by Soccer America , Nov 12, 2014

[CARIBBEAN CUP]

Kevin Molino

Riheiro Meulens

Kenwyne Jones

Gianluca Maria

MLS Representatives:

Jamaica

Martinique

Trinidad & Tobago

NASL Representatives:

Jamaica



USL PRO Representatives:

Antigua & Barbuda

Haiti

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago avoided an upset in its opening game of the Caribbean Cup in Jamaica as the Soca Warriors edged tiny Curacao, 3-2, thanks to a goal from Orlando City'sin the 52nd minute. Molino, the 2014 USL PRO leading scorer with a record 20 goals, is one of 14 players from clubs in U.S. leagues competing in the Gold Cup qualifying tournament.Curacao shocked T&T in Montego Bay, going ahead in the 18th minute on a goal by. Veteranscored twice to put the Soca Warriors back ahead 2-1 at halftime.equalized for Curacao four minutes before Molino's winning goal. Cuba and French Guiana played to a 1-1 tie in the other Group A game.Jamaica opens its campaign on Wednesday against Martinique before taking on Antigua & Barbuda and Haiti. The Reggae Boyz's squad includes seven MLS players and one NASL player. The will be played at the Montego Bay Sports Complex over eight days -- the entirety of the FIFA international fixture window.The four semifinals qualify for the 2015 Gold Cup. The fifth-place winner will face Honduras, the fifth-place team in the Copa Centroamericana, in a playoff for the final berth in the Gold Cup.The Caribbean Cup champion will also earn a berth in the 2016 Centennial Copa America -- an incentive for teams like Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago to call in national team regulars.Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers)Jermaine Taylor (Houston Dynamo)Je-Vaughn Watson (FC Dallas)Deshorn Brown (Colorado Rapids)Darren Mattocks (Vancouver Whitecaps)Michael Seaton (D.C. United)Kevin Parsemain (Seattle Sounders)Kevan George (Columbus Crew)Carlyle Mitchell (Vancouver Whitecaps)Ryan Thompson (Tampa Bay Rowdies)Quinton Griffith (Charleston Battery)Sebastien Thuriere (Dayton Dutch Lions)Kevin Molino (Orlando City)