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St. Lucia Dominates Grenada in a Close Match
St. Lucia defeated Grenada 2-1 in an exciting match played at the Kirani James National Stadium in St. George’s. The match, part of the second round of the 2024 CONCACAF Nations League League B, was marked by intensity and a strong fight from both teams.
St. Lucia opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a goal from C. Forino-Joseph, assisted by A. Myers. Just eight minutes later, D. Jn Baptiste extended the lead for the Caribbean team with an unassisted goal. In the 24th minute, S. Nelson received a yellow card for a foul.
Grenada tried to react and find a way back into the game, but it was St. Lucia who controlled the match during the first half. However, in the second half, Grenada pressed forward and managed to reduce the deficit in the 51st minute with a goal from L. Akins, assisted by D. Johnson.
Despite Grenada’s effort, St. Lucia was able to control the situation and ultimately secured the victory. The match was marked by intensity, yellow cards, and numerous substitutions for both teams.
Grenada dominated possession (68% compared to 32% for St. Lucia), took more shots (16 to 13), and executed more corners (5 to 5), but they could not translate their superiority into more goals.
St. Lucia, on the other hand, showed greater effectiveness, taking advantage of their opportunities and securing the victory.
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Substitutions st. lucia: at minute 30 A. Sherman came in and C. Sandiford went out., at minute 59 R. Stanislas came in and C. Ginola Elva went out., at minute 79 S. Simon came in and A. Jude-Boyd went out., at minute 79 M. Aurelien came in and S. Nelson went out.
Substitutions grenada: at minute 46 D. Johnson came in and S. Lewis went out., at minute 69 J. Berkeley-Agyepong came in and K. Clarke went out., at minute 72 J. Charles came in and G. Sandiford went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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St. Lucia
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