St. Vincent and the Grenadines hosted Grenada, the top seed of Group E, in Kingstown. Both teams needed a win to keep up with group leaders Guatemala after neither team picked up a point in their group openers. Not all was well in the pregame camp of St. Vincent, however. The St. Vincent players were on the verge of striking for higher wages, but luckily the stoppage was averted. The Vincy Heat, after having their demands met, made their supporters happy today with their performance against the fancied Spice Boyz. St. Vincent took a lead off a Myron Samuel (pictured, yellow) goal in the twenty-seventh minutes. St. Vincent held on for a 1-0 lead at the half.In the second half, St. Vincent maintained its precarious lead for twenty-five minutes, but they had enough of the one-goal leaded and added a second, leaving Grenada looking at a surprise last-place position in the group following what would be two shock losses: the first at home to Belize, the second today against St. Vincent. Goalscorer Cornelius Stewart removed his jersey and ran to greet his adoring fans in the grandstand. Grenada pulled back a goal five minutes after going down 2-0, but despite fifteen minutes to equalize, Grenada ultimately fell 2-1 to St. Vincent. Grenada must surely be disappointed that their star player Shalrie Joseph has once again not come to play for the national side, a side he deserted during both the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals tournaments. Grenada fall to the group cellar while St. Vincent move into third as the curtain closes on matchday two of round two of CONCACAF qualifying.
Guatemala 6 pts +5
Belize 3 pts +2
St. Vincent 3 pts -3Grenada 0 pts -4
Goals:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Myron Samuel 27
Cornelius Stewart 71
Grenada
Cassim Langaigne 76
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