Jul.28.2010
Yesterday morning the T&T Water Polo team took to the water against Guatemala for their third Game at the 21st CAC Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico . With a one win one loss record T&T must win three games to qualify for the medal rounds.
T&T opened the scoring in the first minute with an item from John Littlepage(captain), Delano Otero got into the act a minute later after faking the Guatemalan net minder, with 4:10 to go in the period Delano again tricked the keeper but this time he passed to Matthew George who made no mistake, taking the score to 3-0. With 1:44 left in the period Christopher George drilled one into the top left corner to finally get his name on the score sheet after several attempts. T&T following Coach Kevin Foster’s direction played steady team defence and Andrew Too-A-Foo gaining in confidence hauled in everything that came his way.
From the start of the second period T&T continued their offensive pressure through Delano Otero. With 6:46 left in the period Alec Chin Lee moved in to space on the near post and netted Littlepage’s pass. A patient T&T got their next goal with 4:11 to go off a brilliant solo effort from Delano Otero 6-0. On the next position Christopher George scored from five metres out 7-0. Before half time Simon Chin Lee added to Guatemala’s frustration netting twice to extend the T&T lead to 9-0.
On the resumption T&T kept the scorers busy. Two minutes into the action Kristian Bocage earned his team a penalty .Matthew George converted 10-0. T&T continued to apply pressure blocking shots and stopping everything on cage but failing to add to the score missing five attemps at goal. With 2:33 to the end of the period Bocage gets thrown out of the game after retaliating, T&T a man down with four minutes left in the period. Too-A-Foo stops the ensuing penalty and a Kris Thomas score saw T&T to an unassaible 11-0 lead.
Early in the third period a goal mouth scuffle escalates into a full scale fight. T&T's Simon Chin Lee suffered a nose injury, the ball remains in play leaving T&T with three players in the water. T&T however kept their composure as Guatemala were unable to settle after the fracas as T&T reel off seven unanswered goals. Littlepage in total command scored three and drew a penalty, two goals from Matthew George and one each from Francis and Thomas rounded out the scoring for the 18-0 win.
The win leaves the Warriors with a two win one loss record. T&T needing a win to stay in the medal hunt will take on hosts Puerto Rico at 8:00p.m. tonight with a boisterous and enthusiastic partisan crowd expected.