Treble championship chasers Belize Defence Force sealed this season’s regular stage opening crown with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over Belmopan Blaze. Two goals from Daniel Jimenez and strikes from Khalil Valasquez and Evan Mariano mean that BDF now has an unassailable lead at the top. Their closest rivals, FC Belize, maintained their form going into the play-offs with a 2-1 win at Griga United. Dennis Serano had put the home side ahead on the half-hour, but FCB replied with goals from Christian Okonkwo and Delwin Jones either side of half-time. The Nigerian Okonkwo’s goal puts him level with San Felipe Barcelona’s Deris Benavides on eight at the top of the league’s goal-scoring chart. Hankook Verdes recorded only their third victory of the season and kept alive their hope of pinching the sixth and final play-off spot with an impressive 1-0 triumph over SFB, Roy Cano scoring the winning goal in the 63rd minute. This results also means that Toldeo Ambassadors move into third place following their 3-0 walkover win over San Pedro Sea Dogs. The regular season concludes this Thursday with Belize Defence Force travelling to Hankook, whilst Belmopan and San Felipe host FC Belize and Toledo respectively.
Belize has risen three places to 172nd in the new FIFA World Rankings – not bad considering the team hasn’t played an international match for over two months! Our ranking within the CONCACAF region has also improved by a single place to 26th.
In the final warm-up game involving teams competing in next month's Central American Cup in Panama, Honduras defeated the tournament hosts 2-1 in San Pedro Sula, avenging their 0-2 defeat in the reverse fixture last month. Johnny Leveron scored both of the Honduran goals, with Edwin Aguilar replying for Panama.
Honduras vs Panama match highlights
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