FOOTBALL-NATIONS-LEAD Barbados remain bottom after DR drubbing, SVG lose second.

MIAMI -- Minnows Barbados lost their fourth on the trot despite a brace of penalties from Austria-based forward Thierry Gale, as they slumped to a 5-2 defeat to the Dominican Republic in the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday night.

Gale's tenth minute penalty at the Estadio Cibao handed Barbados a surprise lead but Dorny Romero's hat-trick in the 30th, 48th and 79th minutes quickly dashed any hopes the visitors harboured of a surprise result.

The defeat left the Barbadians bottom of Group B and in danger of being relegated from League B while the Dominican Republic notched their third win in four outings to confirm second place in the group, behind unbeaten Nicaragua.

Barbadian forward Thierry Gale.

Barbados continued to leak goals and Monday saw them concede five for the third straight game.

Gale's opening penalty came after goalkeeper Xavier Valdez brought down Shane Codrington in the box but Riki Alba surged through the Barbados defence moments later to equalise.

Romero's first goal gave the DR a 2-1 half-time lead and the 25-year-old stretched the hosts' lead on resumption when he headed home Angel Melo's cross in the 48th.

Heinz Morschel put the DR out of sight with a 59 minute strike and even though Gale grabbed a second penalty in the 66th minute, Romero completed his hat-trick with his third header following a corner.

In Group C, St...