The selection Cuban soccer This Wednesday he avoided another massacre, but not a new 0-1 defeat against his counterpart in Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesto close the series of two friendly matches held in that nation during the FIFA dates corresponding to the month of October.
After the scandalous win 0-7 suffered in the initial duel, coach Yenier Márquez introduced some modifications to the lineup, but the new scheme did not improve the offensive options, which once again remained without beating the rival goal.
The score remained inactive until the 75th minute, when Oalex Anderson, one of the scorers of the previous match, culminated a dizzying counterattack by his team with a high shot out of reach for the Cuban goalkeeper.
Nothing changed from now on on the grass of the Arnos Vale stadium. The Cuban team closed the visit with two defeats, eight goals against and none in favor.
The strategy of calling mostly players who play in the Cuban league is leaving an unwanted balance, even though its fundamental purpose was to showcase the talent of these players with a view to possible hiring.
The pale image left in the two games against a rival that occupies 172nd place in the ranking of FIFA – five behind Cuba – could change next Saturday, when the team faces Granada to close the series of friendly matches.
Fifth in under-16 competition
While the Cuban alternative squad played in the neighboring Caribbean, another team from the U-16 category finished in fifth place in the Uncaf Tournament held in Guatemala.
To close in that position, the Cubans won with a score of 2-1 against the representation of El Salvador, report the Jit sports portal.
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Goals from Yankarlos Iglesias and Iván Darío Pacheco put the island team ahead before half-time, and the Salvadoran goal was barely enough to make up the scoreboard.
The Cubans said goodbye to the competition with a balance of two victories – they had previously defeated Guatemala -, a draw against Nicaragua and a setback against the representation of Panama.
