Górnik’s Antiste in Martinique’s 0:0 draw with Aruba, Concacaf Nations League Play-In

Janis Antiste, a forward at Górnik Zabrze, played for Martinique in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League play-off against Aruba. The match in Oranjestad on Thursday 12 November ended 0:0. The club from Zabrze wrote about his appearance on its website on 13 November, while Concacaf confirms the result, the venue and what the tie is about.

What Górnik reported

According to the club, the 24-year-old forward came on after the break. Górnik did not give the minute he entered or describe his performance. His name does not appear in the Concacaf material we checked, so we report his appearance solely on the basis of Górnik’s statement.

The match in Oranjestad

According to Concacaf, the game was played at Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, with kick-off set for 18:00 local time. Martinique controlled much of the match, had 69% possession and 3 shots on target, but could not beat Aruba goalkeeper Matthew Lenten, who kept a clean sheet.

What is on the line and when the second leg is

The play-off, officially called the Play-In, covers League A and League C. In 4 two-leg series, 8 national teams are competing for the last 4 places in the Gold Cup Prelims, the March qualifying stage for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. According to Concacaf, the Nations League is the only qualification route to that tournament, which runs from 17 June to 11 July 2027. The Gold Cup Prelims will feature 14 national teams in 7 two-leg series, and the 7 winners will take the last places in the 16-team tournament.

Martinique will host Aruba in the second leg on Monday 16 November at 20:00 local time. After the first leg the aggregate score is 0:0, and the winner of the series advances to the Gold Cup Prelims.

The other Play-In series

The other series pair Trinidad and Tobago with Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador with Saint Martin, and Nicaragua with Montserrat. The first legs were scheduled for 12 and 13 November, the second legs for 16 and 17 November. On Thursday Trinidad and Tobago won 3:2 away to Antigua and Barbuda in North Sound. The visitors’ goals came from Dantaye Gilbert (15th minute), Real Gill (25th) and Justin García (45th). The hosts scored from an own goal by their opponents in the 3rd minute and through Brandon Satchell in the 90+3rd minute.

Sources (checked 13.11.2026): Górnik Zabrze: Antiste for Martinique (13.11.2026); Concacaf: Play-In first legs (13.11.2026); Concacaf: November window preview (11.11.2026); Concacaf: Aruba, Martinique; Concacaf: Martinique, Aruba (second leg).

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