CATEGORY:SPORTS (SOCCER)
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By Lester Smith (Technical Director, GFA)
Inside Grenada contributor


ST.VINCENT & THE GRENADINES and the host Barbados began the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup Second Round Group G with victories over Bermuda and Bahamas, respectively, at the National Stadium in Waterford, St. Michaels on Sunday.
Shandel Samuel had two goals, while Marlon James added another for St. Vincent & The Grenadines in the 3:0 win over Bermuda in the first encounter on Sunday, while Norman Forde and Kenroy Skinner each scored for Barbados in the 2:1 triumph against the Bahamas.
The Digicel Caribbean Cup Group G continues on Tuesday (21 November) at the National Stadium when the Bahamas face Bermuda at 18:00 and then St. Vincent & The Grenadines take on Barbados at 20:00.
The quadrangular concludes on 23 November at Waterford when the Bahamas play against St. Vincent & The Grenadines at 18:00 and then Barbados hosts Bermuda at 20:00.
The top two from each group will advance alongside Cuba and Martinique into the Final Round scheduled for Trinidad & Tobago from 31 January – 11 February.
Prior to the Digicel Cup Final Round, the best third-place finishers from the second round will meet in a triangular group scheduled for December 2006 with the winner claiming the eighth and final spot in the Final Round alongside the six group qualifiers and the host, Trinidad & Tobago.
Four teams will qualify from the Digicel Caribbean Cup to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ that is scheduled to take place from 6-24 June in cities across the USA with venues to be announced in late November.

21.11.2006: BAHAMAS – BERMUDA (18:00)
BARBADOS – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES (20:00)
23.11.2006: BAHAMAS – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES (18:00)
BARBADOS – BERMUDA (20:00)