“Disappointed” Golden Jaguars must win next game – Jones

Disappointed was the first word out of Golden Jaguars forward Isaiah Jones’ mouth during an interview following the senior men’s national football team’s 2-2 draw against a 10-man Martinique at the Pierre- Aliker Municipal Stadium, Fort-de-France, Martinique on Monday afternoon.
The Golden Jaguars were enjoying a 2-0 lead against the hosts in the CONCACAF Nations League (CPL) League A clash compliments of a brace from Jones (14th, 24th), with a red- carded Martinique player being an added advantage. However, it all went to dust for the Golden Jaguars as the hosts came back to level the scores (Brighton Labeau 45th+2, Rudy Varane 86th) to force the sharing of points.
Quizzed about his emotions following the end of the 90 minutes, Jones responded, “Disappointed really, two nil up, against 10 men, it’s our mistakes that let them back into the game, mistake for the first goal and mistakes for the second goal.”

The come-from-behind draw without a doubt overshadowed Jones’ celebration of his first-ever international goal for the senior national team in just his second game. As such, the player muted his jubilation about the achievement, in the face of the disappointment.
“Happy to score two goals, but not the result that we wanted. So, it’s a moment that I’ll treasure for a long time, but not the result I wanted,” the forward shared.
With the Golden Jaguars scheduled to continue their League A campaign next month, Jones has deemed their upcoming clash with Guatemala, likely to be played at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), West Coast Demerara (WCD) on October 11 as a must-win game.
Jones opined, “A must win. It’s a must-win game, so we got to go back over the two games, see what we’ve done wrong and what we did right and hopefully, correct it in the next game.”
Guyana are in Group A of League A, alongside neighbours Suriname, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Martinique and Costa Rica. After two games played by each team, Costa Rica currently top Group A’s points table with 4 points from a win over Guadeloupe and a draw against Guatemala. Guatemala are second, also with 4 points but an inferior goal difference to the top-ranked team in the group, following a victory over Martinique and a draw against Costa Rica.
In third place are Suriname, who defeated Guyana but lost to Guadeloupe on Monday, for 3 points from two games. Guadeloupe follow in fourth place, also with 3 points from a defeat to Costa Rica and subsequent win over Suriname. Both Guyana and Martinique have 1 point and an equal goal difference, having suffered matching 3-1 losses to Suriname and Guatemala, followed by their 2-2 draw.
The teams are fighting for spots in the CNL quarter-finals, which will be afforded to the top two teams in Group A and B, while equally trying to avoid being the fifth and sixth places in the groups, which are likely to be relegated. The League A action will continue in the next international window in October. (G6)