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The Defence Force went to war and returned with the loot.

As out Tetron Men will be playing in the Concacaf Champions Cup for the first time in 23 years.

That's after losing the Concacaf Carobbean Cup third-place second round tie to Dominican Republic club Cibao.

A late strike from Darius Ollivierra set up by Kevin Molino secured the third place finish.

As Defence Force won the tie 4-2 on aggregate after winning the first leg at home 3-0.
Transcript
00:00And with a 3-0 first leg advantage, Defence Force's new Sibawa were going to make it a fight on home turf.
00:06And just as the first half was meandering to a goal-lessed finish, the horse struck.
00:11Carlos Ventura with a momentum swinging finish in additional time.
00:14But the final moments felt like an eternity for Defence Force as Junior Peralta cleaned up the scraps to make it 2-0 at the break.
00:21The Tetran men still had a narrow one-goal advantage on aggregate, but that was soon under threat as the penalty was awarded.
00:31However, Isaiah Williams swung the momentum back in Army's favour.
00:36Kevin Molino set up Darius Oliveira on goal in the 94th, and he did not miss.
00:41As Defence Force lost the battle 2-1, but won the war 4-2 on aggregate to capture third place.
00:47But more importantly, seal the final qualification spot in the coveted 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
00:55Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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