Cavalier confident of securing away win at Moca

Cavalier Soccer Club head into their second straight Concacaf Caribbean Cup semifinals, playing against Moca of Dominican Republic in the first leg of the football competition's semifinals at the Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86, in Dominican Republic today at 7 p.m. (Jamaica time).

Cavalier head coach Rudolph Speid said even though they will be playing away the intention is to win.

"We will give a good account of ourselves. We are really going there to get a positive result, not going there to try and draw and come back to win at home," Speid stated.

"We are the only team from Jamaica left in the competition and we really need to do something special this year so that Jamaica can feel proud," he added.

"We are a very comfortable playing home or away. I don't think that (away fixture) will be affecting us. And we have prepared properly," he said.

Last season's finalists Cavalier turned back the Spanish-speaking team 3-0 in the group stage to top their group, and Speid said they are confident of securing another win against Moca.

"This is really the most important match we have to play now that we are focusing on (the competition). We have a couple days (after last Jamaica Premier League game) to look at what they have done and see if we can counter it," he explained.

"I know everything about them. It (Dom Rep) is somewhere we have gone before, so we know the place and we know what to expect. We just need some of these players that have small niggling injuries to get back to full shape and we will be okay," he said.

Cavalier finished atop Group A with nine points from three games, one more than the other qualifier from their zone, Real Hope of Haiti.

Moca were second on Group B on 10 points, the same as Ciboa, also from the Dominican Republic, who had the better goal difference.

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