In what was a must-win situation for the Barbados senior national men’s team, they fell agonizingly short 1-0 against Guadeloupe in what was their third straight defeat in Group A of League B in the Concacaf Nations League.Played tonight at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia, the Barbados Tridents conceded a first-half goal against Guadeloupe who are currently battling for the top spot in the group along with Cuba.Unable to keep possession, Tridents’ defensive third let them down when Guadeloupe forward Thierry Ambrose dribbled past two defenders and produced a clinical right-foot finish in the 17th minute of play to earn his team the lead. That was Ambrose’s second goal of the competition having registered a late goal against Cuba in their opening match of the Nations League.National midfielder Omani Leacock put in a good effort but just was unable to find the equalizer for Barbados.
A much fitter Barbados senior men’s team are focused and ready to erase their recent bad fortunes, said national head coach Russell ‘Little Magician’ Latapy during the final training session held last night at the Barbados Football Association’s Wildey AstroTurf.Over the past couple of months, the performances have not been favourable for the Bajan Tridents and Latapy said the team is in a much better place now and therefore want to start producing winning results.“We trust in what we do on the training ground, we trust in our structure and the way we want to play and we think that it is going to bring us results. Like I said physically we are much better prepared now than we were four, or six months ago. I think I have had more access to the players at crucial times over the last four weeks.“We have been able to improve the fitness level of players and obviously once we are fitter the decision-making process becomes a lot better. We are in a better place than we were four,
Dynamic attacker Levi Garcia scored three international goals in his first five years as a Trinidad and Tobago footballer. Last night, he scored as many within the first 40 minutes against Barbados at
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Barbados senior national men’s football team will have a new captain as they gear up to play hosts Dominican Republic and a few days later Dominica in their second-round Group D CONCACAF Qualifiers.Working as a unit will be the key ingredient for success said Barbados Football Association head coach Russell ‘Little Magician’ Latapy during today’s virtual press conference. The Bajan Tridents are working hard towards qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.