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Bahamas downs Martinique to stay perfect WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, December 2: Bahamas lived up to their pre-tournament billing as favourites when they swept past Martinique in straight sets to top the preliminary round in the four-team NORCECA Group A 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship qualifiers at the International School of Curacao, Willemstad, on Sunday morning
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1 2 3 4 5
1 1-Dec 9:00 Jamaica vs Bahamas 0-3 15-25 14-25 26-28
2 1-Dec 11:00 Curacao vs Martinique 3-2 25-18 25-20 23-25 20-25 15-13
3 1-Dec 18:00 Jamaica vs Martinique 3-1 19-25 25-16 25-20 25-16
4 1-Dec 20:00 Curacao vs Bahamas 1-3 27-25 18-25 26-28 17-25
5 2-Dec 9:00 Bahamas vs Martinique 3-0 25-16 27-25 25-16
6 2-Dec 11:00 Curacao vs Jamaica 3-0 25-15 25-22 25-22
1 2 3 4 5
7 2-Dec 18:00 vs 0-0
8 2-Dec 20:00 vs 0-0
2014 World Championship Qualification
Mens Group C - Competition Schedule (CUR)GROUP-A
No. Date Time Teams SetResult per set (points)
SetResult per set (points)
FINALS
No. Date Time Teams
Rk Code TeamMatches Results Details Points Sets
Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio
3 JAM JAMAICA 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 208 230 0.904 3 7 0.429
1 BAH BAHAMAS 14 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 258 200 1.290 9 1 9.000
4 MQE MARTINIQUE 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 235 279 0.842 3 9 0.333
2 CUR CURACAO 9 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 271 263 1.030 7 5 1.400
PreliminaryTEAM RANKING
Martinique Jamaica
Bahamas Curacao
WILLEMSTED, CURACAO
02 12 12 1 3 0 0
F I N A L S
J A M
M Q E
C U R
B A H
B A H
J A M
M Q E
C U R
2-DEC-12
2-DEC-12
7
8
WHITE
BLUE
WHITE WHITE
WHITE
GREENBLUE
BLACK
BLUER. BLUE
GREEN
BLACK
Starting line-up
Substitute
Opp = Opponent
Pts = Points scored
Atts = Attempts
nn = Captain
L = Libero
Non scoring
Skills
Dig
Set
ReceptionSuccess - Faults
# Attempts
ExcellentTotal
AttsNo Name
10 63 Total Team5 15 10 MELINARD Gael
2 5 1 ALPHA Gregory
11 89 Total Team6 39 3 TRAMIS Mickael
23 67 Total Team10 31 10 MELINARD Gael
7 22 12 CHRISTINE Aymeric
ExcellentTotal
AttsNo Name
4 59 Total Team2 10 6 FERGUSON Jamaal
1 10 3 KNOWLES Renaldo
11 72 Total Team6 32 11 SIMON Tony
20 47 Total Team11 19 6 FERGUSON Jamaal
4 14 3 KNOWLES Renaldo
Best Scorer 12 45 9 LOWINSKY Edouard13 39 3 KNOWLES Renaldo
ScoringSkills
Spike
Block
Serve
Opp. errorTotal
WonPts
TotalAtts
No Name
25 94 Total Team11 27 9 LOWINSKY Edouard
5 25 5 LEFAIVRE David
7 42 Total Team3 6 7 GR0S DESORMEAUX
2 7 5 LEFAIVRE David
5 59 Total Team2 14 12 CHRISTINE Aymeric
2 10 1 ALPHA Gregory
20 Total Team57 195 Total Team
WonPts
TotalAtts
No Name
36 77 Total Team12 27 3 KNOWLES Renaldo
8 17 2 WILSON Prince'tanique
8 53 Total Team4 11 7 FERGUSON Byron
2 8 8 RAHMING Endierich
