Curaçao beats Puerto Rico in extra time to advance to Caribbean Cup semifinals
BAYAMON, Oct. 11, 2016 (AMP) — USA 2017 (Qualifiers) : Curaçao defeated Puerto Rico 4-2 after extra time, in a Caribbean Cup qualifying game on Tuesday night at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon.
Leandro Bacuna scored dual goals
The score was still 2-2 after the 90 minutes of regulation time, after goals from H. Ramos ('16) and M. Ramos ('27) for Puerto Rico and Janga ('69) and Leandro Bacuna ('85) for Curaçao, and both teams had to wait for overtime to settle the issue. The Curaçaoans finally broke through with goals from Zschusschen ('97) and Bacuna ('120).
Curaçao advance to the Semifinals. Puerto Rico is eliminated.Fixtures and Results : Third Round Group 3
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Overview
Puerto Rico at the Caribbean Cup
- 1 appearances (1993)
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1991)
Curaçao at the Caribbean Cup
- 1 appearances (2014)
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 2012)
Puerto Rico
2:4
Curaçao
2:4 (a.e.t.), 2:2 (2:0)
- 11 October 2016
- 19:30
- Bayamon
Third Round Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Curaçao | 6 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 |
Matches
Caribbean Cup History
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