BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Thursday 25th March 2021): The Sugar Boyz are off to an impressive start in their first game against Puerto Rico at the Panamerican Stadium in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday 24th March 2021.
Our local boys played to a successful finish, beating the Puerto Ricans 1 goal to nil at the end of play.
St. Kitts-Nevis took to the field with goalkeeper Julani Archibald (#18), Gerard Williams (#3), Lois Maynard (#6), Andre Burley (#5), Ordell Flemming (#2), Yohannes Mitchum (#8), Captain Raheem Somersall (#14), Vinceroy Nelson (#7), Kimaree Rogers (#11), Omari Sterling-James (#10), and Rowan Liburd (#21) as openers. Substitutions made in the 60th and 65th minutes saw Theo Wharton (#4), Tishan Hanley (#17), and Keithroy Freeman (#16) bolster the Sugar Boyz attack.
Vinceroy Nelson’s lone goal towards the end of the first half proved to be enough to secure a win in San Cristobal.
The Sugar Boyz now have four wins in 11 World Cup qualifying matches.
Wednesday’s encounter was St. Kitts and Nevis’ fourth win against Puerto Rico in their last five matches in all forms of the game.
Other games played in the CONCACAF grouping see Guatemala defeat Cuba 1- nil; the Dominican Republic also defeat Dominica 1- nil; Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat draw with two goals each; and Suriname dominate the Cayman Islands with a final score of 3 – nil.
The Sugar Boyz will face the Bahamas in their next qualifier game which is scheduled for March 27 (Sat).