Final four-bound Mount Pleasant still looking for wins
Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2025 | 12:13 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer
ALTHOUGH THROUGH to the semi-finals of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, Mount Pleasant coach Theodore Whitmore said they will go in to their final Group A game against Universidad O&M of the Dominican Republic this evening at 7:00 at the National Stadium looking for a win.
O&M are second in the standings on six points, and with Robinhood (one point) and Central (four) already eliminated, they can only be caught by fourth-place Moca (three), also of the Dominican Republic, who play Robinhood.
As a result, O&M need just a point from the game to cement their spot in the last four.
Mount Pleasant sit atop the group, having won their three matches, scoring five goals and giving up none, and Whitmore said the intention is to keep their good run going.
“We have a few injuries. But not to give too much away. It’s a game we want to win. We have played three and haven’t conceded any goal as yet. So we want to keep that going,” he said.
“It doesn’t really matter who goes out there, we expect 110 per cent at all times. It’s a good team. We know they want to come and get a positive result. They want to carry on in the competition.
“So we expect a tough game. But we know what we have to do. We just have to go out, put our best foot forward, and get the desired result,” Whitmore commented.
Mount Pleasant will also be without inspirational captain Sue Lae McCalla, who departed for R.A.E.C Mons in Belgium. Daniel Green, who steps into the role of new club captain, has been excellent in the regional tournament and said he will be demanding even more of himself.
“It’s demanding more from yourself. You have to be pushing the team, and everyone is looking to you. So you have to demand more from yourself,” he said of his new role.
Green also wants to continue his and the team’s good run in the competition.
“It (competition) gives a lot of exposure to Jamaican players. People around the world are watching these games, and playing at this international level gives you more confidence and self-belief to go out there and do you best,” he added.
Although faced with a number of injuries, Whitmore said the intention is to get the win nonetheless.
“We have a job to do. We will focus on the job we have to do and after tomorrow’s (today) game, then we look at the next opponent.”