Goals and highlights: Puerto Rico 1-1 Nicaragua in Friendly Match 2025

THE MATCH ENDS! The referee blows the final whistle. A new draw in the history of meetings between the national team of Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.

Puerto Rico 1-1 Nicaragua.     

Time added. We have the last minutes of the match where the central referee adds five minutes to this friendly match. Let's see if either of these two teams can score the winning goal.    

THEY HAD IT AND MISSED IT! Nicaragua had a clear scoring opportunity and missed it after an aerial cross into the box that their number 7 player, García, misjudged and managed to get an awkward header that went wide.

We reached the final minutes of the game where Rivera was intense looking for his personal goal to score the winning goal, but in the long run he made, he went to the back line and the ball slipped away.

Yellow card! The referee shows the third caution of the match and it's the first for the Puerto Rican team. The number 7 jersey, Wilfredo Rivera, is cautioned for a hard foul in 3/4 of the field.

CHANGES! Now the Puerto Ricans begin to move their pieces and the Puerto Rican technical director sends four changes to the field as Nicaragua begins to put pressure in search of the winning goal.

CROSSBAR! Pass to Moreno, but the striker fails to beat the keeper! The goalkeeper runs off his line and slides in at his opponent's feet, making the initial save before pushing the ball onto the crossbar.

We passed the hour mark. With constant crosses into the box, Nicaragua continues to reach the opponent's area. Puerto Rico is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain possession and is in danger of being shot at.

GOOOOOAAALLL GOAAAL GOOAL GOAAAL GOAL GOAL NICARAGUA! We have the second goal of the match and it's for the Nicaragua team that ties the match. Bancy Hernandez scores the equalizer after a great header.

Yellow card! The referee shows the second yellow card of the match and it's the second for Nicaragua. The number 16 jersey, Arteaga, is cautioned for a hard foul in the middle of the field.

In the first ten minutes of the second half, Puerto Rico conceded a little possession of the ball, which Nicaragua took advantage of to reach the opponent's area but without finding much danger to generate at least one goal.

Nicaragua's Moreno was immediately involved, receiving the ball in a wide position before feeding it to Garcia, who made a dangerous run into the box before timely defensive intervention sent the ball out for a goal kick.

SUBSTITUTIONS! The Nicaraguans begin to move their pieces and the technical director sends three changes to the field at the start of the second half. Let's see if they can find the equalizer with these changes.

SECOND HALF! The referee's whistle has blown! The match between the national team of Puerto Rico and the national team of Nicaragua restarts with the second half at Centreville Bank Stadium in the city of Rhode Island.

HALF TIME! The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half and we go to halftime at Centreville Bank Stadium in Rhode Island where Puerto Rico leads by one goal to zero.      

Final minutes of the first half! Puerto Rico is very comfortable with the one-goal advantage, knowing that Nicaragua is forced to press. Let's see if the blue and white team manages to find the goal that discounts on the scoreboard before the end of the first half.

GREAT STOP! After recovering the ball high up the field, Wilfredo Rivera attempts a diving shot over Nicaragua's goalkeeper. The goalkeeper, who slips and gets a hand to the shot, pushes it past the post.

We reached the first half hour of the match and the Nicaraguan team is starting to arrive, but without much danger. The Nicaraguans look a little more comfortable on the field, but do not find space to hurt the opponent.

The Nicaraguans continued to play with passes between the lines, but did not have good control in the final stretch. Moncada tried a through ball, but Moreno did not control well and it slipped to the back line.

Yellow card! The referee shows the first caution of the match and it's the first for Nicaragua. J. Coronel, number 14, is cautioned for a hard foul in the middle of the field.      

CLOSERRR! Nicaragua is saved from the second! A cross into the box connected with Diaz's head, but after a slight collision with the Puerto Rican goalkeeper, her shot that was going straight to goal, ends up going over the crossbar.

We reached the first quarter of the match where there has been little excitement in the Puerto Rican area as Nicaragua has not arrived. The Puerto Ricans continue to have possession despite the one goal advantage.

GOOOOOOAAAALLL GOOAAL GOOAAL GOOAAL GOAL GOAL PUERTO RICO! We have the first goal of the match and it's for the Puerto Rican national team. 21 Darren Rios makes it 1-0 very quickly and Gerald Diaz gives him the assist.

Alarm bells go off in Puerto Rico! The medical assistants come in to attend to the player Gerald Diaz, after a hard fall. The Puerto Rican player hurts his left thigh.      

CLOOOSEEER! We have the first goal of the match and it was Puerto Rico's team. A rebound after a shot by Gerald Diaz inside the box, gave Rivera the opportunity to take a powerful shot that went just over.

FIRST TIME The referee's whistle is blowing! The match between the national team of Puerto Rico and Nicaragua has kicked off at Centreville Bank Stadium in the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.

