Montserrat were eliminated from the 2014 World Cup with their heads held high following a 1-3 defeat by Belize in their preliminary round, second leg qualifier in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. From the first game last month which Belize won 5-2, Montserratian coach Kenny Dyer made five changes, bringing in goalkeeper Jermaine Sweeney as well as Clifford Joseph, Calvin Petrie, Nyron Dyer and Alexander Bramble. However, he was only able to name four substitutes. Daniel Jimenez opened the scoring for the Belizeans in the 24th minute, but Jaylee Hodgson equalised on the hour, becoming Montserrat’s leading goalscorer of all-time in the process. However, Belize restored their advantage almost immediately through hat-trick hero from the first leg, Deon McCauley, and threatened to run away with the tie when Luis Mendez netted another two minutes later. However, the Montserrat team held firm and there were no further goals scored, giving Belize an 8-3 aggregate win.
Montserrat team: Jermaine Sweeney, Clifford Joseph, Calvin Petrie, Kendall Allen, Nyron Dyer, (sub: Dale Lee 62mins) Anthony Griffith (captain), Darryl Roach, Jaylee Hodgson, Alexander Bramble, (sub: Denoy Campbell 62 mins) Alex Dyer, Leovan O’Garro.
Subs not used: Linbert Wright and Stanford Jarrett.
Goals from the match
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