Missouri, USA: On matchday two of three, Jamaica defeated Trinidad in Tobago by 4-1. The match was played at CITY PARK stadium in St Louise, Missouri, USA, where Jamaica gained another two points marching towards the next round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Jamaica earned an enormous lead by scoring three goals in first half. Demarai Gray, the England-born Jamaican who also plays as a winger in Premier League’s club Everton scored the opening goal in just 14th minute.
He kept pushing and successfully scored another goal in the 29th minute, adding a third Jamaican goal to the scoreboard. Leon Bailey, the 25-year-old, scored the second goal in 17th minute.
He also plays in the Premier League club Aston Villa. Premier League The Premier League is considered the most challenging league in the world, containing world-class clubs like Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton, and many more competing against each other for the Premier League title.
The premier league players are also recognized as the most formidable and master footballers due to the challenging standards of the game. Having Premier League players in the national team is a huge advantage.
Jamaica was already 3-0 ahead before 30 minutes. Until the first-half whistle, the Jamaicans switched to defensive football and kept passing the ball to prevent Trinidad strikers from launching an offence.
According to the stats, Jamaica has an astonishing ball possession of 54% with 442 passes and 88% pass accuracy. They took 13 shots in the match, out of which six were on target.
In 49th minute, Trinidad’s Andre Ramprasad scored a goal. It was a great goal, but the Soca Warriors were still two down. They failed to level the score, and Dujuan Richards, the 17-year-old, scored the fourth goal, sealing the victory for Jamaica in extra time (90+2).
Jamaican players were quite popular in Premier League. On June 24, another Premier League club, Chelsea FC, signed Dujuan Richards. Additionally, it was his debut match for his country. Lucky for him, his football career starts with a bang.
By defeating Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica moves to 2nd position on the Group A table, following defending champions USA who took triumph over St Kitts and Nevis by 6-0.
