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Bermuda ready to get rought and rugged

approach into Sunday's World Cup qualifying match against the Jamaicans.Coach Gary Darrell disclosed that top scorer Shawn Goater, who has been converted into a midfielder for his country,

approach into Sunday's World Cup qualifying match against the Jamaicans.

Coach Gary Darrell disclosed that top scorer Shawn Goater, who has been converted into a midfielder for his country, will be playing in a more forward position just behind the main striker.

"There will be some slight adjustments,'' said Darrell. "I don't think Jamaica will be the same style of team as El Salvador. If anything they will be a little more direct, which would enable us to keep people further forward and get Shawn in particular a little closer to goal. Mind you, what he did for us on Sunday was excellent.

"There's no question the main strength of his game is what he can do around the goal and we don't want to lose that. We just need to find a way in the plan that we have of getting him to get closer to goal. We have established a base we want to build on without any drastic changes.'' Sammy Swan, who started in three of Bermuda's four matches in the previous rounds before losing his spot against Antigua in the home match, returns to the team in place of the suspended Kyle Lightbourne. Swan will partner Elliott Jennings up front.

The 5-3-2 formation that Bermuda employed against El Salvador called for the full-backs Voorhees Astwood and captain Meshach Wade to get forward and supply crosses from the flanks.

"Getting Voorhees and Meshach to be a bit more adventurous and getting Shawn to play higher,'' Darrell said of the strategy.

"I don't think the Jamaicans will be as good on the ball in tight situations as the Salvadoreans were.'' Darrell added: "The problem we have with them when we played in Jamaica in April was that they were very physical and they used their bodies a lot. They did things in their leagues that we couldn't get away with here.

"We should know to expect it now. We have the experience of Haiti, Antigua and El Salvador under our belts and I don't think it will affect us as much.

Watching them when they played Trinidad they are very aggressive and they will be tough, but we're prepared for it. From the game we had on Sunday we've got to be feeling pretty confident.'' A win tomorrow by an margin will give Bermuda a tremendous boost for the three away matches, which begin next Sunday in El Salvador. As it stands now Bermuda is the only team in the group that can gain maximum points. Darrell has set a target of eight points from the six matches.

"If we can come away with two points on Sunday that means Jamaica will have dropped two more and the most they can come away with is nine. The best El Salvador can do now is 10, so right now we just need to take care of ourselves.

"If we don't win, then don't lose. Going out of here with three points, we'll still be in good shape. The first game on Sunday was very important because we hadn't played since Antigua. Even from reading the comments from the Canadians, they felt the Salvadoreans were the class team of the group.

"If you get a result like that against the Salvadoreans it will start to filter through to the rest of the CONCACAF region. We got what we deserved on Sunday. They might have been surprised at how well we were able to play.'' BFA president Charlie Marshall has stressed the importance of the crowd not running onto the field to celebrate goals. Premier John Swan himself, was one of the guilty parties when Lightbourne's 77th-minute goal broke the deadlock.

But with FIFA watching closely Marshall has urged the spectators not to jeapardise the team's World Cup progress.

"FIFA could fine us or take points from us,'' Marshall said. "FIFA knew about it that night. This is an international competition and we must abide by international rules. Domestically this may be accepted.

"People coming onto the field will not be tolerated. If they are going to celebrate, then celebrate behind the barriers.''