Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Barbados and Saint Lucia Tune Up for Qualifiers with Friendly

Barbados trounced Saint Lucia 4-0 in an international friendly Tuesday, as both sides prepare for their opening group games in round two of CONCACAF qualifying.

Teenager Kadeem Atkins was on target twice for the home side, with Riviere Williams and Kyle Gibson rounding out the goalscorers. Barbados, ranked 145 by FIFA, is in group B with Bermuda, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago and opens group play on the road at Guyana.

Saint Lucia is 183rd in the FIFA rankings and made the second round after defeating Aruba on penalty kicks after they ended their tie 6-6 on aggregate. Saint Lucia is in group D with Canada, Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis. They begin on the road at favorite Canada.

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