Caledonia AIA suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat in its debut CONCACAF Champions’ League match against home-side Seattle Sounders last Thursday, however the Morvant/Laventille based TT Pro League club remains very optimistic over advancing out of the group stage.

Sammy Ochoa, Fredy Montero and Andy Rose all scored in the first half for the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Sounders, and five minutes after the break Kareem Joseph pulled back a goal from the penalty spot for Caledonia after striker Jamal Gay was bundled inside the area.

“I think we didn't play well in the first half, and didn’t play individually. And sometimes we need a kick up the pants when we are not doing well,” said coach Jerry Moe, who marched the touch line in absence of Head Coach and Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz on Thursday night in Seattle.

“We can’t make excuses,” continued Moe.

“But our biggest challenge is that we aren’t playing competitive matches at this point, only little practice matches, and we are still without a couple injured players (Ataulla Guerra and Akim Armstrong).”

The 2012 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Champions and Digicel Pro League Championship third place finishers will next host Honduran club CD Marathon on Tuesday 21 August in its second Group 4 match.

Caledonia then hosts Sounders in the second leg on the Wednesday 29 August, and finally visits Marathon on Wednesday 26 September. The winner of the group advances to the quarter-final round.

“We should be able to do better,” added Moe. “We have to be confident. We have three games still. We won the second half against Seattle and that should give us some confidence. So it’s just for us to play our remaining matches with the right discipline and attitude.”

CONCACAF Champions’ League 2012-2013
Full Group Stage schedule
Week One
Tuesday, July 31
CF Monterrey (MEX) 5—0 Chorillo FC (PAN)
CS Herediano (HON) 1—0 Real Salt Lake (USA)

Wednesday, August 1
Toronto FC (CAN) 5—1 CD Aguila (SLV)
Isidro Metapan (SLV) 3—1 PR Islanders (PUR)
Tigres UANL (MEX) 4—1 Real Esteli (NCA)

Thursday, August 2
W Connection (TRI) 2—2 Xelaju MC (GUA)
CD Olimpia (HON) 3—0 CD FAS (SLV)
Seattle Sounders (USA) 3—1 Caledonia AIA(TRI)

WEEK TWO
Tuesday, August 21
Club Santos Laguna (MEX) vs CD Aguila (SLV)—8pm
Real Salt Lake (USA) vs Tauro FC (PAN)—10pm
Xelaju MC (GUA) vs Chivas Guadalajara (MEX)—10pm

Wednesday, August 22
LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs Tigres UANL (MEX)—8pm
Caledonia (TRI) vs CD Marathon (HON)—8pm
CD FAS (SLV) vs Houston Dynamo (USA)—10pm

Thursday, August 23
Chorillo FC (PAN)  vs CSD Municipal (GUA)—8pm
LA Galaxy (USA) vs Isidro Metapan (SLV)—10pm

WEEK 3
Tuesday, August 28
Toronto FC (CAN) vs Club Santos Laguna (MEX)—8pm
Real Esteli (NCA) vs LD Alajuelense (CRC)—10pm

Wednesday, August 29
Chivas Guadalajara (MEX) vs W Connection (TRI)—8pm
Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs Seattle Sounders (USA)—8pm
LA Galaxy (USA) vs PR Islanders (PUR)—10pm
CSD Municipal (GUA) vs CF Monterrey (MEX)—10pm

Thursday, August 30
Tauro FC (PAN) vs CS Herediano (CRC)—8pm
CD Olimpia (HON) vs Houston Dynamo (USA)—10pm

WEEK 4
Tuesday, September 18
Real Esteli (NCA) vs Tigres UANL (MEX)—8pm
Tauro FC (PAN) vs Real Salt Lake (USA)—10m
Xelaju MC (GUA) vs W Connection (TRI)—10pm

Wednesday, September 19
PR Islanders (PUR) vs LA Galaxy (USA)—8pm
CD Aguila (SLV) vs Club Santos Laguna (MEX)—10pm

Thursday, September 22
Houston Dynamo (USA) vs CD FAS (SLV)—8pm
CSD Municipal (GUA) vs Chorillo FC (PAN)—10pm
CD Marathon (HON) vs Seattle Sounders (USA)—10pm

WEEK 5
Tuesday, September 25
CF Monterrey (MEX) vs CSD Municipal (GUA)—8pm
CD Aguila (SLV) vs Toronto FC (CAN)—10pm
CS Herediano (CRC) vs Tauro FC (PAN)—10pm

Wednesday, September 26
W Connection (TRI) vs Chivas Guadalajara (MEX)—8pm
CD Marathon (HON)            vs Caledonia AIA—10pm
LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs Real Esteli (NCA)—10pm

Thursday, September 27
PR Islanders (PUR) vs Isidro Metapan (SLV)—8pm
CD FAS (SLV) vs CD Olimpia (HON)—10pm

WEEK 6
Tuesday, October 23
Houston Dynamo (USA) vs CD Olimpia (HON)—8pm
Real Salt Lake (USA) vs CS Herediano (CRC)—10pm
Chorillo FC (PAN) vs CF Monterrey (MEX)—10pm

Wednesday, October 24
Club Santos Laguna (MEX) vs Toronto FC (CAN)—8pm
Seattle Sounders (USA) vs CD Marathon (HON)—10pm
Tigres UANL (MEX) vs LD Alajuelense (CRC)—10pm

Thursday, October 25
Chivas Guadalajara (SLV) vs Xelaju MC (GUA)—8pm
Isidro Metapan (SLV) vs LA Galaxy (USA)—10pm