How it happened
Deshawn Whittaker made 10 saves for Cayman Islands and still finished on the losing side. Puerto Rico won 1-0 at the Estadio Centroamericano de Mayaguez on 4 October, a margin far narrower than their dominance suggested.
The League B, Group A fixture, which kicked off at 22:00 UTC under cloudy skies, was goalless at half-time despite the home side's pressure. The breakthrough came in the 64th minute, when Jeremy de León scored the only goal. There were no red cards.
The numbers
Puerto Rico had 66% of the ball and took 29 shots to five, with 10 on target against two. They won 11 corners to two. Their estimated expected goals came to 3.09 against 0.26 for Cayman Islands, a gap of 2.83 that would usually produce a wider scoreline.
Whittaker was the reason it did not. The goalkeeper played all 90 minutes, made 10 saves from 50 touches and earned a match rating of 8.6.
De León had the highest rating on the pitch at 9.4. The midfielder played the full match, scored the winner, created five key passes and had 61 touches. Defender Lazzar Ramos added three key passes in 77 minutes for a match rating of 8.
What it means
Puerto Rico have now won all four meetings between the sides listed in the facts, including a 3-0 win in Cayman Islands two days earlier on 2 October. Those games have averaged 3.25 goals, making this the tightest of the four.
Over their last 10 matches, Puerto Rico have won four, drawn one and lost five, scoring 10 and conceding 16. Cayman Islands have won two, drawn two and lost six in that span, with eight goals scored and 14 conceded. On this evidence the visitors' goalkeeper kept the contest alive long after the shot count had decided who controlled it.