5 75 Total Team2 14 2 WILSON Prince'tanique
1 7 3 KNOWLES Renaldo
28 Total Team77 205 Total Team
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES
MQE • MARTINIQUE 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 ALPHA Gregory
3 TRAMIS Mickael
4 CHRISTINE Loris
5 LEFAIVRE David
7 GR0S DESORMEAUX Mayik
8 LARCHER Rodrigue
9 LOWINSKY Edouard
10 MELINARD GaelL
11 ENIONA Bruno
12 CHRISTINE Aymeric
L L L
5
1
7
5
12
7
Coach:Assistant:
ERIALC Eddy (MQE)
VENITE Thierry (MQE)
BAH • BAHAMAS 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 SOUTHARD Javari
2 WILSON Prince'tanique
3 KNOWLES Renaldo
4 LIGHTBOURN Romel
5 PINDER Ian
6 FERGUSON JamaalL
7 FERGUSON Byron
8 RAHMING Endierich
10 PETIT Muller
11 SIMON Tony
17 FORBES Shedrick
L L L
1
11
13
1
4
11
4
1
1
2
Coach:Assistant:
WILSON Raymond (BAH)
SMITH Devince (BAH)
Referees: WHITE Errol (JAM) & WANGA Ierald (CUR)
BAHMQE 0
3 25
16
27
25
25
16
77
57
Teams Sets 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Set duration 0:21 0:26 0:20 1:07
Match: Spectators:Date:
City:
Hall:
5 10012/2/2012
Willemsted
International School of Curacao
Match duration: Start: 9:04 End: 10:37 Total: 1:33
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result
2014 FIVB Men's World Championship QualificationPreliminary
Starting line-up
Substitute
Opp = Opponent
Pts = Points scored
Atts = Attempts
nn = Captain
L = Libero
Non scoring
Skills
Dig
Set
ReceptionSuccess - Faults
# Attempts
ExcellentTotal
AttsNo Name
1 44 Total Team1 8 15 TAYLOR Conaradio
5 64 Total Team5 57 3 SMITH Errol
25 63 Total Team7 20 15 TAYLOR Conaradio
ExcellentTotal
AttsNo Name
5 39 Total Team4 8 2 RAPHAEL Ebram
1 1 4 BONAFASIA Norandy
12 63 Total Team12 61 12 YEUNG Harold
26 50 Total Team11 19 7 MARTHA Terence
10 21 2 RAPHAEL Ebram
Best Scorer 11 27 15 TAYLOR Conaradio18 42 10 COLINA Darwin
ScoringSkills
Spike
Block
Serve
Opp. errorTotal
WonPts
TotalAtts
No Name
26 61 Total Team10 20 15 TAYLOR Conaradio
7 15 13 MORGAN Delford
4 27 Total Team1 5 13 MORGAN Delford
1 7 1 EASY Alwayne
3 59 Total Team1 12 6 BROWN Dellan
1 10 1 EASY Alwayne
26 Total Team59 147 Total Team
WonPts
TotalAtts
No Name
36 64 Total Team11 19 9 POULINA Gilbert
9 16 2 RAPHAEL Ebram
10 39 Total Team6 11 10 COLINA Darwin
2 12 4 BONAFASIA Norandy
8 74 Total Team3 14 10 COLINA Darwin
2 14 9 POULINA Gilbert
21 Total Team75 177 Total Team
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES
JAM • JAMAICA 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 EASY Alwayne
3 SMITH Errol
4 WEBB Ryck
5 WAUGH KennethL
6 BROWN Dellan
8 ANDREWS Robert
9 JAMES Adrian
10 WALTERS Christopher
11 IRVING Shavoy
12 WEST Akeem
13 MORGAN Delford
15 TAYLOR Conaradio
L L L
4
1
7
2
8
11
Coach:Assistant:
DAVIS Steve (JAM)
CUR • CURACAO 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 ISENIA Raygid
2 RAPHAEL Ebram
3 ISEBIA Joar
4 BONAFASIA Norandy
5 MOTA Ernaldo
6 POULINA Andre
7 MARTHA TerenceL
8 PROSPER Anderson
