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The bus journey back to the hotel after this country’s opening fixture at the FIFA Under 17 World Championship was in silent mode as the national under 17 footballers tried coming to terms with their 4-1 defeat to two time world champions Ghana on Monday.
Some clinical finishing and sturdy work in the defense and midfield saw Trinidad and Tobago to its first win on Korean soil as the National Under 17 footballers scored a 4-1 victory over Cheonan semi-professional outfit Kyung Shin Junsun on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers returned home from their two-match trip to Peru on Monday on a slightly better note as they held the Under 20 team of Universidad 0-0 in Sunday’s friendly in Lima.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers bounced back from last week’s heavy defeat to pull off a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Arnhem professional outfit FC Omniworld in a training encounter at Papendal on Saturday morning.
National Under 17 head coach Anton Corneal described Tuesday’s 6-2 defeat to Dutch Premier Division club De Graafschap as an eye opener for his team as they go into the final days of the preparation camp at the Papendal training centre in Arnhem.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 team got some welcomed scoring practice on Thursday as they punished a visiting New Jersey team, Cherry Hill Football Club 6-0 in a training affair at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 footballers got a sound wake up call in their first training match of the current camp in Holland as they suffered a 6-2 defeat to the Under 18 team of Dutch club De Graafschap at its training centre on Tuesday evening.
They went a step better and proved that they are by no means way off their South American counterparts, finishing off a tightly contested friendly in their opponents goalmouth. It was a 0-0 scoreline as Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 17 team and Peru’s Under 17s completed their second of two warm up matches at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya on Saturday evening.