Jones helps T&T keep away from defeat; St Kitts, St Lucia earn promotion
Captain and veteran ahead Joevin Jones earned Trinidad and Tobago a degree towards Nicaragua however the hosts nonetheless missed out on promotion, whereas St Kitts and St Lucia earned convincing wins to maneuver up within the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday.
The 31-year-old Jones levelled for the hosts from the spot within the forty second minute, cancelling out Ariagner Smith’s Twenty seventh-minute strike on the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago, as T&T got here away with a 1-1 end in Group C of League B.
With the end result, T&T remained second on 13 factors, a degree behind leaders Nicaragua who superior to the Gold Cup and in addition gained promotion to League A.
T&T will now function within the Gold Cup preliminaries and stay in League B
Smith put Nicaragua forward nearing the half-hour mark, eluding defender Kareem Moses and heading a cross previous goalkeeper Nicklas Frenderup from six yards.
However Joevin Jones equalized moments earlier than the break after Ryan Telfer was introduced down within the space, beating goalkeeper Miguel Rodriguez with a thumping drive to his proper.
In League C, St Kitts beat Aruba 2-0 courtesy of a brace from Keithroy Freeman to prime Group B and earn promotion to League B and a visit to the Gold Cup preliminaries.
The 29-year-old struck in first-half stoppage at Warner Park in Basseterre, operating on to a protracted all out of the again and lobbing the ’keeper from shut vary, earlier than including his second within the eightieth by pivoting within the field on a Josua John cross, to attain from 10 yards.
St Lucia, in the meantime, additionally earned promotion and a spot within the Gold Cup preliminaries after topping Group C by simply brushing apart Dominica 3-1 on the Darren Sammy Cricket Floor in Castries.
Gregson President put the hosts forward within the nineteenth minute from a decent angle from the fitting of the field earlier than Kurt Frederick scored the primary of a brace within the fortieth, lashing residence a left-footed drive after the Dominica defence did not clear a free ball.
Frederick’s second got here within the 62nd when his deflected shot from the highest of the 18-yard field discovered the again of the nets.
Briel Thomas struck a comfort objective within the 84th for Dominica, who remained winless on two factors from as many attracts.
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