The Dominican Republic secured a decisive 6-1 victory over Bermuda in the final match of the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Group D in League B. The match, held at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, saw the Dominican Republic, who entered as group leaders, extend their advantage over second-placed Bermuda.
Dominican Republic 6 Bermuda 1
Dominican Republic Starting Line-Up: - Xavier Valdez, Luiyi de Lucas, Christian Schoissengeyr, Michael Sambataro (Juan Pineda 83rd), Joao Urbaez (Miguel Beltre Agramonte 76th), Jean López (Ángel Montes de Oca 84th), Heinz Mörschel, Júnior Firpo, Edison Azcona (Edarlyn Reyes 68th), Dorny Romero, Ronaldo Vásquez (Rafael Mata 69th) - Substitutes: - Miguel Lloyd, Pascual Ramírez, Brian López, Alex Ciriaco, Guillermo de Peña, Lucas Bretón, Erick Paniagua, - Bermuda Starting Line-Up; - Detre Bell, Reece Jones Jr., Dante Leverock, Harry Twite, Seke Spence, Roger Lee (Ne-Jai Tucker 70th), Keziah Martin, Kane Crichlow (Knory Scott 88th), Zeiko Lewis (Remy Coddington 76th), Djair Parfitt (Blaiz Hall 76th), Reggie Lambe (David Jones 99th) - Substitutes - Jahquil Hill, Milai Perott, Julian Carpenter,, Aunde Todd, Leroy Lewis, Luke Robinson
The first half featured a competitive battle between the two sides, with the Dominican Republic taking the lead in the 33rd minute through a goal by Dorny Romero. Bermuda responded in first-half stoppage time with an equalizer from Djair Parfitt, bringing the score to 1-1 at halftime.
The Dominican Republic dominated the second half, scoring five unanswered goals. Romero added his second goal in the 69th minute, followed by goals from Jean López in the 75th minute and Heinz Mörschel in the 87th minute. Romero completed his hat-trick in the 90th minute and added a fourth goal in stoppage time to secure a 6-1 victory for the Dominican Republic.
Despite the loss, Bermuda finished second in Group D, with the Dominican Republic claiming the top spot.
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