Osaze DeRosario produced a moment of magic when it mattered most, finding the back of the net in the 78th minute to give Guyana a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Puerto Rico in their Concacaf Nations League opener on Thursday.
In a tightly contested affair at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, the Golden Jaguars broke the deadlock late in the second half through DeRosario’s decisive touch, securing all three points in their opening fixture.
The victory provides an ideal start to Guyana’s Group A campaign in League B as they target promotion and a direct pathway to the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Placed alongside Puerto Rico, Dominica, and the Cayman Islands, the national team is competing under a centralised venue format structured by Concacaf to reduce travel demands and elevate technical performance across the region.
The Golden Jaguars quickly turn their attention to Sunday, September 27, returning to the Roseau pitch as the designated home side to take on the Cayman Islands.
Action then shifts to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, for the second leg of the September-October international window.
Guyana will clash with hosts Dominica at the Estadio Centroamericano Juan Figueroa Freyre on Thursday, 1 October, before concluding the window against the same opposition on Sunday, 4 October.
With the group stage continuing through November, the top teams from each League B group will advance to a newly introduced centralised League B Championship in March 2027.
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