9 POULINA Gilbert
10 COLINA Darwin
11 DANIA Brandon
12 YEUNG Harold
L L L
6
9
5
14
18
2
Coach:Assistant:
HUBERT Petronia (CUR)
RIGOLETTO Thode (CUR)
Referees: LATIGE Stephane (MQE) & FARQUHARSON Kirkwood (BAH)
CURJAM 0
3 25
15
25
22
25
22
75
59
Teams Sets 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Set duration 0:21 0:22 0:23 1:06
Match: Spectators:Date:
City:
Hall:
6 15012/2/2012
Willemstad
International School of Curacao
Match duration: Start: 11:04 End: 12:16 Total: 1:12
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result
2014 FIVB Men's World Championship QualificationPreliminary
Best ScorersRk No Name Team Spike Block Serve Total
1 10 COLINA Darwin CUR 44 11 5 602 2 WILSON Prince'tanique BAH 31 8 4 433 1 ALPHA Gregory MQE 32 4 3 394 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 34 0 4 385 5 LEFAIVRE David MQE 30 6 1 375 9 POULINA Gilbert CUR 29 6 2 377 13 MORGAN Delford JAM 29 5 2 368 3 KNOWLES Renaldo BAH 29 0 5 349 1 ISENIA Raygid CUR 21 7 4 32
10 4 WEBB Ryck JAM 25 4 2 3110 6 BROWN Dellan JAM 25 4 2 3112 12 CHRISTINE Aymeric MQE 22 2 3 2713 15 TAYLOR Conaradio JAM 25 0 1 2613 7 FERGUSON Byron BAH 17 7 2 2615 17 FORBES Shedrick BAH 18 1 1 2016 8 RAHMING Endierich BAH 9 6 3 1816 7 GR0S DESORMEAUX Mayik MQE 13 5 0 1818 1 EASY Alwayne JAM 9 6 1 1618 4 BONAFASIA Norandy CUR 7 5 4 1620 9 LOWINSKY Edouard MQE 12 0 1 1320 11 ENIONA Bruno MQE 5 5 3 1322 11 SIMON Tony BAH 6 3 1 1023 4 CHRISTINE Loris MQE 4 1 4 924 6 POULINA Andre CUR 2 4 0 625 12 YEUNG Harold CUR 3 1 1 526 5 PINDER Ian BAH 4 0 0 427 4 LIGHTBOURN Romel BAH 3 0 0 328 11 IRVING Shavoy JAM 2 0 0 229 10 PETIT Muller BAH 1 0 0 129 3 SMITH Errol JAM 0 1 0 129 1 SOUTHARD Javari BAH 0 1 0 129 10 WALTERS Christopher JAM 0 0 1 129 11 DANIA Brandon CUR 1 0 0 134 5 WAUGH Kenneth JAM 0 0 0 034 8 ANDREWS Robert JAM 0 0 0 034 9 JAMES Adrian JAM 0 0 0 034 12 WEST Akeem JAM 0 0 0 034 6 FERGUSON Jamaal BAH 0 0 0 034 3 TRAMIS Mickael MQE 0 0 0 034 8 LARCHER Rodrigue MQE 0 0 0 034 10 MELINARD Gael MQE 0 0 0 034 3 ISEBIA Joar CUR 0 0 0 034 5 MOTA Ernaldo CUR 0 0 0 034 7 MARTHA Terence CUR 0 0 0 034 8 PROSPER Anderson CUR 0 0 0 0
Total tournament 492 103 60 655
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills
2014 FIVB Men's World Championship Qualification
Best ServersRk No Name Team Aces Faults
ServeHits
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 3 KNOWLES Renaldo BAH 5 4 29 38 0.502 10 COLINA Darwin CUR 5 7 28 40 0.423 2 WILSON Prince'tanique BAH 4 9 26 39 0.404 1 ISENIA Raygid CUR 4 2 35 41 0.335 4 CHRISTINE Loris MQE 4 3 36 43 0.336 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 4 7 46 57 0.337 4 BONAFASIA Norandy CUR 4 4 15 23 0.338 8 RAHMING Endierich BAH 3 - 32 35 0.309 11 ENIONA Bruno MQE 3 2 31 36 0.25
10 12 CHRISTINE Aymeric MQE 3 5 34 42 0.25
Total Tournament 60 126 785 971 2.73
Best BlockersRk No Name Team
KillBlocks
Faults ReboundsTotal
AttemptsAvg.
