“Joshua Brenet broke the deadlock to make it 1-0, finally opening up a match that had been goalless for over an hour and setting Curacao on course for a commanding victory.”
Pivotal“Jeremy Antonisse doubled Curacao's lead to 2-0, effectively ending the contest and confirming Aruba had no route back into the match.”
Pivotal“Livano Comenencia added a third to put the scoreline beyond any doubt, capping a strong final half-hour from the Curacao frontline.”
“Juninho Bacuna completed the rout with a fourth goal in stoppage time, rounding off a polished second-half display and giving the final scoreline a emphatic look.”
Curacao
Aruba
Curacao put in a composed and increasingly ruthless second-half performance to sweep aside Aruba 4-0 in this June friendly, though the opening 54 minutes had offered little indication of the goal glut to come. Joshua Brenet broke the deadlock just after the hour mark, and from that moment Aruba's resistance crumbled entirely. Jeremy Antonisse doubled the advantage on 68 minutes, and as the game entered its final quarter, Livano Comenencia made it three before Juninho Bacuna completed the rout deep into stoppage time. For Curacao, the result is a statement of intent ahead of whatever competitive fixtures lie ahead — four different scorers underlines the collective threat across the squad rather than reliance on a single talisman. For Aruba, the scoreline will sting; once Brenet found the net, they had no answer to Curacao's movement and finishing, and the clean sheet conceded tells its own story about the gulf in quality between these two Caribbean nations on this occasion.
How entertaining was this match?
Caribbean rivals Curacao and Aruba meet in a tasty international friendly carrying a compelling revenge narrative, after Aruba stunned their neighbours with a three-goal victory in their last encounter. Playing in front of a home crowd, Curacao will be eager to restore pride and demonstrate their quality against a fired-up Aruba side who will fancy repeating their shock result.
