Barbados 1 - Dominica 0; Grenada, St. Lucia, Suriname advance; Bahamas tie

"There's no reason we can't get right at them in that second leg and get their fans on their backs." -Richard Pacquette of Dominica

Barbados were not pleased with their situation heading into the second leg. They felt that they were the favorites heading into the tie against Dominica and were looking to improve upon the 1-1 aggregate scoreline. No goals were scored in a tense first half. In the sixty-second minute, an odd situation broke out. Rashida Williams of Barbados was given a red card, but the captain of Dominica Colin Bernard was also shown red. The game proceeded with ten-on-ten action and Barbadoes wound up victorious on a lone goal scored within ten minutes of full time. The United States of America wait for Barbados now that they have won their first round tie 2-1 on aggregate goals.

"We have made enough improvements in the past few years to give them a game. We are optimistic about our chances and it will not be an easy walkover for Grenada."- Dwight Ferguson of the United States Virgin Islands

Grenada took all of the drama out of their one-leg tie with the United States Virgin Islands and in the process made Ferguson sound foolish. They showed absolutely no mercy to their overmatched opponents, taking a 5-0 lead into half time and then coasting to a 10-0 win in St. George's. Costa Rica should prove to be more of a challenge for Grenada in the second round.

St. Lucia were down 2-1 in the aggregate to surprising Turks and Caicos Islands. With a ticket to play Guatemala at stake, the Lucians did not want to disappoint their faithful in Vieux Fort. A goal in the first half tied the aggregate score at 2-2, but it put the pressure on Turks and Caicos Islands because they were down in the road-goals tiebreaker. The visitors were unable to respond and in fact surrendered a second goal to lose the match 2-0 and the tie 3-2.

Suriname played Montserrat in a one-leg playoff held in Trinidad and Tobago. The South American nation made easy meat out of the British tiny island, although the game was much closer in the first half. Suriname broke the scoring seal in the thirty-sixth minute and had a 2-0 lead at halftime. Montserrat came out of the gates quickly in the second half and knocked home a goal within five minutes of the restart to make it 2-1. That is when the avalanche of Suriname goals began. Eventually, the score wound up 7-1 and Suriname will now meet neighbors Guyana, the only other South American team playing in CONCACAF.

Bahamas were playing host to British Virgin Islands for the first time on Wednesday. After a scoreless first half, the Bahamas bagged their first goal quickly after the second half began. The visiting underdogs were not about to go away, though, and fought back to come out with a 1-1 tie. In what could be considered questionable coaching, there were no substitutes made by the Bahamanians in the entire match. The Bahamas will host the British Virgin Islands again on Sunday with a berth in the second round against Jamaica at stake.

Goal scorers:
Barbados: Stanford 84

Grenada: J. Roberts 3, 8; Charles 9, 43, 87; Rennie 22; Langiagne 56; Bubb 82, 83; Ferguson 89 OG (United States Virgin Islands)

St. Lucia: McPhee 28; Elva 85

Suriname: Cristoph 36, 55; Wondel 44; Valies 64; Huur 80; Schurman 86, 88

Montserrat: Farrell 48

Bahamas: St. Fleur 47

British Virgin Islands: Lennon 76