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Curaçao, Nicaragua book final round berths with victories over St Lucia, Guyana
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in WC Qualifying. | 07 June 2025 | 1164 Views
Tags: Football/Guyana, Football/Gervane Kastaneer, Football/Jaime Moreno, Football/Curacao

Curaçao and Nicaragua registered third consecutive victories as they blanked St Lucia and Guyana 4-0 and 1-0 in their respective groups and, with it, booked spots in the final round of the Concacaf Qualifiers on Friday.

With their win, Curaçao sit atop Group C on nine points, three ahead of Haiti, who are also safe and will be in action on Saturday. Aruba (two points), Barbados (one point), and St Lucia (one point) are now all out of contention. 

Hat-trick hero Gervane Kastaneer got the show going for Curacao in the lopsided contest at Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad. He fired home in front at the 37th from Livano Comenencia's pass.

Kastaneer doubled the lead in the 52nd with another tidy finish, this time from Kenji Gorré's pass, and he completed the hat-trick in the 57th with a header at the far post. Juninho Bacuna added a fourth in the 74th from the top of the box.

Curacao and Haiti will decide group honours on Tuesday, while St Lucia will close against Barbados.

In Managua, Jaime Moreno's strike proved the difference for Nicaragua in what was a mostly entertaining contest as Guyana held their own at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol.

Moreno fired home a rebound from close range in the 41st minute after Ariel Arauz's shot from outside the box forced a save from Akel Clarke.

The victory assures Nicaragua a place in the next round as they moved to nine points from three games, three points ahead of Panama, who are also safe and will be in action on Saturday.

Nicaragua and Panama will decide Group D honours on Tuesday, while Guyana (three points) and Montserrat (three points) will close their campaign on Tuesday.