MIAMI, Florida – Barbados suffered a heavy 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Nicaragua to lose their second game of the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday, to remain bottom of their group.
Playing in League B in the Group B contest in Managua, Barbados were battered in the first half through goals from Ariagner Smith (11th), Juan Luis Pérez (40th) and Jaime Moreno (45+), before Jacob Montes (69th) and Moreno again completed the rout at the National Stadium.
Thierry Gale provided the consolation goal for Barbados at the death, the 21-year-old Austria-based forward notching his second of the campaign.
Barbados were behind from early through Smith’s near post header and slipped even further when Pérez’s long range volley gave goalkeeper Liam Brathwaite little chance.
When Moreno extended the lead from the spot on the brink of half-time after Juan Barrera was brought down in the box, the game was all but over.
Nevertheless, the home side continued to push for more goals in the second half and they duly arrived, Montes scoring after Smith’s initial shot had been blocked and Moreno completing his brace in the 76th after Brathwaite had parried a shot from Josue Quijano.
The home side were reduced to ten men, five minutes from the end when goalkeeper Miguel Rodriguez was sent off but the red card had little impact on the outcome.
Unbeaten Nicaragua lead the group with six points.
Also in Group B, Montserrat went down 3-0 to the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo while in League C, Saint Martin beat Bonaire 2-1 in Basseterre and Cayman Islands lost to Aruba 2-1 in George Town.
