World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Saint Kitts and Nevis beats Turks and Caicos Islands 6-2 to qualify for next round
PROVIDENCIALES, Mar. 26, 2015 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (American Qualifiers) : Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated Turks and Caicos Islands by a big score of 6-2 (halftime: 3-2), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Thursday night at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales.
Panayiotou scored tripple goals
Turks and Caicos Islands opened the score in the score in the 4th minute thanks to Calixte on penalty, before Saint Kitts and Nevis regained the advantage with J. Leader ('7, '30) and Panayiotou ('33 on penalty). Leading 3-2 at the break, the Kittitians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Panayiotou '55, '60 and Robbins '73).
Saint Kitts and Nevis, who won the first leg (6-2), advance to the second round of the ongoing CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign. Turks and Caicos Islands is eliminated.Fixtures and Results : First Round
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Overview
Turks and Caicos Islands at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 2002)
Saint Kitts and Nevis at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Turks and Caicos Islands
2:6
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2:6 (2:3)
- 26 March 2015
- 19:00
- Providenciales
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