Suriname qualified for the quarter finals of the CONCACAF Nations League on Wednesday with an emphatic home victory over Guyana.
The Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion in Paramaribo saw a scintillating 5-1 score line, thanks to two goals by former PEC Zwolle and ADO Den Haag man Sheraldo Becker, and a goal by former Feyenoord left-back Ridgeciano Haps.
Becker opened the scoring quickly with a smart finish from a Gleofilo Vlijter cut-back on the left just three minutes in. He then notched his second in the 10th minute, with an almost identical finish, this time reacting to a Quillen Roberts save.
Jalen Jones grabbed one back in the 13th minute for the Golden Jaguars, yet former Willem II youth product Virgil Misidjan made sure it was 3-1 before the break.
Just six minutes into the new period, Suriname picked up where they left off. Haps crossed low for Denzel Jubitana (formerly of Roda JC) for a simple tap-in, before Jubitana then returned the favour to pick out the wing-back to seal a dominant outing 20 minutes from the end.
The victory means that Suriname is assured of second place in Group A of the Nations League. They can now prepare for the quarter finals on the 14th and 19th of November.
CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinals
(1) Mexico 🇲🇽 v (8) Honduras 🇭🇳
(2) USA/Canada v (7) Suriname 🇸🇷
(3) USA/Canada v (6) Jamaica 🇯🇲
(4) Panama 🇵🇦 v (5) Costa Rica 🇨🇷If USA beats Mexico tonight, they’ll be the 2, otherwise it’ll be Canada
Mexico 🇲🇽 v Honduras 🇭🇳 again 😂
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