Stand Tall T&T

We Stand Tall💯

Kevin Molino leads the team walk off

Seven times your back is against the wall, seven times you fall... we stand tall. That has always been the heartbeat of Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Football.

By 4 p.m., the gates cracked open and the first waves of supporters stepped into the cool breath of the stadium. The match was set for 8 p.m... World Cup Qualifier, Group B, Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica... the kind of matchup that forces honesty out of even the most loyal fan.

As a roaming photographer, arriving early isn’t a duty, it’s an advantage. It’s where you feel the vibrations long before the whistle. Where you hear the nerves, the pride, the doubt, the hope... raw and unfiltered. My pop-question of the evening was simple:

“Honestly… you think Jamaica beating we tonight?”

The man’s face lit up with patriotism quick like a spark, but his mind slowed him down. You could almost see the replay of every past result flick across his eyes. He inhaled... deep... then exhaled truth:

“Boy… Jamaica hard to beat, yes. We hadda play different tonight. We hadda play smart.”

His logic... not mine.

For me, the mission was different. I wasn’t hunting the perfect “goal shot.” I wanted grit. I wanted the tension in a jawline. The pressure in a calf muscle. The passion in a player’s eyes when the possibility of a nation rests on his boots. Reality...unfiltered... always lives in the details.

The final score told its own story: Jamaica 1 – Trinidad & Tobago 1. But what happened between the whistles said more than the scoreboard ever could. And if we talking critique... not disrespect, not comparison, just truth...then here it is:

Levi Garcia has the kind of raw power that sends defenders into panic mode. His acceleration is violence. His presence alone shifts backlines. But finishing? That’s where Trinidad legends whisper. That’s where the ghost of Stern John still walks the six-yard box.

Stern wasn't just a scorer... he was a surgeon. Placement over panic. Ice over impulse. A man who could make a ball obey geometry.

Levi is not Stern.

And he does not need to be.

But the day Levi’s raw power meets Stern-level calm in front the goal? Brother… defenders better start praying. “Give Stern his jacket,” as the old heads would say, “and Garcia will collect his crown soon enough.”

Number 11—never give up.

Kevin "Nash" Molino They have a chip on their shoulder … coming here to fight and also put a smile on the Jamaicans’ faces … we just need to be better in the final third … and we will be in a good position.”

After the equalizing goal, his emotion spilled over as he spoke about the bigger journey:

“Looking back, it has been a hell of a road … Tuesday is going to be the last time I wear the red, white and black again … it’s going to be very emotional.”
He didn’t frame it as a failure, but as growth:
“I continue to learn and grow … this has been part of a collective mission … for the greatness of the team and the greatness of TT.” 

Dwight Yorke entered the post-match press conference with calm conviction. Despite ending the game in a 1–1 draw, he defended his strategy. "It does feel like a defeat to us … we haven’t been able to close the games off.” he continued   “Anyone who watches T&T play … from where I took the job to where we are, you have to be proud of these guys.”