by set
1 10 COLINA Darwin CUR 11 6 8 25 0.922 2 WILSON Prince'tanique BAH 8 10 10 28 0.803 7 FERGUSON Byron BAH 7 11 14 32 0.704 1 EASY Alwayne JAM 6 8 13 27 0.605 8 RAHMING Endierich BAH 6 10 16 32 0.606 1 ISENIA Raygid CUR 7 9 20 36 0.587 13 MORGAN Delford JAM 5 5 8 18 0.508 5 LEFAIVRE David MQE 6 9 10 25 0.509 9 POULINA Gilbert CUR 6 7 3 16 0.50
10 4 BONAFASIA Norandy CUR 5 7 14 26 0.42
Total Tournament 103 208 257 568 4.68
Limit: 15.00%
Best SpikersRk No Name Team Spikes Faults Shots
TotalAttempts
Succ.%
1 10 COLINA Darwin CUR 44 17 24 85 51.762 3 KNOWLES Renaldo BAH 29 6 22 57 50.883 6 BROWN Dellan JAM 25 12 13 50 50.004 17 FORBES Shedrick BAH 18 5 14 37 48.655 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 34 10 27 71 47.896 15 TAYLOR Conaradio JAM 25 12 18 55 45.457 4 WEBB Ryck JAM 25 14 16 55 45.458 1 ALPHA Gregory MQE 32 12 30 74 43.249 2 WILSON Prince'tanique BAH 31 13 28 72 43.06
10 13 MORGAN Delford JAM 29 13 29 71 40.85
Total Tournament 492 210 425 1,127 43.66
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills
2014 FIVB Men's World Championship Qualification
Limit: 25.00%
Best ReceiversRk No Name Team Excellents Faults
ServeReceptions
TotalAttempts
Eff. %
1 6 FERGUSON Jamaal BAH 27 2 29 58 43.102 5 LEFAIVRE David MQE 28 2 32 62 41.943 7 MARTHA Terence CUR 34 5 41 80 36.254 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 35 7 37 79 35.445 3 KNOWLES Renaldo BAH 19 3 24 46 34.786 10 MELINARD Gael MQE 34 2 58 94 34.047 2 WILSON Prince'tanique BAH 19 5 18 42 33.338 15 TAYLOR Conaradio JAM 23 4 38 65 29.239 12 CHRISTINE Aymeric MQE 28 8 41 77 25.97- 4 WEBB Ryck JAM 21 4 18 43
Total Tournament 325 53 457 835 32.57
Best SettersRk No Name Team
RunningSets
FaultsStillSets
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 3 SMITH Errol JAM 38 1 157 196 3.802 12 YEUNG Harold CUR 40 4 207 251 3.333 4 CHRISTINE Loris MQE 37 4 154 195 3.084 11 SIMON Tony BAH 21 7 126 154 2.105 3 TRAMIS Mickael MQE 9 1 58 68 0.756 1 SOUTHARD Javari BAH 6 1 26 33 0.607 1 ISENIA Raygid CUR 2 - 2 4 0.178 1 EASY Alwayne JAM 1 - 4 5 0.109 10 WALTERS Christopher JAM 1 1 18 20 0.10
10 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 1 - 8 9 0.08
Total Tournament 158 27 872 1,057 7.18
Best DiggersRk No Name Team Digs Faults Receptions
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 10 MELINARD Gael MQE 16 10 28 54 1.332 6 FERGUSON Jamaal BAH 6 9 26 41 0.603 2 RAPHAEL Ebram CUR 5 12 10 27 0.424 17 FORBES Shedrick BAH 4 7 26 37 0.405 6 BROWN Dellan JAM 4 6 15 25 0.406 5 WAUGH Kenneth JAM 3 11 22 36 0.307 4 WEBB Ryck JAM 3 15 10 28 0.308 1 ALPHA Gregory MQE 3 9 17 29 0.259 12 YEUNG Harold CUR 3 17 21 41 0.25
10 15 TAYLOR Conaradio JAM 2 5 21 28 0.20
Total Tournament 69 258 488 815 3.14
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Best LiberosRk No Name Team Excellents Faults In play
Totalattempts
Avg.by set
1 10 MELINARD Gael MQE 50 12 86 148 4.17
2 6 FERGUSON Jamaal BAH 33 11 55 99 3.30
3 7 MARTHA Terence CUR 36 24 61 121 3.00
4 5 WAUGH Kenneth JAM 16 12 43 71 1.60
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Best DiggersRk Team Digs Faults Receptions
