Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Aruba 4th with 3, Suriname 2nd with 9. The last five rounds placed Aruba no better than 29th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Aruba were scoring 0.75 and conceding 4.75, Suriname 3.75 and 1, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Aruba. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Suriname. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Aruba against 10/15 for Suriname.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Aruba win, 2 for Suriname, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting.
IMG Soccer Stadium in Bradenton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Suriname led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-6.