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| Michail Antonio #18 of Jamaica controls the ball against Shannon Gomez #14 of Trinidad & Tobago in the first half during the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup at Citypark on June 28, 2023 in St Louis, Missouri. |
Michail Antonio was in action for Jamaica on Wednesday night as the Reggae Boyz took a step towards qualification from the CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.
Having drawn with the United States of America in their tournament opener, Jamaica eased to a 4-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in St Louis.
Antonio started up front and assisted Damarai Gray’s goal which made it 3-0 with just 29 minutes played, unselfishly squaring for the Everton forward to tap home.
Gray had earlier opened the scoring, before Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey added a second.
While Trinidad and Tobago’s Andre Rampersad pulled one back at the start of the second half, Jamaica had the last word thanks to Dujuan Richards’ injury time goal.
The 4-1 success leaves Jamaica with four points from two games, level with group leaders USA and needing just a point from their final group game to secure their quarter-final slot.
The Reggae Boyz take on Saint Kitts and Nevis in that third Group A fixture in Santa Clara, California on Sunday.