Cudas Lose Two in a Row

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Monday, 14 May 2012 02:29

By Ian Magic Hughes

Antigua St John's - Orlando City raced to the top of the United Soccer league after a come-from-behind win against Antigua Barracudas at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday.

The win lifted the visitors to 19 points from seven games played, one point ahead of Rochester Rhinos the team that has six wins from six encounters.

The Barracudas lost to Orlando on Friday 0-1 on an own goal before falling 1-2 to the visitors before a small, unappreciative crowd at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Early, it seemed like revenge for the home team when the Orlando City defence got confused and brought down Kimoy Alexander in the box.

Quintin Griffith converted from the spot, the Cudas' first goal from the charity spot in four attempts to put the home team ahead in the 20th minute.

That advantage did not last long, as Max Griffin pulled the visitors level six minutes later - a well placed shot past keeper Keita Decastro in goal instead of Molvin James.

Both teams tried to break the deadlock, but neither was able to do so before the break, and at intermission the score was leveled at a goal each.

Four minutes after the break, a defensive blunder allowed Wes Allen to hit home, and the visitors held on to the win and moved to the top of the standings ahead of the Rhinos.

It was the Cudas' sixth loss in eight games, with just two wins thus far.

The home team scored six goals in the campaign, giving up 11 strikes along the way.

They will be on break until the Antigua & Barbuda national team takes on the United States in the semis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Tampa on June 8.

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