… Guyana, Dominica finish without a win
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – St Lucia and St Kitts & Nevis celebrated their berths in the next round of the Caribbean Cup qualifiers, with comfortable victories in the final series of Group 6 matches here Sunday.While St Lucia beat Dominica 2-1, St Kitts cruised past Guyana 2-0 at Warner Park here, both finishing on seven points.
Guyana and Dominica finished without a win and were bottom of the group on one point.
St Lucia were propelled by a double from the experienced Cliff Valcin who scored on either side of halftime. He put St Lucia ahead in the 28th minute to secure them a 1-0 half-time lead but Julian Wade found the nets for Dominica in the 68th, to put the game back in the balance.
Three minutes later, Valcin struck again to give St Lucia the lead for good.
St Kitts, meanwhile, were powered by second-half goals from Zephaniah Thomas and Major League Soccer star Atiba Harris, following a goal-less first half.
In Group 5 staged at the Antigua Recreation Ground in Antigua, hosts Antigua and Barbuda defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines 2-1, in the battle of the two unbeaten teams.
Both teams advanced to the next round.
In the other game in the group, the Dominican Republic (DR) took out their frustration on Anguilla with a severe 10-0 whipping.
With both teams already eliminated, the DR went on a rampage with Rony Beard, Kerbi Rodriguez, Jonathan Fana and Domingo Peralta all scoring braces.