Guyana won the first encounter by a score of 2:1 at the MacKenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden on Friday (22 February).
Yordonis Alvarez gave Cuba the lead in the 12th minute, but Anthony Abrams and Konata Manning scored in the 33rd and 45th minutes, respectively, for Guyana.
In the second match, the Leones del Caribe and the Golden Jaguars played to a scoreless draw at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground on Sunday (24 February).
The results extended Cuba's winless streak to 10 matches, while Guyana have only lost twice in their last 19 games.
Friendlies
22.02.2008: Linden, GUYANA; MacKenzie Sports Club Ground
GUYANA - CUBA 2:1 (2:1)
Anthony ABRAMS 33'; Konata MANNING 45' - Yordonis Alvarez 12'
GUY: Richard Reynolds - Howard Lowe, Walter Moore, Kelvin Smith, Carey Harris (74: Jake Newton), Kayode McKinnon, Konata Mannings (62: Clyde Roberts), Shawn Bishop (62: Chris Bourne), Howard Newton (62: Fabian Brown), Collie Hercules-C, Anthony Abrams (86: Edison Gomes). Booked: none
TD: Jamal SHABAZZ
CUB: Jose Manuel Miranda - Loanny Cartaya (63: Erlys Garcia), Yendry Diaz (55: Raicel Mezquia), Yanier Bermudez-C, Juan Carlos Martinez, Yodranis Alvarez, Euriqeel Vulauralla, Araini Urqelles (63: Alexei Carrozana), Lvian Vasconcelos (60: Luis Villegas), Leonel Duarte, Yasnier La Rosa. Booked: Urqelles 15', Vulauralla 32', Cartaya 45', Garcia 75'
TD: Raul GONZALEZ
R: Stanley LANCANSTER (GUY)
24.02.2008: Georgetown, GUYANA; Georgetown Cricket Club Ground
GUYANA - CUBA 0:0
GUY: Richard Reynolds - Howard Lowe, Kelvin Lowe, Kelvin McKenzie (64: Devon Dummett), Jake Newton (58: Carey Harris), Walter Moore (64: Troy Prescod), Kayode McKinnon, Konata Mannings (58: Clyde Roberts), Howard Newton (58: Shawn Bishop), Collie Hercules-C, Chris Bourne (46: Fabian Brown), Anthony Abrams (69: Edison Gomes). Booked: H. Newton 18', Moore 22', Lowe 84'
TD: Jamal SHABAZZ
CUB: Jose Manuel Miranda - Loanny Cartaya, Yendry Diaz, Yanier Bermudez, Juan Carlos Martinez (80: Erlys Garcia), Yordanis Alvarez (89: Armando Coronaux), Euriqeel Vulauralla, Livan Vasconcelos (33: Luis Villegas), Leonel Duarte, Yasnier La Rosa (66: Roberto Linares), Alexei Carrozana (62: Araini Urqelles). Booked: Diaz 56', Martinez 87'
TD: Raul GONZALEZ
R: Otis JAMES (GUY)
Photo #1 by Adrian Narine
Photo #2 by Lawrence Fanfair
