This match will decide the 12th and final qualifier for the 2017 Gold Cup. Haiti carries a 3-1 lead into this decisive second leg, but may yet have cause to regret allowing Nicaragua to score a late goal in the first leg. The away goal may yet prove significant: it means Nicaragua is chasing an achievable 2-0 win at home as its minimum required result to make the Gold Cup.
Still, Haiti should be confident. Les Grenadiers have brought together a strong squad for this series. So strong there was no place in the first-leg starting lineup for New York Red Bulls' Derrick Etienne, or former RBNY man Andrew Jean-Baptiste.