Match Report
Curacao went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Barbados sat 5th on 1 — an 11-point gap. Barbados ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Curacao 3.75 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Barbados 1 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.56.
Defeat had followed defeat for Barbados — three in succession.
The venue was Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad, with room for 8,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Curacao led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.