Group A's top team El Salvador ran by the Cayman Islands 4-1 on the road, thanks to a second half blitz.
El Salvador should have been at least three goals clear at halftime, but thanks to the posts and some heroic defending, Cayman Islands held out. The floodgates opened in the second half, Christian Bautista opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Luis Anaya then added his first of two goals in the 63rd minute.
The Cayman Islands did briefly cut the lead in half when Mark Ebanks converted a penalty kick in the 74th. El Salvador responded well with two goals, Anaya added his second and Xavier Garcia completed the scoring in added time.
El Salvador now leads Suriname by two points after the first two group games, while the Cayman Islands have expectantly lost its first two matches.
Panama opened its group C campaign with a nice road win against Central American rival Nicaragua.
The two star attackers for Panama, Luis Tejada and Blas Perez, were the two goalscorers for perhaps the best CONCACAF nation in round two.
Tejada opened his account early, putting a shot in the net just seven minutes into the game. Nicaragua tied the match in the 19th, thanks to an own goal courtesy of defender Roman Torres.
In the second half Perez grabbed the eventual winner in the 50th minute and Panama was able to hold on for a nice opening win.
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