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06/MAY/2005 -Jamaica won its first Caribbean Nations Cup crown since 1998
after defeating Cuba 1:0 in last day of the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) Digicel
Cup Final Round at the National Stadium in Waterford, St. Michaels Barbados.
Luton Shelton scored the game-winner for Jamaica (3-0-0, 9 Points) in the 48th
minute of the second half against Cuba (2-1-0, 6 Points).
In the other Digicel Cup encounter on Thursday, Trinidad & Tobago (1-2-0,
3 Points) claimed the final Caribbean berth to the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup¿
after topping the host Barbados (0-3-0, 0 Points) 3:2.
The soca warriors took a 2:0 lead with goals by Conrad Smith and Cornell Glen
in the 11th and 30th minutes, respectively, but the bajans got on the board
in the 32nd minute with goal by Norman Forde.
Angus Eve gave Trinidad & Tobago 3:1 lead in the 75th minute of the second
half, then Ryan Lucas scored for Barbados ten minutes later.
The soca warriors join the cubanos and reggae boyz as the CFU representatives
to the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup¿ which will run from 6-24 July in the USA.
Along with the CFU teams, the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup¿ will consist of
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama from UNCAF (Union Centroamericana
de Fútbol); Canada, Mexico and USA from the North Zone; and two guest
teams: South Africa and another to be announced.
CFU DIGICEL CUP
Final Round (GP, W-L-T, F:A, PTS)
Jamaica (3, 3-0-0, 4:1, 9)
Cuba (3, 2-1-0, 5:2, 6)
Trinidad & Tobago (3, 1-2-0, 5:6, 3)
Barbados (3, 0-3-0, 2:7, 0)
Waterford, St. Michaels BARBADOS; National Stadium (A: 3000)
24.02.2005: CUBA ¿ JAMAICA 0:1 (0:0)
Luton SHELTON 48¿
CUB: Odelin Molina ¿ Silvio Pedro Minozo, Yenier Marquez, Mario Pedraza,
Alain Cervantes (64: Jorge Ramirez), Lester Moré (64: Reinier Alcantara),
Maikel Galindo, Jaime Colome, Gisbel Morales, Reisandry Cervantes, Pedro Faire
(56: Livan Perez). Booked: Colome 90¿+, Ramirez 90¿+
JAM: Shawn Sawyers ¿ Fabian Davis, Jermaine Taylor, Damian Stewart, Andrew
Williams, Jermaine Hue (54: Khari Stephenson) Omar Daley, Luton Shelton (88:
Teofore Bennett), Tyrone Sawyers, Robert Scarlett, Newton Sterling (66: Roland
Dean). Booked: Davis 29¿, Daley 49¿
R: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)
BARBADOS ¿ TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2:3 (1:2)
Norman FORDE 32'; Ryan LUCAS 85¿ ¿ Conrad SMITH 11¿; Cornell
GLEN 30¿; Angus EVE 75¿
BRB: Bernard Howell ¿ Dyson James, Elvis De Freitas, Kira Cox, Paul Lovell
(72: Kent Hall), Ryan Lucas, Gregory Goodridge, Michael Forde (61: Llewellyn
Riley), Dwayne Stanford, Norman Forde, Romelle Braithwaite. Booked: James 26¿,
N. Forde 90¿
TRI: Durance Williams ¿ Nigel Henry, Keyeno Thomas, Leslie Fitzpatrick,
Angus Eve, Jose Luis Seabra (89: Lyndon Andrews), Densil Theobald (83: Kerry
Baptiste), Cornell Glen, Conrad Smith (64: Scott Sealy), Anton Pierre, Dwayne
Jack. Booked: K. Thomas 8¿
R: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM)
CFU ALL-TIME NATIONS CUP
YEAR - WINNER - VENUE (S) - (GOLD CUP QUALIFIERS)
1989 - Trinidad & Tobago - Barbados
1991 - Jamaica - Jamaica - (Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago)
1992 - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago
1993 - Martinique - Jamaica - (Jamaica, Martinique)
1994 - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago
1995 - Trinidad & Tobago - Cayman Islands, Jamaica - (St. Vincent &
Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago)
1996 - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago
1997 - Trinidad & Tobago - Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis
- (Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago)
1998 - Jamaica - Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago
1999 - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago - (Jamaica, Trinidad &
Tobago)
2001 - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago - (Cuba, Haiti, Martinique,
Trinidad & Tobago)
2003 - No Winner* - Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago - (Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique^)
2005 ¿ Jamaica ¿ Barbados ¿ (Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad &
Tobago)
* No Caribbean champion was crowned as the two respective CFU Final Round Qualification
Group Winners from Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago (Jamaica & Cuba) qualified
to the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup¿
^ Martinique qualified from 2003 CFU/UNCAF Interzone Playoffs
Photo - Jamaica wins CFU Digicel Cup
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