Half an hour more! The match between Puerto Rico National Team and Nicaragua National Team will be delayed for another half hour due to weather conditions at Centreville Bank Stadium in Rhode Island, United States.

This is the lineup sent by the Nicaraguan national team:

🚨𝗫𝗜 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 Doradobet Nicaragua 🚨

🤝 Ellos son los elegidos de Nicaragua que estarán en el partido de preparación internacional 🆚 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/hJnGm7bKiz

— Selección Nacional de Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (@LaAzulyBlanco) June 1, 2025

This is the lineup that sends the Puerto Rican national team: 1 Sebastian Cutler, 2 Nicolas Cardona, 4 Rodolfo Sulia, 7 Wilfredo Rivera, 9 Ricardo Rivera, 13 Gerald Diaz, 17 Roberto Ydrach, 20 Sidney Paris, 21 Darren Rios, 22 Noeh Hernandez, 23 Steven Echevarria.

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🆚 Puerto Rico vs Nicaragua
📅 hoy domingo, 1 de juno, 4:00 p.m.
🏟️ Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket, RI pic.twitter.com/x1sx08LWI6

— Selecciones Nacionales de Puerto Rico (@HuracanAzulPR) June 1, 2025

Both the Puerto Rican team and the Nicaraguan team have already taken the field at Centreville Bank Stadium where they are warming up before the match, which is just minutes away from kickoff.    

Nicaragua's next game is next Friday, June 6, when they will face Guyana in a match corresponding to the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.                  

Puerto Rico's next game is on June 6 when it faces Suriname in a match corresponding to the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.                      

With a full squad! For this friendly match, the national team of Puerto Rico and the national team of Nicaragua will have no absences and will be able to count on their full squad for this international friendly match.

In the most recent match played between these two teams, both teams ended in a one-goal draw in a match played in June 2012, so this will be their fifth match played against each other.     

The history of confrontations between these two teams is very short since they only have 4 previous matches between them, where the balance favors Nicaragua with two victories. There has also been one draw and only one win for Puerto Rico.

They are already at the stadium! The protagonists have arrived. Both the players of the national team of Puerto Rico and the national team of Nicaragua are already at the Centreville Bank Stadium to play this international friendly match.​​​​​​​

The stadium that will host this match will be the Centreville Bank Stadium, which was inaugurated just a few weeks ago and has a capacity of just over 10,000 spectators and is located in the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.

We resume again our VAVEL coverage. There is just under an hour to go before this friendly match between Puerto Rico and Nicaragua kicks off at Centreville Bank Stadium. Both teams want a win to get back to their best. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Puerto Rico vs Nicaragua, in real time, as well as the latest information from Centreville Bank Stadium. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's up-to-the-minute live online coverage.

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This is the last lineup used by Nicaragua in their most recent match against Guadalupe:

23 J. Vega, 2 J. Quijano, 4 M. Fletes, 21 C. Reyes, 19 J. Pérez, 11 J. Barrera, 17. Matias Moldskred, 13 A. Arauz, 14 J. Coronel, 10 B. Bonilla, 9 Jaime Moreno.

This is the last lineup used by Puerto Rico in its most recent match against Dominican Republic:

18 J. Serrano, 2 N. Cardona, 4 R. Sulia, 24 Beto Ydrach, 5 O. Mchugh, 21 D. Rios, 13 G. Diaz, 20 S. Paris, 9 R. Rivera, 19 J Servania, 22 N. Hernandez.

The central referee who will be in charge of the match between the Puerto Rico National Team and the Nicaragua team, as well as the remaining refereeing team, is yet to be confirmed.     

On the other hand, the Nicaraguan national team comes to this friendly match after playing against the team of Guadeloupe in a Gold Cup qualifier match played last March. That match ended in a 1-0 defeat for the Nicaraguans, their second loss of the year. Like today's opponent, they will be looking for their first win of 2025.

The Puerto Rican national team comes to this friendly match after playing against the Dominican Republic in another preparation match played last March. That match ended in a 2-0 defeat for the Puerto Ricans, their first loss this year. Today they will be looking for their first victory of 2025.

Some tournaments and cups at club level have ended, and some national teams continue to prepare for their upcoming official tournaments. On this Sunday, the beginning of June, we have activity of some national teams from around the world. Today, Centreville Bank Stadium will witness the clash between the national team of Puerto Rico and the national team of Nicaragua, two teams that want to record their first victory of the year. Will the match end in a draw or will either of these two teams be able to achieve victory? Find out in VAVEL.

The friendly match between the national team of Puerto Rico and Nicaragua will be played at the CentreVille Bank Stadium, in the city of Pawtucket, United States. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (Mexico City time).

Hello all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live coverage of the match between the national team of Puerto Rico and the national team of Nicaragua, corresponding to a friendly match. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL and don't miss any details of this match.