Bermuda 2 Sint Maarten 0

Second-half goals from Xahvi DeRoza and Kennahz Fray secured Bermuda their first three points at the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers in Costa Rica on Saturday.

DeRoza opened the scoring in the 68th minute by poking the ball home from close range before Fray pounced on a rebound in stoppage time.

The win moved Cecoy Robinson’s side on to four points in group E, level with Trinidad & Tobago.

Bermuda came close in the eighth minute with Harlem Bean-Fox’s grounder going wide. Two minutes later, Kalen Brunson’s effort went across the face of goal.

In the 34th minute, Grant had a go from the edge of the box and his shot sailed wide. Two minutes later, Brunson’s left-footed effort missed the target.

As Bermuda continued to dominate the game, Jace Donawa’s header from Grant’s cross came off the upright. Donawa was then denied by a superb piece of goalkeeping by James Plas Deher, who pushed the ball out for a corner.

In the second half Bermuda goalkeeper Daniel Powell came off his line in the 52nd minute to make the angle tight for Jhayden York, preventing the Sint Maarten forward from taking a shot at goal.

Khari Sharrieff had a chance on the hour mark with a dipping effort, which was pushed over for a corner by Plas Deher.

Bermuda finally broke down the stubborn Sint Maarten defence from a corner. Sharrieff played the ball to DeRoza, whose initial header came off a defender before it fell kindly for the No 9 to hit the target.

Fray finished off the rebound after the Sint Maarten keeper punched Kalen Brunson’s powerful shot back into play.

SCORERS

Bermuda: DeRoza 68, Fray 90+2

TEAMS

Bermuda (4-3-3): D Powell—N Grant, L Jimenez, E Peets, M Tear-De Leon (D Coddington, 72) — K Sharrieff, H Bean-Fox (sub: B Borgesson, 64), X DeRoza (sub: Q Raynor, 82) — J Donawa, M Belboda (sub: K Fray, 49), K Brunson. Substitutes not used: D Martin, C Jackson, D Smith-Davis, D Stewart, J Morrison, I Gibbons.

Sint Maarten (4-3-3): J Plas Deher — J Blomont, M Richardson, K Kerssies, G Van Ottele — N Henderson, O Gumbs, T Van Ottele — R Garcia (sub: Z President, 80), J York (sub: T Plas Deher, 89), J Martina (sub: G Lawrence,54). Substitutes not used: J Van De Pas, R Bosse, J Lijcklama, X Dias, J Mardenborough, J Niles. Booked: Henderson

Referee: K Hernández (Mexico).