Antigua and Barbuda vs Aruba
MIAMI--League C action of the 2026/2027 Concacaf Nations League continued on Thursday, with Saint Martin, Montserrat and Antigua & Barbuda qualifying not only for the League C Championship, but also to the League A+C Play-In.
Saint Martin 6, Bahamas 0
Saint Martin delivered an incredible 6-nil performance against Bahamas at Bethlehem Soccer Stadium in St, Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Axel Raga kicked off the goal count of the day with his first goal for Saint Martin in the 15’. Pierre-Bertrand Arne secured their second goal of the day with a left foot shot in the area in the 24’.
Mattéo Makhabe amplified the gap in the 38’, scoring the third goal for Saint Martin with a left foot shot from the edge of the box. Jordan Alexandre was ready to deliver a perfect penalty shot from the center of the box to score Saint Martin’s fourth goal.
Raga found the net again in the second half, scoring the fifth goal for his team in the 77’. He com-pleted his hat-trick in the last minute of the match, in the 90+1’, to score the sixth and last goal of the match.
With three wins, Saint Martin secured the first place of Group C table, and will compete in the League A+C Play-In and League C Championship.
Montserrat 4, Turks and Caicos Islands 1
Montserrat secured a 4-1 win against hosts Turks and Caicos Islands at TCIFA National Stadium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Montserrat took the advantage just two minutes into the game from the penalty spot, Lyle Taylor sending the ball to the right bottom corner in the 2’. Taylor stepped into the center of the box once again in the 45+4’ to secure his brace and the second goal for Montserrat.
Billy Forbes pulled one back for Turks and Caicos Islands with a free kick in the 80’. Just minutes after in the 82’, Tyrone Baker regained the two-goal lead for Montserrat. The fourth and final goal of the match came from the boots of Ashley Boatswain in the 90’.
With the result, Montserrat claimed the top of Group A table and will compete in the League A+C Play-In and League C Championship.
Antigua & Barbuda 3, Aruba 2
Antigua and Barbuda sealed a screamer against Aruba with a 3-2 score at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua & Barbuda.
A header by Sean Tomlinson gave Antigua & Barbuda the lead in the 5’. They kept pushing, with TJ Bramble doubling their lead with a long shot from outside the box in the 11’.
A header in the box by Walter Bennett in the 14’ meant the first goal of the night for Aruba Carlito Fermina equalized the game for Aruba in the 50’ with a right foot volley from outside the area.
However, the emotion ran until the last minutes of the match, with Brandon Satchell finding the win-ner in the 86’ with a right foot shot in the area.
With this result, Aruba secured the last ticket to the League C Championship and a spot for the League
A+C Play-In
