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Suspended captain upbeat about Harbour View’s success
October 02, 2023
Harbour View head into this Thursday's Concacaf Caribbean Cup game against Ciboa at the Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic, to seal their place at the top of Group B.
They will, however, be without captain Odorland Harding, who picked up a second yellow card in the competition against SV Robinhood in their last game and is automatically suspended for the trip.
Harbour View lead the group on seven points, one more than Robinhood of Suriname and three clear of Dunbeholden, who have completed their fixture.
Atletico Pantoja (three points) and Ciboa (one point), are out of contention, leaving Harbour View and Robinhood, who play Pantoja, to battle for group honours.
Nevertheless, Harbour View have their captain's vote of confidence to get the result they need to win the group.
"I will miss the game in the Dominican Republic because of two yellow cards, but I am confident in my team. They will do it without me. I trust them that they will do the job," he told STAR Sports.
"We are ready, but we are going to take it step by step and concentrate."
Playing at left-back, Harding has been one of the mainstays of Harbour View's defence in the competition.
He has also played centrally for coach Ludlow Bernard earlier in the tournament, and the young defender is pleased with how he has performed thus far.
"I haven't performed too badly. It has been good," he commented.
Apart from a big payday, the winners of the inaugural Concacaf Caribbean Cup will qualify directly to the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup, which starts in the spring of next year, and Harding is upbeat that they can take home the title.
"I definitely feel we can go all the way, but we are taking it game by game, but I believe we are going to come out victorious," he added.
