Aruba beats Anguilla 3-2; draw against Antigua will secure promotion

Aruba beats Anguilla 3-2; draw against Antigua will secure promotion

Posted on 10/4/2026, 9:05 PM AST | Updated on 10/4/2026, 9:06 PM AST

ORANJESTAD — Aruba secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Anguilla with two stoppage-time goals. The result takes Aruba to nine points in Group B of League C in the Concacaf Nations League. A draw in its final match against Antigua and Barbuda will be enough to win the group and secure promotion to League B. This calculation combines the supplied final result with Concacaf’s standings.

C. Fermina put Aruba ahead in the seventh minute, but N. Owen equalized in the 39th. A. Fleming gave Anguilla the lead in the 77th minute, leaving Aruba facing defeat.

The comeback came in the final moments: substitute A. Mercera made it 2-2 in the 93rd minute, before J. Peterson scored the winner one minute later.

Aruba now has three wins from three matches. Antigua and Barbuda has six points and can still win the group by beating Aruba in the decisive encounter. Promotion as group winner remains to be secured.