Reggae Boyz edge T&T in first of two friendlies

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Sue-Lae McCalla’s maiden worldwide objective gave Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz a 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday on the Montego Bay Sports activities Complicated within the first recreation of their two-game pleasant collection.

McCalla, who was taking part in his fourth recreation for the Jamaican males’s senior nationwide crew, all of them towards T&T, pounced on a cross from Shaniel Thomas and calmly slotted residence previous substitute objective keeper Aaron Enill within the 84th minute.

The win prolonged Jamaica’s unbeaten run towards the Soca Warriors to 5 video games and was their first win at residence towards Trinidad since 2014.

Jamaica had many of the scoring probabilities within the recreation and Jamaica Premier League high scorer Warner Brown, who was considered one of 4 debutants named in Steve McClaren’s beginning crew, had two photographs saved within the first half.

Trinidad had good alternatives late within the first half, when a cross from the left wing sailed throughout the face of the Jamaican objective, and early within the second half when substitute Brent Sam headed a ball over the cross bar from shut vary.

Jamaica got here near opening the scoring within the 71st minute when a cross from Kyle Ming beat two onrushing Reggae Boyz. Nonetheless, McCalla was effectively positioned to make full use of a flicked cross from Thomas and gave the Boyz a deserved win.