Bermuda started off strong with a good build up that resulted in Curtis Gonzales the Trinidad defender bringing down Shane Hollis in the box, and Hollis picked himself up to convert from the penalty spot to give Bermuda the lead in the second minute.
Eight minutes later Tahj Bell in goal for Bermuda made two point blank saves to prevent Trinidad’s Trent Lougheed from equalizing. After some 15 minutes Keishan Bean rounded the Trinidad goalkeeper Andre Marchan but had his shot cleared off the line.
In the 22nd minute Trinidad’s Jamal Juma Clarence capitalized on a Angelo Simmons bad back pass to beat Bell with a shot to his right from the edge of the box. Three minutes later Trinidad took the lead when Daniel Cyrus beat his marker on the edge of the box and curled his left footed shot around a diving Bell to make the score 2 – 1. In the 35th minute Devrae Tankard’s attempted header clear fell to Marcus Joseph who’s left footed volley flew pass a stranded Bell.
In the 50th minute Lougheed got his name on the score sheet when he followed up a Clarence shot the Bell could not hang onto to make the score 4 – 1. In the 56th minute Reggie Lambe beat his marker and slipped the ball through for Bean to slip by an advancing Marchan to make the score 4 – 2.
Both teams have been guilty of giving the ball away in the second half, as in the 74th minute Marchan did well to get down low to stop a Nahki Wells shot. In the 83rd minte a free kick from Wells went across the face of the Trinidad goal as Bermuda are looking to make it a one goal game. In the 85th minute Trinidad substitute Jerrel Britto had his point blank shot saved by Bell, a minute later Bell dove to his right to save a shot from Jevon Morris another sub. In the 90th minute a cross from Britto was put away by Stephen Campbell to give Trinidad a 5 – 2 lead.
