WILLEMSTAD--FC Southampton defender Cuco Martina captained Curaçao in the 5-2 win over Guyana in a Caribbean Cup qualifying group game at the national sports centre SDK on Wednesday night.Curaçao, coached by Patrick Kluivert and ranked 152 in the world, took a big step towards the next round in qualifying for the tournament with a big victory in the Ergilio Hato Stadium.
Martina, who earned his 24th cap, started the game at centre-back for the team that led 2-1 at half-time before completing their victory in the second 45. Felitciano Zschusschen contributed a hat-trick and FK AS Trenín’s Gino van Kessel scored the other two goals for the hosts. Next up for Kluivert's side is a game against US Virgin Islands on Tuesday night when they can confirm progress into the next stage of the competition. The group winner and a further four best runners-up from the second qualifying round groups go through. The third and final qualifying round begins in October.
