IMG Arena, Florida, USA from November 1st-22nd. Guyana will faceoff with Guatemala at 10:30hrs in their opening clash on November 2nd, before battling Cayman Islands four days later.
They will then oppose Curacao from 12:45hrs in the third matchup on November 8th, before concluding their group campaign on November 10th against El Salvador from 19:45hrs.
The 26 member shortlisted squad reads Goalkeeper Jonathan Copeland, Sese Norville, Jermaine Cumberbatch, Denzil Smith, Defenders Cecil Jackman, Nixon Robertson, Javier Smith, Rishawn Ritch, Neston Brown, Lionel Holder, Kevin Padmore Midfielders Ryan Dowding, Brentsley Allicock, Stefan Reynolds, Nicolas Mc Arthur, Ryan Hackett, Job Caesar, Kelsey Benjamin, Chris Macey, Tyrese Forde, Andre Mayers, Rondel Peters and Forwards Leon Richardson, Adrian Aaron Camptown, Dwayne Rebeiro and David Coates.
O’Neil Heywood of Den Amstel FC will act as the assistant coach. The other members of the management staff are Gregory Richardson [striker coach], Vurlon Mills [In Possession Coach], Anthony Belfield [Out of Possession Coach], Phillip Carrington [Goalkeeper Coach], Wilson Toledo [Coach Developer & Head of Sports Science], Dr. Alex Hawkins [Team Doctor], Denzel Hernandez [Physiotherapist], Asser Lutu [Performance Analyst & Head Scout], Team Operations Coordinator [Daniel Thomas] and Travis Moore [Equipment Manager].
