MIAMI, Florida – Group A and Group C of League C of the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League wrapped up their respective windows, with Saint Martin earning a commanding victory and British Virgin Islands rescuing a late draw at Turks and Caicos Islands.
Saint Martin vs. Anguilla
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Stanley Segarel scored four goals, while Axel Raga had a hat-trick as Saint Martin rolled to an 8-0 victory against Anguilla at the SKNFA Technical Center in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Martin now lead Group A with nine points through three matches, while Anguilla are still without a point through three games.
Saint Martin broke the deadlock in the 17’ through Segarel, who had an easy tap-in off a cross. Saint Martin kept their foot on the gas and Segarel scored his second of the afternoon from the penalty spot for a 2-0 lead in the 32’ after an Anguilla handball in the area.
Segarel’s banner day continued with his third goal of the afternoon in the 39’ as he stroked home a right-footed shot to extend the lead to 3-0.
Segarel showed no slowing down and he tallied his fourth of the day in the 47’ by finishing past Anguilla GK Danniell Bailey for a 4-0 lead.
A minute later in the 48’ the scoreboard read 5-0, as Emmanuel Richardson got in on the act with a goal.
Anguilla’s long day grew even more frustrating in the 56’ when DF Luke Paris was sent off, leaving the visitors with 10 men for more than the final half-hour.
A giveaway deep in the Anguilla half led to another goal for Saint Martin, this time with Raga doing the finishing in the 65’ for a 6-0 lead. Raga was back at it in the 70’, heading in his second goal of the day for a 7-0 Saint Martin advantage.
Raga then completed his hat trick and rounded out the 8-0 scoreline in the 89’ with a header into net off a corner kick.
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. British Virgin Islands
Justin Smith scored in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 draw for British Virgin Islands at Turks and Caicos Islands at the TCIFA National Stadium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
BVI now sit atop the group with five points through three matches, while Turks and Caicos Islands have one point after three games.
BVI were in dreamland not even three minutes into the match, as Miguel Marshall knifed through the Turks and Caicos Islands defense and played a ball to Joshua Bertie, who one-timed a left-footed shot into goal for a 1-0 BVI lead.
Turks and Caicos Islands went to work on finding an equalizer and an inch-perfect pass from Billy Forbes up to Junior Paul in the BVI area led to BVI GK Daniel Gilford fouling Paul, resulting in a penalty. Forbes stepped and confidently drilled home the spot kick to even the score at 1-1 in the 28.
Turks and Caicos GK Sebastian Turbyfield kept things level with two big saves on one-on-one chances for BVI.
The hosts then grabbed a 2-1 lead when Forbes curled in a free kick into the top right corner in the 75’.
Turks and Caicos Islands were closing in on the full three points, but BVI had one last chance up their sleeve and a deep cross was turned into net by Smith in the 90+5’, making for a 2-2 final and a share of the spoils.
