{"id":25767,"date":"2019-04-09T14:36:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=25767"},"modified":"2019-04-09T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:36:34","slug":"double-strike-from-rodriguez-ends-antigua-barbudas-concacaf-championship-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/double-strike-from-rodriguez-ends-antigua-barbudas-concacaf-championship-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Double strike from Rodriguez ends Antigua & Barbuda\u2019s CONCACAF Championship bid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua & Barbuda failed in the bid to qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship when the Dominican Republic took them down 2-0 in Sunday in the deciding match of Group B.<\/p>

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The DR became the 20th and final team to qualify for the Championship following two goals early in the second half from Franklin Rodriguez which floored the Antiguans.<\/p>\n

The result earned the DR the top spot in Group B with nine points, three points ahead of the Benna Boys.<\/p>

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It was a tense first half between the two sides, with things still undecided and scoreless at the break.<\/p>

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Rodriguez however, broke the deadlock in the first minute of the second half, and extended the DR\u2019s lead 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n

From this point, the DR pratically parked the bus, although making a few counter-attacking moves, and saw out the rest of the match to book their tickets to the Championship.<\/p>

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Play will resume for the Championship Round from May 1 to 16.<\/p>\n

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