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T&T got a 3-2 victory over the Antiguans in their Concacaf Gold Cup play-in first leg.

Dantaye Gilbert, Real Gill and Justin Garcia all scored, but Antigua's two strikes, left the door still open.
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00:02Welcome, welcome. We head back to Antigua, where TNT got a 3-2 victory over the Antiguans in their CONCACAF
00:09Gold Cup play in first leg.
00:11Dante Gilbert, Real Gil and Justin Garcia all scored, but Antigua's two strikes left the door still open. We have
00:18a wrap.
00:20TNT walked out as strong favorites despite being short of a number of key starters.
00:25But the Antiguans were not daunted about being underdogs as Ryan Telfer was credited with the opening goal.
00:31First goal in the match. Off the set piece down there to get enough. In comes the kick and then
00:38two guys leaping and trying to get their body on it here.
00:44And it looks like it was the second player that came in there. That would be number eight.
00:49But Dante Gilbert fittingly on a cricket pitch got the equalizer through the keeper's wicket.
00:54Look, and it leaks through.
00:55His back should have been stopped and it is put through by...
00:59And how this all started. I mean, that's got to be stopped. No question about it. It's in his hands
01:05and just slides through there.
01:07Good touch on the ball. Good steam.
01:09Clearly rattled by the equalizer, Antigua dodged the bullet when a second was denied.
01:14Good ball. Here they come. Another chance. And they get a second goal.
01:18An initial stop.
01:20But there was no denying Real Gil's go-ahead strike.
01:22With possession again, trying to slip in one more time.
01:26Here they come and that one's home.
01:29With only seven goals scored all year prior to Antigua,
01:32the Warriors seemed primed for more after Justin Garcia made it 3-1.
01:37A little touch there on the boot. Another look here. I mean, that's a perfect ball sent in by Malik
01:47Khan.
01:52And with the away goals rule in the equation, TNT had every reason to effectively kill off the tie in
01:58the first leg.
01:59One stop made there by Dorset. But they pushed the pace. They pushed it and pushed it hard.
02:05But the difficulty to convert chances still plagued TNT.
02:09And here was a play that Luke Phillip, he got a good look at there. Just missed the net.
02:15And sure enough, the Antigua's wrestled back some hope with a late second.
02:19Seconds to go in extra time. So Antigua and Barbuda, edge of the box, lefty strike, and that one labeled.
02:30Smith could not get it.
02:32TNT still won the match 3-2, but conceding a late goal means the tie is still far from over
02:38ahead of Monday's return leg in Porto, Spain.
02:41Terrence Clark, TV6 Sport.
02:44Well, head coach Derek King was left disappointed despite getting the victory, as he was critical of his player's performance.
02:52You know, we came away with a win, but I was really disappointed in our style of play.
02:58I think when we went up 3-1, it was a little bit unprofessional in our style of play.
03:05I think we lose the ball, we lost the ball in some good position.
03:10I think our ball speed had to be a bit faster, and we didn't play to our game plan in
03:17the second half.
03:19Well, TNT does not have much time to rest ahead of the return leg, as they are already back home
03:25and will only have two days to prepare for Monday's match.
03:28And coach King admitted TNT underestimated the Antiguans, but wants an improved performance on home soil.
03:36Yes, we saw that we had, you know, ball possession, but in our attacking turn, you know, I've been disappointed
03:44in our style of play as well, going forward.
03:47What challenge are you anticipating in Trinidad from the Antiguans?
03:50Well, it's important that, you know, we don't concede.
03:54We need a victory as well.
03:56So, it's important that we go out there and give our supporters, you know, a good performance.
04:01Meanwhile, Captain Andre Rampersad said it's time for TNT to start delivering on their promise while explaining where things went
04:09wrong in their approach.
04:12I've seen the public to come out as usual, you know, come out and support, you know, we're in a
04:15rebuilding phase.
04:16But, yeah, I kind of stopped saying that and started to focus on the future and focus on actually building
04:21and going back into, you know, the playoffs and trying to do those things.
04:25So, I think, come the next game, I think, you know, it will be much tighter.
04:28We're going to have a lot of time to prepare as any international window.
04:32That's how this goes.
04:33And, yeah, on to the next one.
04:35I'm sure you're expecting a better intigable to come down the trail, trying to get through it.
04:41Yeah, yeah, yeah, one game, I mean, or to play for, right?
04:44You win your, you're in the next round of the playoff to go into the good cup.
04:48I think, you know, you're going to go home.
04:49So, I think it will be a final as it should be and it will be a tough one for
04:53both teams.
04:54And yes, I'll see you on the other day.
04:57Yeah, for sure.
04:58I think, you know, it wasn't a nice block, you know, it was hard to really break through them.
05:02But at the same time, I think it's just, you know, a little bit of a charity.
05:06You know, holding on to the ball a little too long, moving it too slow, nothing to do.
05:09I'm out of possession at the right time.
05:12I mean, and I think, you know, it kind of picked us in the end because, you know, they
05:14get your opportunity on transition and they score.
05:16I think, guys, football, when they do take their chances, of course, they just come back
05:19and back in.
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