Portmor United came from behind to beat Cavaller 2-0 in the CONCACAF Club Championship Caribbean Group Stage three. J. Grant opened the scoring for the hosts in the fourteenth minute before the visitors turned the game around. J. Brown netted the decisive goal in the eighty-eighth minute to secure the victory.
And here's the thing about that first goal — Grant's strike gave Cavaller the lead early on, but the momentum shifted steadily. The hosts made changes at the break with L. Donaldson coming on, while Portmor United brought on D. Allen and N. Hamilton in the fifty-fourth minute. By then the game was opening up.
To be fair, Cavaller had the better shooting accuracy at forty-four percent compared to Portmor United's twenty-nine. But the visitors registered six shots on target against four, and those were the chances that mattered. The hosts had more shots off target — four — but Portmor United kept their side in it despite the lower conversion rate.
Portmor United took control after Grant was substituted in the sixty-fifth minute. The visitors made a double change at that point with M. Reid coming on alongside Grant's replacement. Cavaller had to chase the game, and the yellow cards for T. Bryan in the seventy-first and J. Frazer in the seventy-second told the story.
The statistics show equal attacking intent — Cavaller with 123 attacks to Portmor United's 126. But the visitors worked more free kicks, ten to eight, and had slightly more possession at fifty-two percent. The draw brought them together early, but Portmor United's late goal separated them.
Final standings implication: Portmor United extended their unbeaten run with this victory, while Cavaller dropped points at home after their recent draws against Salcedo and Sibao.
