A quick summary of action around the CONCACAF first round on TUE 26 FEB 2008.
» St Lucia 02-00 Turks-Caicos Is: Kenwin MCPHEE erased a one goal deficit from the first leg and gave St Lucia the advantage on away goals. Titus ELVA then scored a second to seal the match and send St Lucia through to the Group 1B final against Guatemala.
» Barbados 01-00 Dominica: In the 62nd minute, both Barbados’s Rashida WILLIAMS and Dominica’s Colin BERNARD were sent off. Dwayne STANFORD scored a late goal that advanced the home team to a meeting with the United States in Group 1A.
» St Kitts-Nevis 01-01 Belize: Elroy SMITH extended Belize’s aggregate lead to three goals, and despite a late goal from Orlando MITCHUM, the Central Americans advance in Group 2A. Their “reward” is a matchup against Mexico.
» Puerto Rico 01-00 Dominican Rep [F/OT]: Peter VILLEGAS was the islanders’ hero as he scored in overtime to earn the win in the Group 2C semifinal, played as a single match. Puerto Rico will face Honduras in the group final.