Golden Jags back to winning ways with 4-1 thumping of Barbados

…Glasgow now all-time highest goal scorer

There was a lot for Guyana’s senior men’s national football team to celebrate at the Barbados Football Association’s Technical Center in Wildey, St. Michael on Friday night, as the Golden Jaguars not only downed the hosts 4-1 in their first of two CONCACAF Nation’s League Play-In games, but also witnessing their star striker Omari Glasgow becoming Guyana’s highest goal-scorer at just 20 years old.
Interim Head Coach Wayne Dover steered the side for the first time since 2010, and opted for a starting XI that included Captain Daniel Wilson, Goal-keeper Quillan Roberts, Jeremmy Garrett, Jalen Jones, Liam Gordon, Leo Lovell, Curtez Kellman, Nathan Morial-Welsh, Isaiah Jones Osaze De Rosario and Omari Glasgow.
The Golden Jaguars had a timid start to the contest, and even conceded first, as they were caught sleeping after a corner kick.
Ethan Taylor led the counter-attack after Guyana’s unsuccessful corner, passing the ball square to Niall Reid-Stephenson, whose shot into the corner of the net beat Guyana’s keeper Roberts for Barbados’ first in the 17th minute.
However, 9 minutes later, Omari Glasgow sent a left- footed shot into the top corner of the opposing net to level the scores and bring himself level with the Golden Jaguars’ former all-time goal scorer Nigel Codrington, who netted 18 goals in his career.

Guyana found the back of the net again in the 45th by way of a De Rosario header, but that goal was ruled offside, resulting in a 1-all score at the half.
In the second half, a volley off the boots of Glasgow handed Guyana the lead in the 59th and shot the 20-year-old to the top of the charts, now with 19 international goals in his illustrious career thus far.
The Golden Jaguars wasted no time in extending their lead, as Osaze De Rosario caught the Barbadian defense sleeping again a mere minute after Glasgow’s goal. De Rosario picked up an ill- timed back pass and chipped the ball over the Bajan keeper’s head for the third goal.
Substituted into the contest in the 66th minute for his international debut, Enoch George made the most of the opportunity by capitalising on another Isaiah Jones assist to find the back of the net in the 90th+2 to cap off Guyana’s 4-1 win.
In a post-match press conference, Glasgow described the victory as ‘hard fought’ despite the big margin between the two teams.
“I thought it was a hard- fought victory for us. I must say congratulations to Barbados too. I expect a game like this; and they come out, they fought, and they push us to the limit that, you know, (we weren’t) expecting to be pushed to. But we just stick to we game plan, believe in what we can do, and got the victory,” the striker told media operatives in Barbados.
Enoch George relished his goal on debut. George said, “It’s amazing. Really grateful to score on my debut. So, it’s a wonderful feeling.”
Both teams will head down to the Land of Many Waters for the return game, which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19 at the National Track and Field Center on the West Coast of Demerara from 19:00hrs.