game against Antigua.

He and Kevin Grant, who is getting married, are the only casualties from the team which played in Haiti last month.

Brought in to replace the two absentees are left-back Albert Caisey and midfielder/forward Paul Cann.

"Kyle hasn't been performing well in our last few games. He's been told how much was expected of him up front and maybe he has been feeling the pressure,'' said national team coach Gary Darrell.

"I think now that he has the chance to look at things from the side he will see what is required of him. He is well aware that he needs to pick his game up a bit and he has accepted the changes as being nothing but positive.'' Darrell, who will probably opt for a 4-4-2 formation, said that Cann would be useful as a midfielder because he has played the position with his local club Dandy Town and with Old Dominion University.

Captain Meshach Wade will move from midfield to replace Grant at rightback while Caisey's return at left back allows Astwood to move up to midfield.

The starting line-up: Dwayne Adams; Meshach Wade, Leroy Stevens, Shawn Smith, Albert Caisey; Paul Cann, Kenny Thompson, Kentoine Jennings, Voorhees Astwood; Shawn Goater, Sammy Swan.

Antigua's crowd at the Recreation Ground on Sunday won't be nearly as large, or as intimidating, as that found in Haiti.

In fact, the anticipated crowd of between 3,500 and 5,000 for this weekend's World Cup qualifier is closer to what Bermuda is accustomed to. The match will be played on the ground where the West Indies cricket team play Test matches and one-day internationals, but the ground, which holds 10,000, probably won't be more than half-full, even though Antigua Football Association secretary Ashton McCoy says soccer regularly attracts big crowds.

"Our soccer crowds are number one in Antigua,'' McCoy pointed out yesterday.

"We only get bigger crowds for a spectator sport when we have Test matches or one-day internationals.'' Soccer in Antigua is out of season, having ended in January and not due to start again in July. But the national team has been very active in the last few months, having won the OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) and recently completed play in zone six of the Shell Caribbean Cup.

They were paired with St. Kitts, Montserrat and Tortola in their group, beating St. Kitts 1-0, Montserrat 6-0 and Tortola 2-0 to reach the finals.

They also played two friendly games against Trinidad and Tobago in Antigua, winning 3-2 and losing 2-1.

"After the Bermuda game we'll be going to Trinidad for the Shell Caribbean Cup finals,'' said McCoy. Antigua are paired with Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique and Surinam in one of the two groups of four in the Shell competition.

Antigua will field a number of new faces from the side which lost 3-0 to Bermuda two years ago.