Guyana’s Junior Jaguars, the Under 20 Men’s National team, have kept their slate clean in the CONCACAF U20 Championship Group Stage by romping to their third consecutive win on Friday night.
Goal-scorer Omari Glasgow challenges a USVI player
They put on another impressive performance on Friday night in Managua, Nicaragua, by which they got the better of the U.S Virgin Islands team and were able to register their third win in the 4-game group stage.
As had happened when they had faced their other opponents Montserrat and St. Vincent, Guyana were challenged in the early minutes of the encounter; but, according to the team’s Head Coach Wayne Dover, the Guyanese boys were given different instructions during the half-time break, and those worked well to get the scorecard ticking.
In the 54th minute of play, Omari Glasgow scored his third goal in as many games, to bring some relief to the Jaguars’ camp. He was tackled in the box a few minutes later, and this afforded Guyana a penalty opportunity. Taken by captain Nicholas Mc Arthur in the 59th minute, it was converted successfully for Guyana’s second goal.
The U.S Virgin Islands team refused to play an offensive game after Guyana struck goal, and this resulted in Guyana attaining the 2-0 victory.
The Junior Jaguars will play their final Group game against hosts, Nicaragua, tomorrow. It is anticipated to be a challenging game for the under-20 outfit, as Nicaragua are currently leading the group on goal difference, although they have attained the same nine points as Guyana. Tomorrow’s game will decide the winner of ‘Group A’ of the U20 Championship Qualifiers.
“Sunday’s game against the host nation will definitely be our toughest game. Nicaragua is a very good team. We’ll have to be very disciplined during the game for 90+ minutes, and score our chances and win the game, which we can do,” Head Coach Wayne Dover has said in a correspondence sent to the media.
