Second half goals by Andres Cabrero and Taylor Graham led Puerto Rico to a 2:0 victory in the first encounter on 16 January. The win was the first for the Boricuas since 23 January 1994.
In the second friendly against Bermuda, Noah Delgado scored the only goal of the match early in the first half as Puerto Rico posted the 1:0 win on 18 January. The consecutive victories were the first for the Boricuas since they had won four in-a-row during the 1993 Caribbean Cup.
Under the direction of the newly appointed technical director Colin Clarke (of Northern Ireland), Puerto Rico will continue their preparation for the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2010 FIFA World Cup ™ when they host Trinidad & Tobago in a friendly on 26 January.
Friendlies
16.01.2008: Hamilton, BERMUDA; National Sports Centre
BERMUDA - PUERTO RICO 0:2 (0:0)
Taylor GRAHAM 47'; Andres CABRERO 67'
18.01.2008: Hamilton, BERMUDA; National Sports Centre
BERMUDA - PUERTO RICO 0:1 (0:1)
Noah DELGADO 13'
BER: Jason Williams - Darius Cox, Omar Shakir, Kevin Richards, Seion Darrell (55: Marquel Waldron), Johnny Ball, Taurean Manders (55: C. Furbert), Damon Ming, Keishan Bean, Stephen Astwood (45: Aljame Zuill), Ceocy Robinson. Booked: Astwood, Bean, Darrell, Ming, Zuill, Sent offs: Ming
TD: Keith TUCKER
PUR: Joshua Saunders - Jose Arroyo (62: Andres Cabrero), Noah Delgado (82: Chris Garcia), Gadiel Figueroa, Chris Gores, Taylor Graham, Kupano Low, Richard Martinez, Eloy Matos (76: Kevin Muller), Marco Velez, Peter Villegas. Booked: Delgado
TD: Colin CLARKE
R: Lyndon RAYNOR (BER)
26.01.2008: TBD, PUERTO RICO;
PUERTO RICO - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Photos - Puerto Rico (blue) win two friendlies against Bermuda (white), by Tamell Simons
