What the Suriname press says about the draw against Guatemala in the World Cup qualifiers

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What the Suriname press says about the draw against Guatemala in the World Cup qualifiers

Guatemala and Suriname had to share the points in this key match of Concacaf World Cup qualifiersto the draw 1-1 at the Franklin Essed stadium.

It seemed that the game was going to be won by the Bicolor, after a great goal by Darwin Lom at minute 74but, at the last minute, a goal from Suriname destroyed all the hopes of the Guatemalans and The score remained a bitter tie.

Several Guatemalan media have pointed out the tie as a setback for the Bicolor, in addition to the fact that this result complicates the classification of Luis Fernando Tena’s team to the 2026 World Cup.

But And the Suriname media? There have been several articles that the media in that country have published about the match, in which they highlight the way their local team played and how they were based on an “aggressive” and “dominant” style of play.

One of these means, called Suriname Timeshighlighted that the team started in an “aggressive” way, in which, during the first minutes, it starred high pressure and an insistence on finding the first goal of the game.

“Against all odds, Guatemala took the lead on the scoreboard. Ridgeciano Haps lost the ball childishlyand this ended up in the goal. Due to poor defense, Darwin Lom was able to shoot freely and score 0-1,” says the Suriname midfielder.

Another of the media in that country, called De Ware Tijdshared the result of the match on his social networks, in which the performance of substitute Virgil Misiedjan stood out, who managed to score the tying goal in the 94th minute.

Likewise, the media They emphasized the bad clearance that caused the first score from Guatemala.

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