The Reggae Boyz clipped Grenada 1-0 in their International Friendly at the Kirani James Stadium on Sunday, giving Rudolph Speid his first victory as interim head coach of the national team.
Tivoli Gardens striker Nickalia Fuller scored his first goal for Jamaica, ramming home from close range after brilliant work from Dwayne ‘Busy’ Atkinson down the right flank in the 75th minute.
It was Jamaica’s 10th win over Grenada in 13 matches as the Reggae Boyz continue their preparation to face New Caledonia in the FIFA World Cup playoff in March.
“What we’re looking for is to see if the players will play as we trained, and I think, largely, we would have achieved that. So, they did play as we trained, moved the ball around, felt comfortable on the ball, and that is what is pleasing for us,” said Speid.
“We’ll have to go back and look at the tape to review what transpired because it’s difficult when you’re coaching to see everything. So, we’ll see if all of our, whatever tactics we had tried to employ, were implemented and who was doing them fairly well,” he added.