Trinidad and Tobago's winless streak was extended to 13 matches on Monday after they suffered a 2-0 loss to Venezuela in their international friendly at the Estadio Olimpico de la UCV in Caracas, Venezuela.
A five-minute blitz early in the first half by the home side produced goals from China-based striker Salomón Rondón in the 11th minute and winger Darwin Machis in the 14th minute.
Rondón rifled a right-footed shot into the top left-hand corner of T&T goalkeeper Adrian Foncette's net from just outside the penalty area and before T&T could settle again, Machis latched onto a pass from Yordan Osorio in the heart of the penalty area and gave Foncette no chance with a powerful right-footer.
That was enough to consign T&T coach Dennis Lawrence's side to another defeat.
The Soca Warriors had gone into the match having also lost to Honduras by a similar margin in their latest CONCACAF Nations League Group A qualifier at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last Thursday.
T&T were without captain Khaleem Hyland, defender Daneil Cyrus and USA-based duo Joevin Jones and Kevin Molino due to club commitments and this showed on the day as they struggled to match the Venezuelans in intensity and creativity, especially in front of goal.
The team's last win came against the United Arab Emirates 2-0 on September 6, 2018 and they have struggled to win a match since then, leading to calls for the removal of Lawrence as coach.
Score:
VENEZUELA 2 (Salomón Rondón 11', Darwin Machis 14') v TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0
Teams:
T&T: Adrian Foncette, Aubrey David, Sheldon Bateau, Keston Julien, Alvin Jones, Kevan George, Neveal Hackshaw, Levi García (Akeem García 79'), Aikim Andrews (Ross Russell 79'), Ataullah Guerra (Danny Carr 82'), Marcus Joseph (Andre Fortune 74')
VENEZUELA: Wuilker Fariñez (Rafael Romo 45'), Mikel Villanueva, Yordan Osorio, Rolf Feltscher, Ronald Hernández (Gabriel Benitez 45'), Rómulo Otero (Juanpi 66'), Júnior Moreno, Tomás Rincón, Salomón Rondón (Andrés Ponce 78'), Darwin Machis (Yeferson Soteldo 45'), Jhon Murillo (Jefferson Savarino 74')