Islanders go after the Caribbean Crown

The Puerto Rico Islanders had 2 goals this weekend for their trip to Trinidad as Top Seeds of the 2009 CFU Club Champions’ Cup .

The first goal was accomplished last night: to earn a return ticket to the CONCACAF Champions League, by defeating the Haitian Champ Tempête FC 2-0 in the semifinals.

The 2nd goal is to win their First ever Caribbean Crown. Tomorrow the Islanders will be in their frst CFU Club Champions Cup match ever, and they will be facing a known opponent, W. Connection, in front of a local T&T crowd at 6:30pm in the Marvin Lee Stadium, in Macoya.

The Islanders and W. Connection met once before, on December 13, 2006 in the Group Stage of the 2006-07 CFU Club Championship Cup, where the Puerto Ricans lost 1-0 at Juan Ramón Loubriel stadium, on a 5th minute goal by Andre Toussaint.

The Islanders 21-players delegation in Trinidad includes: Bill Gaudette (GK), Scott Jones, James Marcelin, Fabrice Noël, Nigel Henry, Noah Delgado, Nick Addlery, Kendall Jagdeosingh, John Krausse, Sandy Gbandy, Josh Hansen, Petter Villegas, Jonathan Steele and Cristian Arrieta, Chris McLellan (GK), Alexis Rivera, Kyle Veris, Kevon Villaroel, Andres Cabrera, Sean Fraser and Martin Nuñez. The 18-player roster for the final will only be announced shortly before the match.

The top three teams in the CFU Club Champions Cup qualify to the CCL, and both the Islanders and W Connection have a guaranteed spot to represent the Caribbean in the 2009-10 CCL as they can finish no worse than 2nd place. Now it’s only a matter of which one will represent the Caribbean wearing the Crown.

Category: 2009 CFU Champions Cup, Match Previews, Puerto Rico Islanders, W. Connection - Trinidad & Tobago