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.
With 81 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, I. Barton was the man in the middle. 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.