Guyana’s hopes of staying in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League had been dashed after a heavy 5-1 defeat to Suriname on Tuesday night time.
The consequence not solely confirmed Suriname’s promotion to the event’s quarter-finals for the primary time of their historical past, but it surely additionally relegated Guyana again to League B for the 2025 version.
Suriname’s followers packed the Dr. IR Franklin Essed Stadium in Paramaribo, wanting to witness the showdown between the neighboring South American groups. The house facet didn’t disappoint, delivering a dominant efficiency that noticed them safe a spot among the many area’s high groups, together with Mexico, Canada, and the USA.
From the opening whistle, Suriname took management of the sport, with Sheraldo Becker firing in a aim within the third minute to set the tone. He doubled Suriname’s benefit simply seven minutes later after Guyanese goalkeeper Quillian Roberts may solely parry a shot from Virgil Misidjan, leaving Becker to pounce for his second aim of the night time.
Early setbacks
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Regardless of the early setbacks, Guyana briefly discovered a method again into the match when Jalen Jones capitalized on a well-worked set-piece to attain within the thirteenth minute, narrowing the deficit to 2-1. Nevertheless, Suriname swiftly regained their momentum, and by halftime, Misidjan had prolonged the result in 3-1, leaving Guyana with a steep hill to climb.
The second half noticed extra of the identical as Suriname continued to dominate. Denzel Jubitana netted their fourth aim within the 51st minute, and Ridgeciano Haps added a fifth within the 69th minute to spherical off the scoring.
Guyana struggled to deal with Suriname’s tempo and medical ending, and regardless of their finest efforts, they had been unable to transform additional alternatives. After the sport, goalscorer Jones mirrored on the crew’s missed probabilities, admitting that failure to capitalize on key moments in each matches had price them dearly.
We would have liked extra targets
“We had alternatives, particularly within the first sport, however didn’t take them, and within the second half right this moment, we couldn’t sustain. We would have liked extra targets, and we wanted a clear sheet, but it surely simply didn’t occur for us,” Jones stated.
Now relegated to League B, Jones emphasised the significance of studying from their errors and coming again stronger sooner or later. “It’s robust, however now we have to study from it. We bought relegated, however the goal is to bounce again and push for promotion once more,” he added.
Guyana will look to rebuild within the subsequent Nations League cycle in 2025 after a difficult however in the end unsuccessful marketing campaign in League A.
