by EZRA STUART

DISORGANISED and no threat to Trinidad and Tobago!

That's the post-match evaluation from Trinidad and Tobago's assistant coach Anton Corneal on the inexperienced Barbados team which lost 3-0 to an equally under-strength Soca Warriors outfit in a football friendly international at the Marvin Lee Stadium
on Sunday night.

"They didn't bring a lot of experience to the game and you could see they are trying to find their way," Corneal told the Trinidad Express newspaper.

"They don't even have the experience of our inexperienced team. One or two times they did get behind our backs, but were not a threat. They really were not a threat," Corneal added.

Barbados, without several starters from their 1-0 second-leg first-round victory over Dominica at Kensington Oval on March 26, used the match as part of their preparations for the second-round home and away World Cup tie against the United States next month.

But football writer for the Trinidad Express, Ian Prescott gave the 117th FIFA-ranked Bajans little chance of upsetting the Americans, who are ranked among the world's best 25 teams.

"It would be an upsetof the greatest proportions should Barbados get by the Americans as, except for captain Norman Forde and goalkeeper (Adrian) Chase, they look woefully short of quality," Prescott wrote in his report on the match in Tuesday's newspaper which carried the headline: Barbados No Threat To T&T.

"The introduction of a couple of England-based players did nothing to improve their play," he added and conceded that Barbados did have a couple of scoring chances in the match.

"Jonathan Straker had Barbados' best first half chance on the half-hour, cutting in from the flank and testing Trinidad and Tobago's custodian Marvin Phillip with a curling shot. Strikers Kieren Crichlow and Walton Burrowes also both had dangerous runs through the centre of the Trinidad and Tobago defence in the second half, but lacked the composure to convert.

"And substitute striker Brent Carrington also could not find a way past Phillip even after Pierre missed his attempt to cut out a cross ball," Prescott wrote.

He noted that Trinidad and Tobago, who also fielded a weakened side as head coach, Colombian Francisco Maturana, gave several new and inexperienced players a tryout, were most times well in control of the match.

"Maintaining possession for long periods and moving the ball from side to side, they kept the Bajans unbalanced and created enough first-half chances to be further ahead than by Gay's lone goal," he said while crediting Chase for numerous saves.

"Early on, Gay hit a low effort just wide of the dive of Chase after being sent clear by Daniel. And when another Daniel chip found Khaleem Hyland, the Barbados goalie was again on spot to turn the ball into the side netting.

"Chase later pushed over a header from Hyland, stopped right back Cupid from scoring, and also tipped over a scorching 25-metre shot from powerful Trinidad and Tobago striker Forbes," he said.