BAD RADKERSBURG, AUSTRIA, CMC
FORWARDS STERN JOHN and Jason Scotland pumped in first-half goals and vaulted Trinidad and Tobago to a 3-2 win over FK Austria Vienna in a World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday.
It was the beginning of match preparations for the World Cup-bound T&T Soca Warriors since they arrived in Europe.
About 900 fans watched the training match at Thermen Arena where the T&T Soca Warriors conceded two second-half goals.
John went close with a few early chances and eventually scored in the 25th minute after defender Dennis Lawrence redirected Chris Birchall's corner kick into his path.
Scotland connected two minutes later on a left-footed shot off the far post after collecting a cross on the right from Carlos Edwards in a play that was initiated by captain Dwight Yorke.
T&T coach Leo Beenhakker made eight second-half changes and Andreas Walzer capitalized on a mistake by Yorke to pull FK Austria Vienna within a goal in the 78th.
Substitute Kenwyne Jones also scored with a powerful header on an Evans Wise cross, giving the Soca Warriors a 3-1 lead in the 82nd minute.
Rubin Okotie converted a penalty in the 90th minute after being fouled by David Atiba Charles.
The match was the first for the Caribbean side since arriving in Europe. T&T have exhibition games against Wales, Slovenia and the Czech Republic before facing Sweden in their World Cup opener on June 10.
Trinidad & Tobago Line-Up:
Shaka Hislop (Kelvin Jack 46th), Marvin Andrews (Brent Sancho 46th), Dennis Lawrence (Ian Cox 46th), Cyd Gray (Atiba Charles 46th), Avery John (Evans Wise 46th), Christopher Birchall, Dwight Yorke (captain), Densill Theobald, Carlos Edwards (Russell Latapy 46th), Stern John (Collin Samuel 46th), Jason Scotland (Kenwyne Jones 46th).
Substitutes not used - Clayton Ince, Cornell Glen, Silvio Spann, Aurtis Whitley.
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