Suriname, ahead of their two-game finale against El Salvador for the group crown, played the Dominican Republic at home in Paramaribo. Jonathan Faña made sure the visit was a pleasant one for the Dominicans. He continued his stellar form in the qualifiers by beating two defenders and the goalkeeper for the opener before the match was even ten minutes old. The first half was back and forth, but both defenses held for a 1-0 halftime score in favor of the visitors.In the second half, Erick Ozuna maintained his great form as well, scoring a brace for the Dominican Republic, giving Ozuna four goal in Group A play. The Dominican Republic were up 3-0 with just fifteen minutes left in the match. Suriname got one back with ten minutes left, but it was not enough to avoid a 3-1 home loss.
El Salvador welcomed already eliminated Cayman Islands to rainy San Salvador. Finally, El Salvador put on its first impressive display in qualifying. It was worth the hour and a half delay for the rain to finish coming down too hard for soccer to be played. El Salvador took advantage of their experience on wet fields with two goals in the first fifteen minutes from their defenders. A midfielder added a third right before stoppage team, giving El Salvador a 3-0 halftime lead.
The second half saw more dominant play by El Salvador. Nothing came of it until a penalty kick was converted with two minutes remaining to give El Salvador a resounding 4-0 win. El Salvador need only one point in their two matches against Suriname to advance to the CONCACAF Third Round and join Mexico and Costa Rica in Group Two.
El Salvador 12 pts
Suriname 7 pts
Dominican Republic OUT
Cayman Islands OUT
Goals
Dominican Republic
Jonathan Faña 9
Erick Ozuna 47, 75
Suriname
Naldo Kwasie 80
El Salvador
Victor Turcios 6
Steve Purdy 13
Jaime Alas 45
Herbert Sosa 88 PK
Match Reports:
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkhYqQkbGcc (El Salvador v. Cayman Islands)
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