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 MQE MARTINIQUE 24 74 134 232 2.002 JAM JAMAICA 15 58 112 185 1.503 CUR CURACAO 17 80 115 212 1.424 BAH BAHAMAS 13 46 127 186 1.30
Total Tournament 69 258 488 815 3.14
Best ServersRk Team Aces Faults
ServeHits
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 CUR CURACAO 20 38 212 270 1.672 BAH BAHAMAS 16 23 215 254 1.603 MQE MARTINIQUE 15 28 196 239 1.254 JAM JAMAICA 9 37 162 208 0.90
Total Tournament 60 126 785 971 2.73
Best BlockersRk Team
KillBlocks
Faults ReboundsTotal
AttemptsAvg.
by set1 CUR CURACAO 34 43 62 139 2.832 BAH BAHAMAS 26 60 65 151 2.603 JAM JAMAICA 20 43 53 116 2.004 MQE MARTINIQUE 23 62 77 162 1.92
Total Tournament 103 208 257 568 4.68
Limit: 15.00%
Best SpikersRk Team Spikes Faults Shots
TotalAttempts
Succ.%
1 BAH BAHAMAS 118 33 89 240 49.172 CUR CURACAO 141 57 110 308 45.783 JAM JAMAICA 115 57 86 258 44.574 MQE MARTINIQUE 118 63 140 321 36.76
Total Tournament 492 210 425 1,127 43.66
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills
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Limit: 25.00%
Best ReceiversRk Team Excellents Faults
ServeReceptions
TotalAttempts
Eff. %
1 BAH BAHAMAS 69 10 82 161 36.652 MQE MARTINIQUE 90 13 135 238 32.353 CUR CURACAO 91 18 124 233 31.334 JAM JAMAICA 75 12 116 203 31.03
Total Tournament 325 53 457 835 32.57
Best SettersRk Team
RunningSets
FaultsStillSets
TotalAttempts
Avg.by set
1 JAM JAMAICA 40 3 198 241 4.001 MQE MARTINIQUE 48 7 252 307 4.003 CUR CURACAO 43 6 238 287 3.584 BAH BAHAMAS 27 11 184 222 2.70
Total Tournament 158 27 872 1,057 7.18
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Bahamas downs Martinique to stay perfect
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, December 2: Bahamas lived up to their pre-tournament billing as favourites when they swept past Martinique in straight sets to top the preliminary round in the four-team NORCECA Group A 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship qualifiers at the International School of Curacao, Willemstad, on Sunday morning.
Leading the way for the Bahamians, recent winners of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Championship in US Virgin Islands, St Croix, were the trio of Renaldo Knowles, captain, Prince’tanique Wilson and Byron Ferguson with 13, 11 and 11 points respectively.
Already assured of a place in the finals by winning their first two matches over Jamaica (3-0) and host Curacao (3-1), Bahamas playing a high level of confidence and composure won 25-16, 27-25, 25-16 in 67 minutes.
The CAZOVA champions was also dominant in spikes, 36-25 while they had a slight edge on blocks 8-7 thanks to Ferguson (B) with four and Endierich Rahming (two) while both teams were even on service aces, five apiece.
Edouard Lowinsky was the lone player for Martinique to reach double-figures with 12 points while captain David Lefaivre and Aymeric Christine got seven points as their team failed to deliver in a must-win match and will now need to win the bronze medal contest between the loser of the Curacao/Jamaica contest to reach the second round of qualifiers next year.
