Ouch! Reggae Boyz beaten 3-0 by Saudi Arabia
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz were swept aside by
Saudi Arabia in a 3-0 defeat in their first of two international friendlies against
the host nation.
The Boyz showed match rust – after seven
months without play due to the coronavirus – against a Saudi team that appeared
to have no such problems while playing behind closed doors in in the Prince
Faisal bin Faid Stadium in Riyadh yesterday.
The goals were scored by Captain Salem
Aldawsari in the 10th minute, Saleh Alshehri in the 44th
and substitute Feras Albrikan 14 minutes from the match’s end.
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Head coach for the Reggae Boyz, Theodore Whitmore, told the Jamaica Observer that he team’s game had “poor decision-making”.
“The cohesiveness wasn’t
there and the connection on passes from back to middle third to final third was
lacking. I don’t think we got behind the Saudi Arabians that often or any at
all, but I am pleased to know that we got this game out of the way, so we are
now looking forward to the second game,” Whitmore said.