But it was middle man Pratley who gave the first dangerous delivery for Pintado to attack, the Spaniard just unable to reach the 31st-minute centre and the onrushing Allen not quite over the ball enough to direct it goalwards.
The second title to win the Paz Prize for Poetry--presented by the National Poetry Series and The Center at Miami Dade College to a previously unpublished manuscript written in Spanish by a resident of the United States--Nine Coins / Nueve monedas is Cuban American poet Carlos Pintado's third book of poetry and the first to appear in English translation.
Nine goals, including two from Gorka Pintado and a brace from DarrenPratley, made it a simple enough victory against limited opposition ahead of Saturday's final clash against ADO Den Haag.