Action from the Caribbean Club Championship game between Club Barcelona Atletico (dark blue jersey) and Elite SC on March 1 2017, in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – With Haiti’s Racing FC having already sealed advancement to the finals, first-round play in the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship resumed Wednesday with the opening matches in Group B and Group C.
Here are some highlights:
GROUP B
- Cibao FC (Dominican Republic) struck for nine first-half goals on the way to a 16-0 win over Police FC (Montserrat). Woodensky Babalito (2’, 12’, 15’, 48’) and Domingo Peralta (34’, 41’, 42’, 51’) scored four goals each, while Charles Herold Jr. (45’, 90’+3), Jose Jaquez Jr. (4’, 25’) and Patrick Soko (68’, 83’) added two each.
- Host Don Bosco’s bid to qualify for a second straight appearance in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League ended in a 1- draw with Unite Sainte-Rosienne (Guadeloupe). USR went ahead 1-0 through Steeve Desert, before Geraldy Joseph (38’) replied for the Haitian power.
GROUP C
- Chiqui Meza (54’, 71’) scored two goals as Club Barcelona Atletico (Dominican Republic) earned a 4-0 win over Elite SC (Cayman Islands).
- Trevaughn Harriet (13’, 31’) netted a brace and Grenades FC (Antigua & Barbuda) held on to defeat host Montego Bay United, 3-2. A goal by Naz McBernette (67’) gave the visitor a 3-0 lead midway through the second half, but MBU’s late rally fell short.
The winners of the four remaining first-round groups will advance to the final round, where they will join two-time defending champion Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago) and Group A champion Racing FC.
Last year, Central FC defended its Caribbean title by prevailing over fellow Trinidadian side DirecTV W Connection in the final for the second straight year, 3-0.
The champion of the Caribbean Club Championship earns a place in the newly re-formatted CONCACAF Champions League, while the second-, third- and fourth-placed clubs will participate in the Confederation’s newly launched club championship tournament for Caribbean and Central American teams, which kicks off in August.
2017 CARIBBEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round
GROUP B (Stade Sylvio Cator – Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
March 1, 2017
Police FC 0, Cibao FC 16
Woodensky Babalito 2’, 12’, 15’, 48’; Jose Jaquez Jr. 4’, 25’; Domingo Peralta 34’, 41’, 42’, 51’; Charles Herold Jr. 45’, 90’+3; Patrick Soko 68’, 83’; Kerbi Rodriguez 75’; Edward Acevedo 82’
Don Bosco 1, Unite Sainte-Rosienne 1
Geraldy Joseph 38’ / Steeve Desert 12
Table (Games Played, Wins, Draws, Losses, Goals For, Goals Against, Points)
Cibao FC 1-1-0-0-16-0-3
Don Bosco 1-0-1-0-1-1-1
Unite Sainte-Rosienne 1-0-1-0-1-1-1
Police FC 1-0-0-1-0-16-0
Remaining Games
March 3, 2017
Cibao FC v Unite Sainte-Rosienne
Don Bosco v Police FC
March 5, 2017
Unite Sainte-Rosienne v Police FC
Don Bosco v Cibao FC
GROUP C (Montego Bay Sports Complex – Montego Bay, Jamaica)
March 1, 2017
Club Barcelona Atletico 4, Elite SC 0
Oscar Castillo 53’; Chiqui Meza 54’, 71’; Jose Guerra 73’
Montego Bay United 2, Grenades FC 3
Johann Weatherly 82’; Owayne Gordon 90’+4 / Trevaughn Harriet 13’, 31’; Naz McBernette 67’
Table (Games Played, Wins, Draws, Losses, Goals For, Goals Against, Points)
Club Barcelona Atletico 1-1-0-0-4-0-3
Grenades FC 1-1-0-0-3-2-3
Montego Bay United 1-0-0-1-2-3-0
Elite SC 1-0-0-1-0-4-0
Remaining Games
March 3, 2017
Grenades FC v Club Barcelona Atletico
Montego Bay United v Elite SC
March 5, 2017
Elite SC v Grenades FC
Montego Bay United v Club Barcelona Atletico
