TT trounce Jamaica to finish 7th

Shallun Bobb, Ryan Augustine and Kelvon Charles got the other strikes for Trinidad and Tobago while Rohan Reid registered a hat-trick for the Jamaica outfit.

Hislop, a former TT men’s team defender and member of the national team who featured in the 2001 FIFA Under-17 World Championships here in the twin-island republic, opened the scoring in the seventh minute.

The scoreboard read 1-0 at the end of the first, of the three, 12-minute periods.

Both teams traded goals in the second period with Reid equalising for Jamaica in the 15th minute.

But Appoo fired TT ahead in the 16th and Bobb netted a spectacular volley after flicking the ball over his marker’s head in the 18th.

Reid reduced the deficit to 3-2 with a free-kick in the 20th but Woodley headed his team’s fourth goal seconds afterwards.

Reid completed his hat-trick in the 21st while moments later Appoo netted his second item for TT .

The TT squad, who lead 5-3 at the end of the second period, scored four unanswered goals in the last 12 minutes, courtesy of Hislop (29th), Augustine (30th), Woodley (33rd) and Charles (34th). On Saturday, TT lost their fifth place playoff match 5-2 to Bahamas who got a brace from their captain Gavin Christie.

In a low-key opening, a bobble in the sand denied Christie the chance to open the scoring with six minutes on the board.

Neither side could find a breakthrough before the interval, Trinidad goalkeeper Zane Coker keeping a long-range Kyle Williams strike at bay early in the second frame.

But the deadlock was eventually broken when Gary Joseph calmly slipped the ball past Coker one-on-one.

And the lead was doubled when Christie prodded in his side’s second from close range.

With the hosts in control going into the latter stages of the game, skipper Christie registered again when he won a 50-50 challenge with goalkeeper Victor Thomas and finished into an open net.

Trinidad threw everything at Bahamas but were hit by a Justin St. Fleur sucker punch when the in-form forward clipped in his side’s fourth following a swift throw from goalkeeper Torin Ferguson.

Jesse Bailey did get Trinidad on the board while Lemuel Lyons also slotted home a penalty but it proved too little, too late, as Joseph’s penalty wrapped up proceedings en route to a meeting with USA for fifth place.

In other action on Sunday, the United States pipped hosts Bahamas 4-2 in the fifth-placed match while El Salvador hammered Guadeloupe 7-2 in the bronze medal fixture.

And, in the final, Panama whipped 2015 champions Mexico 4-2 for their first-ever CONCACAF Beach Soccer crown.

Both Panama and Mexico, as well as hosts Bahamas, will represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in April and May.