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Mount Pleasant’s landmark placing thrills Whitmore - St Ann club makes semis in CFU competition for first time
September 25, 2025
Mount Pleasant Football Academy advanced to the semi-finals of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup after a 2-0 victory over Central of Trinidad, in Port of Saint on Tuesday night.
Raheem Edwards put the visiting Mount Pleasant ahead with a 51st-minute strike, before Chevaughn Walsh sealed the win and a place in the last four with a 90th minute goal.
Mount Pleasant's head coach, Theodore Whitmore, said it's a great feeling as the club created history by advancing to the top four of the Caribbean tournament for the first time.
"The feeling is great. This is something we worked hard for over the last couple months to achieve and the job is not yet done. This is just one step to where we want to reach, so we don't want to get carried away or over confident," Whitmore commented post match.
Although his team dominated the game from start to finish, Whitmore was not totally pleased with the performance. However, keeping a third clean sheet in as many CCC games is a good sign going forward, said the former Jamaica international midfielder.
"I am pleased with the result, but not so much the performance. I think it was a well deserved win," Whitmore stated.
"We created history, (it's) the first time in the history of the club we are qualifying for a semi-finals spot in CFU (Caribbean Football Union) and credit must be given to the owner Peter Gould and Mrs Gould for the vision and sticking with the plan.
"We have a game next week back in Jamaica and we just want to keep going. But I am very pleased playing three games and not conceding a goal and that augurs well for us," he stated.
Edwards had the first opportunity of the game after three minutes, but his shot from and angle was parried over by the goalie.
In the 32nd minute, Edwards had another golden chance from six yards out, but goalkeeper Jabari Brice pulled off a brilliant save, and the loose ball was cleared off the line by Ross Russell, with Demar Phillips lurking.
Three minutes before half-time, Shaquile Bradford broke inside the area with time and space, but slashed his shot wide of the near post.
Mount Pleasant continued to created chances after the break, with Alex Marshall firing a shot that was deflected just past the upright, in the 46th minute.
A few minutes later, however, Marshall played a neat pass to Edwards, just inside the box, and the forward directed a low strike into the corner past Brice for the opening goal.
Mount Pleasant continued their onslaught after going in front, and in the 62nd minute Daniel Green tested Brice with a well struck shot from outside the box.
The introduction of Walsh, Angelo Exilus and Kimonie Bailey in the second half kept Mount Pleasant's momentum going, and Walsh also tested Brice with a stinging effort from outside the box.
Isiah Lee had Central's best chance of the game, after 78 minutes, but goalkeeper Tafari Chambers denied him a goal by saving his low strike aimed at the far post.
Nevertheless, Mount continued to threaten and Bailey had a shot that just missed the post minutes after.
The insurance goal came in the last minute of regular time, when Brice parried Exilus' shot across the face of his goal, and Walsh tapped the ball into an empty net to put the game to bed.
Mount Pleasant, who have been perfect in the competition thus far, sit at the top of the standings with maximum nine points, with five goals for, none conceded and are three points clear of O&M of the Dominican Republic, and five points in front of Central, with one round remaining.
