Mount Pleasant stay perfect ahead of final four
Published:Wednesday | October 1, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter
HAVING ALREADY punched their tickets to the final four of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, Mount Pleasant Football Academy rounded out Group A action with a perfect record, downing Universidad O&M of the Dominican Republic 2-0 yesterday at the National Stadium.
Mount Pleasant made it four wins from as many games, taking the group honours with a maximum 12 points.
Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore, head coach of Mount Pleasant, was a man filled with praises following his team’s run in the group stage, where they also ended without conceding a single goal.
“I’m very pleased with the results. I think we would have achieved our objectives by coming out of the group stage and advancing to the next stage.
“The pleasing thing again is that we haven’t conceded for the past four games, and that’s something I must commend the team for, so very pleased with the result.
Goals from Gadail Irving in the 36th minute and Ranaldo Biggs in the 63rd saw out Mount Pleasant’s romp in the regional competition.
Mount Pleasant looked comfortable throughout the night, enjoying the lion’s share of possession and chances created in the contest.
Their first real look at goal came in the 23rd minute when Raheem Edwards skipped past the goalkeeper to go through on goal, but the angle proved too difficult with his final effort hitting the side netting.
The St Ann-based club created another golden opportunity 10 minutes later when Daniel Green danced past his marker and fired at goal.
However, his effort was aimed directly down the throat of goalkeeper Iraitz Agirreurreta, who was able to clear his lines.
Mount Pleasant’s pressure would pay off when Irving showed his dead-ball technique, curling a free kick over the wall and into the back of the net.
With the lead secured, Mount Pleasant maintained their stranglehold on the game, creating more opportunities at goal.
They doubled their lead just past the hour mark in dominant style, akin to walking the ball into the back of the net.
With a showcase of mazy footwork, Edwards dribbled into the final third, rounded the goalkeeper then pulled the ball back across the face of the goal for Biggs to tap into an empty net.
Mount Pleasant will now advance to the semi-finals of the Caribbean Cup as Group A winners, with Universidad O&M also advancing as runners-up.
They will await the qualifiers from Group B where last year’s beaten finalists, Cibao, have already punched their tickets to the final four.
Cavalier, the reigning Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and Caribbean Cup champions, are still in with a chance of securing the final semi-final spot when they face off against Weymouth Wales of Barbados.
Cavalier sit fourth in the standings, tied on points with Weymouth Wales and Defence Force of Trinidad and Tobago.
A win for Cavalier, and a favourable result in the other game of the group, will see the defending champions advance as Group B runners-up.
The match is set to be played at the Wildey Turf in Wildey, Barbados, today at 7 p.m.