St. Lucia roars back against Bermuda as Barbados suffers late heartbreak
Key Points(5)
- Lucia rebounded emphatically from its opening-round defeat to Barbados, while Barbados surrendered victory in stoppage time against Guadeloupe as League B play in the Concacaf Nations League continued Monday.
- Lucia overwhelmed Bermuda 5-2, with Keegan Caull producing a first-half hat-trick that put the hosts firmly in control before halftime.
- Caull struck in the 15th, 18th and 35th minutes, giving St.
- Lucia a commanding 3-0 advantage.
- Bermuda finally responded in first-half stoppage time through Ajani Burchall, but St.
St. Lucia rebounded emphatically from its opening-round defeat to Barbados, while Barbados surrendered victory in stoppage time against Guadeloupe as League B play in the Concacaf Nations League continued Monday.
St. Lucia overwhelmed Bermuda 5-2, with Keegan Caull producing a first-half hat-trick that put the hosts firmly in control before halftime.
Caull struck in the 15th, 18th and 35th minutes, giving St. Lucia a commanding 3-0 advantage.
Bermuda finally responded in first-half stoppage time through Ajani Burchall, but St. Lucia quickly restored its dominance after the interval.
Shevon Bryan extended the lead in the 53rd minute before Kurt Frederick added a fifth goal in the 68th.
Riley Robinson scored Bermuda’s second in the 70th minute, but the visitors could not mount a comeback and fell to their second loss in as many matches.
Barbados misses out on full points
Barbados appeared poised to maintain its winning momentum before Guadeloupe produced a dramatic late equalizer in a 2-2 draw.
The match remained scoreless through the opening 45 minutes before Guadeloupe finally broke through four minutes into the second half.
Djamalee Boisné finished at the far post from the left side of the box, beating Barbados goalkeeper Jamal Blackman to put Guadeloupe ahead.
Barbados then turned the match around with two goals in a two-minute burst.
Thierry Gale leveled in the 76th minute before Niall Reid-Stephen struck two minutes later to give Barbados a 2-1 lead.
But Guadeloupe refused to leave empty-handed.
Boisné completed his brace in the first minute of stoppage time, chipping Blackman from inside the area to secure a point for Guadeloupe.
The draw left Barbados atop Group B on goal difference.
Cuba takes control of Group C
In the other League B match, Cuba moved to the top of Group C with a 2-0 victory over Bonaire.
Yasnier Matos opened the scoring in the third minute, racing into the box before calmly placing his finish into the bottom-right corner.
Cuba doubled its advantage four minutes after halftime when Diego Catasus produced a composed first-time finish from inside the box in the 49th minute.
Bonaire was unable to respond as Cuba held on for a clean-sheet victory and three valuable points.
