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CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship hosts Bahamas were defeated in the quarter-finals
on Friday as Guadeloupe moved into the final four with a 5-3 win.
Backed
by a fervent home crowd, Bahamas battled back from deficits on three
occasions to go into the final period at 3-3 only for Theo Gelas’ second
and third goals to take the game away from the home nation, who will
now look to secure fifth spot at the weekend.
The
home crowd were subdued somewhat when Damien Granchi-Constant took
advantage of a loose ball to finish from range over goalkeeper Ivan
Rolle, although the Nassau locals were quickly back on their feet when
Gary Joseph levelled.
Gelas
nodded in his first from a throw-in as the scoreboard kept ticking
over, with Cedric Julan then producing a wonderful double save,
initially denying a penalty, to keep Guadeloupe in front.
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Sebastien
Hell nudged an effort against the post in the final chance of the first
period although it would be the Bahamas who would draw blood next as
Joseph registered a second.
Bahamas
had kept Hell relatively quiet until the big forward headed in
Guadeloupe’s third although Bahamas had an in-form striker of their own
to call on and Lesly St. Fleur was the man to put Bahamas back on terms.
With
the scores level, it made for an enthralling final period that saw
Guadeloupe wrestle back the advantage through Gelas’ powerful drive,
before the forward completed his hat-trick amid confusion at the back
for Bahamas.
Goals:
0-1: Granchi-Constant, min. 8 (1); 1-1: Joseph, min. 7 (1); 1-2: Gelas,
min. 6 (1); 2-2: Joseph, min. 11 (2); 2-3: Hell, min. 8 (2); 3-3: St.
Fleur, min. 4 (2); 3-4: Gelas, min. 5 (3); 3-5: Gelas, min. 3 (3)
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Fixtures/results
Friday, 24th February
12.30 - Barbados 5-2 Turks and Caicos Islands
13.45 - Belize 6-4 US Virgin Islands (AET)
15.00 - Canada (2) 2-2 (3) Costa Rica
16.15 - Guyana 6-4Antigua and Barbuda
17.30 - El Salvador 5-0Jamaica
18.45 - USA 4-6Panama
20.00 - Mexico 5-1Trinidad & Tobago
21.15 - Bahamas 3-5Guadeloupe
Saturday, 25th February
11.15 -Turks & Caicos Islands v US Virgin Islands
12.30 - Barbados v Belize
13.45 - Canada v Antigua & Barbuda
15.00 - Costa Rica v Guyana
16.15 - Jamaica v USA
17.30 - Bahamas v Trinidad & Tobago
18.45 - Panama v El Salvador
20.00 - Guadeloupe v Mexico
OTHER FEATURES:
Bahamas wrap up CONCACAF top spot with St. Fleur hat-trick
CONCACAF hosts, Bahamas safety into quarters
Hosts Bahamas win over Guyana in CONCACAF opener
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