Premier League of Belize: Verdes blank Bandits 3-0 in opening of 2023-24 Closing Championship

Published by BBNTEAM at January 16, 2024

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Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024. 1:18 pm CST.

Felix Martinez (right) scored Verdes’ second goal in 3-0 win over Wagiya at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio on Sunday, January 14, 2024 – Photo Credit: Verdes FC

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Verdes dispatched the Belmopan Bandits 3-0 in their first game of the Premier League of Belize (PLB) 2023-24 Closing Championship at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

Argentine Matías Verón got Verdes on the scorecard in the 39^th minute. Newcomer Felix Micah Martinez made it 2-0 in the 89^th and captain Evral Trapp finished off the Bandits in injury time.

The victory is a good start for Verdes who won the 2023-34 Opening Championship’s regular season but got bumped by eventual champions Altitude in the semifinals. Verdes are hoping to win the Closing Championship and qualify over Altitude to the Concacaf Champions Cup by virtue of more regular season points. At present, they lead Altitude by six points.

Altitude are keeping pace by defeating subchampions Port Layola 3-2 at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence in their opening match.

In the other two matches, Benque Viejo United shocked Progresso FC 1-0 at the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk, and Wagiya got past Police Benque (Club Deportivo Benque) 1-0 at the Edmund Marshalleck Stadium in Benque Viejo del Carmen.

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