Ancil Elcock (born 17 March 1969) is a retired footballer from

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. He played for the MLS (USA's Major League Soccer) team

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between 1997 and 2001 (130 games and 7 goals), and for

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. He got 69 caps for the

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between 1994 and 2004. Ancil Elcock became infamous for fracturing Mexican superstar

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in a World Cup qualification match. Elcock is the older cousin of Stern John, whom he recruited to the Columbus Crew while tenured there.

Blanco's Injury

On October 8, 2000

contested a

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qualification match against

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. The match was played on Mexico City on the

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and the referee was Carlos Batros Gonzalez. On the 72nd minute, Elcock slide tackled Blanco hitting him on the knee as he received the ball on the penalty box. Referee Gonzalez determined the tackle to be of excessive force and called for a penalty and ejected Elcock by showing him a direct red card, even though Elcock had previously received a yellow in the game. The penalty was taken and scored by Victor Ruiz resulting in the final score of the game 7–0 in favor of

Clubs

* St. Augustine FC *

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San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad. History The club was founded ...

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at socawarriors.net 1969 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Columbus Crew players Trinidad and Tobago international footballers Tobago United F.C. players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players North East Stars F.C. players TT Pro League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football defenders 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub