MIAMI, Florida – Robinhood of Suriname are champions of the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup after defeating Jamaican side Cavalier 2-0 in the second leg of the Final on Wednesday night at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
Franklin Singodikromo, whose last-gasp goal in the semifinal against Moca paved the way for Robinhood to even reach the Final, came off the bench to score a goal and serve up an assist for Jamilhio Rigters to give Robinhood a 3-0 aggregate victory.
The result also means that Robinhood have qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup 2024.
It caps an incredible Caribbean double for the Surinamese club, who also were champions of the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield prior to winning this inaugural Caribbean Cup crown.
It was a very cagey first 45 minutes between the two sides. Robinhood were content to stay compact in the back and defend their one-goal aggregate lead, while Cavalier poked and prodded in hopes of creating a chance.
SV Robinhood emerges as the Champions of the 2023 #CaribbeanCup! 🏆🥇 pic.twitter.com/ON8Oqo7ccA
— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) December 7, 2023
The best look for Cavalier was from Adrian Reid in the 36’ with a shot that hit the woodwork to keep it scoreless going into intermission.
Cavalier’s comeback task got a lot more difficult in the 55’ when star striker Shaniel Thomas was sent off for a second yellow card.
Despite missing their top scorer in the tournament with eight goals, Cavalier managed to start finding space in the Robinhood half, but Robinhood GK Jonathan Fonkel was unflappable in net for the visitors.
Robinhood finally were able to make the most of their man advantage late on in the 89’, as semifinal hero Franklin Singodikromo received a pass from Renske Adipi and fired a left-footed shot into net, giving his side a 1-0 lead.
Singodikromo then played the role of provider with a pass into Rigters, who finished with aplomb in second half stoppage time to complete the 2-0 scoreline.