With the win, Bahamas ended the four-team round-robin staged with 14 points from a possible 15,
Ten points clear of Curacao and Jamaica which faced off in the final round-robin encounter on Sunday morning.
Martinique ended bottom of the table with three points ahead of Sunday’s bronze medal match with the loser of the Jamaica/Curacao encounter.
Speaking after the match, Lefaivre said his team used the match against the Bahamians to work on their cohesion as they know they will have to put in a great effort in the bronze medal to qualify as one of the top three teams to the next round.
Prince’tanique, captain of the Bahamian squad was pleased his players stayed with the game plan and maintained its winning form.
“We have been playing pretty good so far in the tournament and we just need to keep executing well and stick to the game plan if we want to win the gold medal, which is our main objective. “
Erialc Eddy, coach of the Martinique team said his team had already shifted focus to the bronze medal match in the afternoon and he took a decision to rest some of his better players.
However, he noted he was still pleased with the effort of the players and hopes it continues in their final match.
Raymond Wilson, coach of Bahamas and Prince’tanique’s dad was quick to admit that he was pretty much satisfied with the progress of his team.
“The team has performed much better as the matches have gone on and I expect that by time we play the final we will be at our peak and put on a great performance.
On Sunday after, the top two teams at the end of the preliminary round will contest the gold medal match from 8pm while two hours earlier, the other two teams in the group vie for the all important bronze medal, at the end of which, the top three teams will advance to the second round of qualifiers which begin next year.
Curacao sweeps past Jamaica to reach final
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, December 2: Darwin Colina topscored for the second time in three matches as host, Curacao defeated Jamaica in straight sets (3-0) to secure second spot at the end of the preliminary round in the four-team NORCECA Group A 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship qualifiers.
This was in the final round-robin match at the International School of Curacao on Sunday morning.
Colina amassed 18 points, while veteran Gilbert Poulina added 14, and captain, Ebram Raphael nine for the host to come away with a 25-15, 25-22, 25-22 triumph in the winner-take-all contest in 66 minutes.
Curacao now sets up a gold medal clash with pre-tournament favourites, Bahamas which topped the pool with three wins from as many matches and 14 points from a possible 15.
For the Jamaicans, who were guilty of making a number of errors, Conaradio Taylor was the lone scorer in double-figures with 11 points, while Delford Morgan contributed eight and captain Dellan Brown, seven in the loss.
Going into the encounter, both teams had a 1-1 record of wins and losses and four points each, and both needed a win to claim second spot in the group to join Bahamas, recent winners of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association Championship in US Virgin Islands, St Croix in the second round of qualifiers next year ahead of the bronze and gold medal matches in the afternoon.
However, it was the host country which executed its plan almost to perfection and outscored its opponent on spikes, 36-26, 10-4 on blocks and 8-3 on service aces for the win to end with nine points while Jamaica was third with four, and Martinique, fourth with three.
A visibly upset Brown commenting on his team’s display said his team has developed a trend of starting matches too slow and not all the times opponents will give them the chance to get back in the contest as was shown by Curacao.
“We are lacking that killer instinct at the moment and we now find ourselves in another must win match if we want to advance to the next round. We have to find that spirit for the match,” he stressed.
Raphael, meanwhile, was excited with the win which guaranteed his team a spot in the next round but at the same time said he was eagerly looking ahead to facing Bahamas for a second time in the gold medal match.
Steve Davis, coach of Jamaica noted that inconsistent play continues to be a key worry for his team, but at the same time there were some good signs in the team play.
“We have not gotten the results that we would like but there are a lot of positives to take forward and I am hoping that we can get it right against Martinique in that important match.
“As a coach I can plan as well as I want to for the match, but now it’s up to the guys to have that determination and execute well,” Davis explained.
Hubert Petronia, the soft-spoken coach of Curacao boasted, “After our last match against Bahamas I said we will win against Jamaica and that is what we did here to reach the final. I am very proud of my players because in this tournament no one focused on us as being a threat and now we go into the final very confident.”
On Sunday night, Jamaica faces Martinique from 6pm in the bronze medal match which will determine the third team to join finalists, Bahamas and Curacao in the next round of qualifiers, beginning next year.