Dominican Republic vs 25.09.26 00:003 – 2Full Time
Nicaragua — CONCACAF Nations League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Dominican Republic snatch late win over Nicaragua after fightback
Dominican Republic beat Nicaragua 3-2 at Estadio Cibao FC in their CONCACAF Nations League League A opener, Pablo Rosario scoring in the 90+7 minute after the visitors had hauled themselves level from two goals down.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts made a fast start. Heinz Mörschel put them ahead in the fifth minute from Mariano Díaz's assist, and Díaz added a second himself in the 15th. Nicaragua pulled one back before the interval through luis juan perez in the 40th minute, leaving the score 2-1 at half-time.
The second half turned on Byron Bonilla's equaliser in the 84th minute, set up by Raheem Cole, which made it 2-2. Dominican Republic had played much of the contest with ten men, having had one player sent off, yet they found the decisive moment deep into stoppage time, Rosario finishing from Daniel flores's assist.
Nicaragua's last game before this one had been a 2-0 defeat away to Haiti, and they have now lost four of their last five games in the partial record we hold.
Mariano Díaz scored once and provided an assist, taking in the opening goal and adding the second himself, and earned a rating of 8.8, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Dominican Republic had 27 shots to Nicaragua's 9, yet needed a goal in the 90+7 minute to win.
Dominican Republic beat Nicaragua 3–2 (half-time 2–1).
Dominican Republic met Nicaragua in the CONCACAF Nations League (League A - 1). Kick-off was Friday, 25 September 2026, 00:00 UTC at Estadio Cibao FC. Referee: Selvin Brown.
Team pages: Dominican Republic · Nicaragua · CONCACAF Nations League
Key moments
- 5' Goal: Heinz Mörschel (assist: Mariano Díaz) — 1–0
- 15' Goal: Mariano Díaz — 2–0
- 40' Goal: luis juan perez — 2–1
- 84' Goal: Byron Bonilla (assist: Raheem Cole) — 2–2
- 90+7' Goal: Pablo Rosario (assist: Daniel flores) — 3–2
Starting line-ups
Dominican Republic (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Xavier Valdez
- 21 Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo
- 5 Noah Dollenmayer
- 6 Pablo Rosario
- 23 L. de Lucas
- 8 Heinz Mörschel
- 14 J. Lopez
- 11 Edarlyn Reyes
- 3 Junior Firpo
- 19 Peter
- 9 Mariano Díaz
Nicaragua
- 14 Kadeem Cole
- 2 J. Gutierrez
- 5 J. Cano
- 4 M. Fletes
- 19 J. Perez
- 6 E. Gomez
- 16 R. Cole
- 20 J. Moncada
- 9 Jaime Moreno
- 11 E. Mejia
- 12 J. Vega
About this match
On this page: the Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this CONCACAF Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua team pages or the CONCACAF Nations League page.