In the Group D finale, Canada got to play a celebration match against St. Kitts and Nevis after having qualified for round three of qualifying four days ago. However, the crowd in Toronto surely wanted some of their doubts quieted after Canada's last two matches resulted in draws to unheralded Puerto Rico and St. Kitts. The cold weather appeared to freeze the St. Kitts team, though they had the first big chance of the match when Akil Grier fired off a post. Canada then began to flex their muscles. Olivier Occean (pictured, red #16) slid onto a wayward shot in the box to score Canada's opener. Soon thereafter, Canada's best player on the night Tosaint Ricketts drew a penalty kick. Dwayne de Rosario (pictured, red #14) converted the penalty kick to equal Canada's all-time scoring record with 19 international goals, six from the penalty spot. Canada scored from a header off a corner kick in stoppage time to end the first half up 3-0.St. Kitts were unable to handle Canada on the night, so they sat back and defended in the second half. With two minutes to go, a hard de Rosario shot left a rebound for Ricketts to slide and kick in for the cap on a 4-0 win for Canada. Canada can feel good about themselves now as they move onto the the third round of qualifying next June.
Goals
Canada
Olivier Occean 27
Dwayne de Rosario 35 PK
Josh Simpson 45+3
Tosaint Ricketts 88
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