A first-half onslaught, including three debut goals, helped Trinidad and Tobago snap a four-match losing streak.
Trinidad and Tobago's 14-minute spree in the first half set up a 3-1 win over Guatemala to start its CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign in style.
Striker Cordell Cato and defenders Sheldon Bateau and Joevin Jones all scored their maiden international goals as Trinidad and Tobago broke the dam at Soldier Field in Chicago, with Stephen Hart's men having come into the fixture without a goal in five international matches.
Trinidad and Tobago tallied nine shots - four on target - in the first half alone to Guatemala's zero, as Ivan Sopegno's defense suffered in the Group C opener.