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Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, suffered its second successive 4-0 defeat in the CONCACAF Champions League last night as the “Savonetta Boys” lost heavily away to Costa Rican champions, Saprissa.
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Connection made four changes to the starting team that lost 4-0 on the road to Mexican champs, Santos Laguna, as technical director Stuart Charles-Fevrier inserted attacker Shahdon Winchester, Kittian midfield anchor Gerard Williams and ex-Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 players Maurice Ford and Aikim Andrews.
They replaced Jamal Charles, Jabari Mitchell, Christian Ocoro Viveros and Dimitrie Apai respectively.
But the quartet could not make Connection more competitive at this level.
Deyver Vega gave Saprissa the lead in the 31st minute with a superb solo effort while David Guzman doubled the host team’s advantage, five minutes before the interval. And substitutes David Ramirez and Dylan Flores completed the lopsided scoreline with second half items.
Andrews came close for Connection in the 60th minute with a crisp strike from the edge of the area that forced a full length save from Saprissa custodian Danny Carvajal.
But the scoreline did not flatter the Costa Rican outfit, which managed 39 shots on target to just seven from Connection.
The Savonetta Boys have now gone five Champions League games without a goal. Pacy striker Neil Benjamin Jr was the last Connection player to score at CONCACAF level and that was two years ago in a 3-1 loss away to Panamanian outfit, Arabe Unido.
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The good news is that Fevrier’s troops are at home for the remainder of the tournament and still have their fate in their own hands as they host Saprissa on September 16 and Santos Laguna on September 22.
Realistically, though, Connection would probably be pleased with even a draw against teams of this stature. And a goal would be nice.
(Team)
W Connection: 18.Julani Archibald (GK); 21.Shannon Gomez, 4.Maurice Ford, 2.Kurt Frederick, 5.Triston Hodge; 16.Alvin Jones (captain), 3.Gerard Williams, 23.Kevon Goddard (20.Jamal Charles 46), 17.Aikim Andrews (11.Neil Benjamin Jr 83), 9.Shahdon Winchester, 10.Jomal Williams (34.Jabari Mitchell 74).
Unused substitutes: 22.Aquelius Sylvester (GK), 13.Kion Joseph, 35.Keston Julien, 46.Anfernee Frederick.
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
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I totally agree with coach Najjar it’s something I’ve been saying many moons now
Stuart Charles Fevrier is trash!!!!
Stuart Charles-Fevrier has picked up points in this competition before.
Well as I have always said until we have a real professional league and real professional Coaches eh in our communities eh we will continue to only be the Champions of the Caribbean. Them really good yes
These T&T teams playing to open all the teams are better than our teams technically and tactically i watch the entire game connection was poor !!!
Sad to say but our problems are still scoring goals convincingly, oh well back to the drawing board until we get it right hoped the young upcoming players enjoyed the experience.
Stussp
When these teams have 7-15000 spectators at each game and we have family members and friends that cannot amass 300 on the best days, we understand the importance and power of playing football responsibility and consistently. This is where I believe, if we had challenging, supporting and booing fans, we would begin the better fight against these more mature and better-talented teams – decision-making under constant pressure.