Pablo Rosario gives the Dominican Republic victory in the Nations League

FC Porto midfielder Pablo Rosario secured the Dominican Republic's victory over Nicaragua (3-2) in the CONCACAF Nations League on Thursday by scoring in stoppage time.

Pablo Rosario, joueur de football

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Le milieu de terrain Pablo Rosario, joueur du FC Porto, a offert jeudi la victoire à la République dominicaine face au Nicaragua (3-2) en Ligue des nations de la CONCACAF. Il a marqué le but décisif dans le temps additionnel, lors de la première journée de la compétition, rapporte RTP Desporto.

A goal in the final seconds

According to several Portuguese media outlets, Pablo Rosario scored the winning goal in the final minute. Maisfutebol specifies that he scored in the 90th minute plus 7. The FC Porto player therefore enabled his national team to win in stoppage time, as highlighted by A Bola and Record.

A performance praised

The zerozero website highlights the midfielder's performance, saying that he "faturou ao cair do pano" (scored as the curtain fell) and gave his team the win. The media outlet points out that it was a 3-2 triumph over Nicaragua.

Next fixture

This win in the opening round of the CONCACAF Nations League gets the Dominican Republic off to a start in the competition. The national team's next match is not mentioned in the sources.

Sources

  1. RTP DesportoPablo Rosario dá vitória à República Dominicana na Liga das Nações da CONCACAF (new window)rtp.pt
  2. A BolaPablo Rosario dá vitória à República Dominicana com golo na compensação (vídeo) (new window)abola.pt
  3. zerozeroPablo Rosario dá vitória à República Dominicana com golo nos descontos (new window)zerozero.pt
  4. MaisfutebolVÍDEO: Pablo Rosario marca aos 90+7 e Dominicana vence Nicarágua (new window)maisfutebol.iol.pt
  5. RecordRepública Dominicana vence com golo no último minuto de Pablo Rosario (new window)record.pt