Under a torrential downpour at the National Soccer Stadium, Nicaragua overcame Montserrat for the second time in four days, winning 3-0. A more resounding victory was expected this Monday night in Managua, but the lack of efficiency in the area and the discomfort of the rain prevented the Blue and White from achieving a greater success, although it did not prevent them from extending the victory to 10 games. unbeaten streak, eight wins and two draws, remaining leader of group B and being one step away from being promoted to League A of Nations.
The game cost Nicaragua more than expected. He arrived at the opponent’s area and was not successful because he was making bad decisions in the last stretch of the field. The final pass was predictable or intercepted by the defense. Nobody had clarity in the game to make the last pass or ingenuity to make the unbalancing individual play. The actions saved by the defenders with just enough generated corner kicks that the Blue and White could not take advantage of because the strategy fell short or the defenders reacted quickly to close.
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The Blue and White did everything almost well, but failed at the last minute. He had his rival subdued behind, dying, but he had no clarity in the opponent’s area. The best opportunities were coming from set pieces, however they were not successful either, until an intelligent execution and a defensive error combined. Harold Medina took an open free kick, Oscar Acevedo put the ball into the penalty spot, the Montserrat defender failed to clear the ball and the rebound was caught by Juan Luis Pérez (38), who headed the ball into the back of the net to open the scoring. score and add his third consecutive goal with Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández and Luis Fernando Coronel combined in the area, after a play by Juan Barrera, and Coronel (43) made it 2-0. Barrera (45) had to seal the win, but failed in the definition.
Starting the second half, the rain intensified in the National Stadium and Fantasma Figueroa brought on Widman Talavera and Matías Belli (49), who made it 3-0. Nicaragua could have scored two more goals easily, however, they lacked aim in the area to achieve the multiple goals.
Nicaragua reached 12 points, three above the Dominican Republic, which beat Barbados 5-2. Next month, the Nicaraguans face Barbados and the Dominicans face Montserrat on the first day on November 17. At the close of the group stage, the Pinoleros and Dominicans face each other on November 20 to define the leadership of the group and classification to League A, where only first place advances.
2023-10-17 08:52:10
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