Portmore United suffered a 2-1 defeat to Salcedo of the Dominican Republic to start their CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2026 campaign on a losing note. Salcedo went 2-0 up through goals from Daniel Jamesley in the 33rd minute and Anyelo Gomez in the 45th. The Jamaican team pulled a goal back through Javier Brown in the 51st minute and had good opportunities to complete the comeback but failed to capitalise. The Dominican Republic team commanded the early period of the match, forcing goalkeeper Daveigh Payton into a number of saves inside the opening 10 minutes.