Match Report
Trinidad & Tobago | Jamaica | |
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Jerren Nixon (8') |
International Friendly
Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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1997-05-01 | Industry Park | Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago | 6000 |
Jamaica holds T&T in Palo Seco
Trinidad and Tobago playing it's fourth international of the year tied Jamaica 1-1 in a friendly in Palo Seco. Jerren Nixon started the T&T scoring with a strike in the eight minute which marked the begining of a twenty minute openining barrage by the Calypso boys. Nixon collected a pass from Peter Prosper who went racing down the right flank on a through ball. He passed it to Nixon as the Jamaican defenders appealed for offside. T&T was captained by David Nahkid and in it's lineup foriegn players Anthony Rougier, Peter Prosper and Wesley Webb. This was also a young squad as well. Included in the lineup was Anton Pierre, Marvin Andrews, Travis Mulraine, Welsley Webb, Jerren Nixon and Kelvin Jack all under 23 players. T&T should have gone two goals up but teenage starter Anton Pierre missed on a through ball from Nahkid. Travis Mulraine also had a chance smoothered by goalie Aaron Lawrence. Jamaica made the game more even after 25 minutes when they started to mount pressure on the T&T goal. They should have scored however, a good save fron Kelvin Jack kept the scoreline 1-0 at the half. In the 78th minute T&T defender Marlon Andrews was sent off for a dangerous tackle. That stretched the defence thin and in the 83rd minute Butler scored to gain a 1-1 tie in front of 6,000. |
LINEUP | |
Kelvin Jack | |
Marvin Andrews 78 ' | |
Addison Belfon | |
Anton Pierre | |
Sherwyn Julien | |
Stokely Mason | |
Lyndon Andrews | |
Travis Mulraine | |
Adaryll John | |
12. | David Nakhid (capt.) |
Anthony Rougier | |
Jerren Nixon | |
Dexter Cyrus | |
Peter Prosper | |
Wesley Webb | |
SUBSTITUTES | |
Adaryll John | |
Wesley Webb | |
Lyndon Andrews | |
Dexter Cyrus | |
COACH | |
Edgar Vidale | |
SUBSTITUTIONS | |
' | Adaryll John for Travis Mulraine |
' | Lyndon Andrews for Stokely Mason |
' | Wesley Webb for Peter Prosper |
' | Dexter Cyrus for Jerren Nixon |
RED CARDS | |
78' | Marvin Andrews |