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HISTORY; Belize Wins At Copa Ceontroamericana, Poised to Advance
posted (January 22, 2013)
Belizeans all across the country are overjoyed tonight - our National Football Team is poised to advance to the semifinals of the 2013 Copa Centroamericana being played in Costa Rica. That is after a dramatic, HISTORIC 2 to 1 victory over Nicaragua with a sensational goal in the 90th minute of today's Game with Nicaragua.

The prolific striker Deon McAuley scored the go-ahead goal at the end of regulation, and you could feel a wave of joy sweep across the country as it went in. We'll look at the unforgettable goal again:..

For the record, Mcauley was the top striker in the entire world in the World Cup qualifiers in 2011. Travis Lennan scored the other goal for Belize in the 29th minute. And this is history, because today's win makes it the very first time Belize has won a match at the Copa Ceontraoamericana or as it used to be called, Concacaf Gold Cup. We had drawn four times - making this first victory even sweeter.

And so this evening's victory gives Belize four points in the tournament - and puts us in second place in Group A. That can change, and we'll tell you how.

Guatemala plays Costa Rica tonight. They have two points - and if they beat Costa Rica - which is highly unlikely, they will then have five points - more than Belize. And though the Guatemalans are not favoured to win that game, we'll have to wait and see. Until then Belize is sitting pretty, poised to advance to the semifinals and ensured a berth in the Gold Cup - which is the next Qualifying event. If that position holds, it would be the very first time Belize advances.

It is a major validation for the new executive of the FFB - and we'll talk to their representative a little later on in the news.

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