FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Dominican Republic vs British Virgin Islands, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
Dominican Republic
  • 2': Rafael Núñez
  • 14': Dorny Romero (P)
  • 31': Rafael Núñez
  • 90'+3': Dorny Romero
FT
4 - 0
British Virgin Islands

    About

    Dominican Republic are hosting British Virgin Islands at Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Dominican Republic 1, British Virgin Islands 0. Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heinz Mörschel.
    • 4': Foul by Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands).
    • 4': Luiyi de Lucas (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Hand ball by Robert Green IV (British Virgin Islands).
    • 10': Foul by Brayan Ademán (Dominican Republic).
    • 10': T'Sharne Gallimore (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Robert Green IV (British Virgin Islands) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 11': Foul by Michael Sambataro (Dominican Republic).
    • 11': Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Penalty Dominican Republic. Junior Firpo draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 13': Penalty conceded by Troy Caesar (British Virgin Islands) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 14': Goal! Dominican Republic 2, British Virgin Islands 0. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 17': Foul by Jean López (Dominican Republic).
    • 17': Robert Green IV (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Offside, Dominican Republic. Junior Firpo is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Heinz Mörschel (Dominican Republic).
    • 21': Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands).
    • 23': Jean López (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edison Azcona with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Charbel Wehbe (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Luiyi de Lucas (Dominican Republic).
    • 23': Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Michael Sambataro (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 26': Foul by Luka Chalwell (British Virgin Islands).
    • 26': Jean López (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Troy Caesar (British Virgin Islands).
    • 27': Junior Firpo (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Hand ball by Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Smith.
    • 31': Goal! Dominican Republic 3, British Virgin Islands 0. Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heinz Mörschel.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Green IV with a through ball.
    • 35': Foul by Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata (Dominican Republic).
    • 35': Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. T'Sharne Gallimore (British Virgin Islands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, British Virgin Islands. Conceded by Luiyi de Lucas.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Jean López (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Dominican Republic 3, British Virgin Islands 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dominican Republic 3, British Virgin Islands 0.
    • 48': Corner, Dominican Republic. Conceded by Miguel Marshall.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edison Azcona.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Troy Caesar (British Virgin Islands).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Dominican Republic. Conceded by Taylor Scarff.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Scarff (British Virgin Islands).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michael Sambataro with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Corner, Dominican Republic. Conceded by Jerry Wiltshire.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brayan Ademán.
    • 55': Foul by Junior Firpo (Dominican Republic).
    • 55': Kristian Javier (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Substitution, British Virgin Islands. Joshua Bertie replaces Kristian Javier.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Heinz Mörschel (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luiyi de Lucas.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Charbel Wehbe (Dominican Republic).
    • 60': Substitution, Dominican Republic. Yoan Melo replaces Charbel Wehbe because of an injury.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Foul by Yoan Melo (Dominican Republic).
    • 61': Joshua Bertie (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Jerry Wiltshire (British Virgin Islands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Bertie.
    • 64': Foul by Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic).
    • 64': Joshua Bertie (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Jerry Wiltshire (British Virgin Islands) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Bertie following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Luka Chalwell (British Virgin Islands).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Heinz Mörschel (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata.
    • 68': Substitution, Dominican Republic. José Luis De la Cruz replaces Jean López.
    • 68': Substitution, Dominican Republic. Daniel Leonardo replaces Heinz Mörschel.
    • 69': Substitution, Dominican Republic. Edarlyn Reyes replaces Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata.
    • 72': Corner, Dominican Republic. Conceded by Taylor Scarff.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury T'Sharne Gallimore (British Virgin Islands).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, British Virgin Islands. Carson Price replaces T'Sharne Gallimore because of an injury.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Luiyi de Lucas (Dominican Republic) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Edison Azcona with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Edarlyn Reyes (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edarlyn Reyes.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Edarlyn Reyes (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Sambataro.
    • 79': Foul by Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands).
    • 79': Luiyi de Lucas (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Robert Green IV (British Virgin Islands).
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Smith (British Virgin Islands).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Brayan Ademán (Dominican Republic) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Sambataro with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Edarlyn Reyes (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dorny Romero with a headed pass.
    • 83': Foul by Yoan Melo (Dominican Republic).
    • 83': Luka Chalwell (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, British Virgin Islands. T'Khoy Morton replaces Justin Smith because of an injury.
    • 84': Substitution, British Virgin Islands. Hugo Liziario replaces Robert Green IV.
    • 84': Substitution, Dominican Republic. Jason Yambatis replaces Edison Azcona.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Junior Firpo (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiyi de Lucas.
    • 87': Foul by Hugo Liziario (British Virgin Islands).
    • 87': José Luis De la Cruz (Dominican Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Sambataro with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Corner, Dominican Republic. Conceded by Tyler Forbes.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jason Yambatis (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edarlyn Reyes.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jason Yambatis (Dominican Republic).
    • 90'+2': Tyler Forbes (British Virgin Islands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Dominican Republic 4, British Virgin Islands 0. Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Edarlyn Reyes (Dominican Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dorny Romero with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Dominican Republic 4, British Virgin Islands 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Dominican Republic 4, British Virgin Islands 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    23.1 Possession 76.9
    6 SHOTS 26
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    91 Accurate Passes 461
    155 Passes 508
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    3 Crosses 23
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    53 Long Balls 54
    17 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    16 Effective Tackles 8
    23 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 7
    26 Effective Clearances 11
    26 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

    Venue: Estadio Panamericano
    Location: San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
    Attendance: 1,100

    WCQ - Concacaf Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Guatemala 2 +9 6
    2 Jamaica 2 +2 6
    3 Dominican Republic 2 +3 3
    4 Dominica 2 -7 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DOM Dominican Republic (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Miguel Lloyd (GK)
    23 Luiyi de Lucas
    13 Michael Sambataro
    22 Brayan Ademán
    8 Heinz Mörschel
    14 Jean Carlos López
    21 Edison Azcona
    19 Charbel Wehbe
    17 Dorny Romero
    9 Rafael Núñez
    3 Junior Firpo
    Dominican Republic Substitutes:
    Carlos Ventura, Alexander Romero, Johan Guzmán, Jose De la Cruz, Nelson Lemaire, Daniel Leonardo, Jason Joseph, Xavier Valdez, Yoan Melo, Edarlin Reyes, Brian López, Ronaldo Vásquez.

    BVI British Virgin Islands (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Frankie Beckles (GK)
    12 Taylor Scarff
    4 Troy Caesar
    5 Jerry Wiltshire
    3 Miguel Marshall
    13 Justin Smith
    6 T'Sharne Gallimore
    11 Robert Green IV
    8 Luka Chalwell
    2 Kristian Javier
    9 Tyler Forbes
    British Virgin Islands Substitutes:
    Azarni Callwood, Adrian Padilla, Mekhi Walters, Joshua Bertie, Hugo Costa Liziario, Giovanni Grant, Jadon Abrams, Carson Price, T'Khoy Morton, Denvin Jones, Johari Lacey, Joel Mars.

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