From CIFA

Tuesday August 11 2015

Under 15 Boys to face Antigua in Quarter Finals

Following final results from Monday’s group games in the 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under 15 Boys’ Championships in St. Maarten, Group 1 winners, the Cayman Islands, will play Antigua & Barbuda in the quarter finals.

The schedule for the quarter finals on Wednesday, August 12 is as follows:

9:00 am: Dominican Republic (Winner Group 2) vs. St. Vincent (Best 3rd Place)

3:00 pm: St. Lucia (Runner-up Group 1) vs. Grenada (Runner-up Group 2)

5:00 pm: Cayman Islands (Winner Group 1) vs. Antigua & Barbuda (Runner-up Group 3)

7:00 pm: Curacao (Winner Group 3) vs. Anguilla (2nd Best 3rd Place)

The Cayman Islands topped Group 1 with a 2-0 victory over St. Lucia, a 4-0 victory over USVI and an 8-0 victory over Anguilla.

With the Cayman Islands team qualifying for the quarter finals, an excited CIFA Vice President and Interim President Bruce Blake said, “I am tremendously pleased with the coaching staff and players for going undefeated in our group and advancing to the quarter finals. Following on from the inaugural CONCACAF Under 15 Boys’ Championships in 2013 where the team performed very well, the goal for this group was to advance from the group stage. The team has met this goal. The team and coaching staff are very talented and I have no doubt that they are capable of advancing to the finals. Cayman should be proud of our boys. Let’s go Cayman!”

Monday, August 10, 2015

Under 15 Boys defeat Anguilla in the CFU Under 15 Championships

The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys National Football Team topped Group 1 and secured a spot in the quarter finals of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under 15 Championships with an emphatic 8-0 defeat of Anguilla on Monday afternoon.

Goals from Nicholas Chung (2nd), Gonzalo McLaughlin (18th), two from Kareem Foster (35th and 67th), two from Kameron Mendez (45th and 70th), Jose Ebanks (62nd) and Kion Parchmont (63rd) secured the win for the local boys.

In Group 1 play, the Cayman Islands defeated St. Lucia 2-0, United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

4-0 and Anguilla 8-0.

The coaching staff is comprised of Head Coach Ernie “Gillie” Seymour, Assistant Coach Dion Brandon and Assistant Coach and Manager Antwan Seymour.

Following the match, Head Coach Ernie “Gillie” Seymour said, “We have met our objective of reaching the quarter finals and the rest is left to God Almighty. The boys have represented their country superbly and will do their best on Wednesday.”

Twelve countries are competing in the CFU Under 15 Boys’ Championships being played in Anguilla and St. Maarten over the next week. The 12 countries are divided into three groups of four – Group 1: Anguilla, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia and the United States Virgin Islands; Group 2: Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Grenada and St. Kitts & Nevis; and Group 3: Antigua & Barbuda, Curacao, St. Maarten and St. Vincent & The Grenadines.

As Group 1 winners, the Cayman Islands will face the runner-up in Group 3 in the quarter finals scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12 in St. Maarten.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Under 15 Boys open with win at CFU Under 15 Championships

The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys National Football Team opened play in Group 1 of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under 15 Championships with a 2-0 victory over St. Lucia in Anguilla on Saturday afternoon.

Goals from Kareem Foster in the 2nd minute and a second from ‘Man of the Match’ Kion Parchmont in the 82nd minute secured the victory for the local boys.

On hearing the result, an elated Bruce Blake, CIFA’s Vice President and Interim President said, “I have complete faith in the boys, which is why I decided to commit to sending the team to the Championships along with the new coaching staff. We are all proud of the team and we wish them well in the next two group games.”

Twelve countries are competing in the CFU Under 15 Boys’ Championships being played in Anguilla and St. Maarten over the next week. The 12 countries are divided into three groups of four – Group 1: Anguilla, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia and the United States Virgin Islands; Group 2: Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Grenada and St. Kitts & Nevis; and Group 3: Antigua & Barbuda, Curacao, St. Maarten and St. Vincent & The Grenadines.

The top two countries from each group will advance to the quarter finals scheduled for Wednesday, August 12th with the semi finals on Friday, August 15th and the championship game to be played on Sunday, August 16th. The quarter finals, semi finals and championship game will be played in St. Maarten.

The Cayman team is coached by Head Coach Ernie “Gillie” Seymour, along with Assistant Coach/Manager Antwan Seymour and Assistant Coach Dion Brandon and will play the United States Virgin Islands on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and Anguilla on Monday at 4:00 p.m. in Anguilla.

Under 15 Boys defeat USVI in the CFU Under 15 Championships

The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys National Football Team continued their winning ways with a resounding 4-0 victory over the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) in Group 1 of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under 15 Championships in Anguilla on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Kion Parchmont in the 4th minute, a Cody Ebanks penalty in the 12th minute, Kareem
Foster in the 46th minute and D’Andre Rowe in the 67th minute pushed the Cayman Islands to the top of the group with six points.

The team opened Group 1 play on Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 win over St. Lucia.

Assistant Coach and Manager Antwan Seymour said, “The boys are playing well and are scoring early in the games, which builds their confidence as the game progresses. We have a way we want the boys to play the game and it’s working. More importantly, we have yet to concede a goal, which is crucial when you play group games.”

Twelve countries are competing in the CFU Under 15 Boys’ Championships being played in Anguilla and St. Maarten over the next week. The 12 countries are divided into three groups of four – Group 1: Anguilla, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia and the United States Virgin Islands; Group 2: Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Grenada and St. Kitts & Nevis; and Group 3: Antigua & Barbuda, Curacao, St. Maarten and St. Vincent & The Grenadines.

The Cayman team will play Anguilla on Monday at 4:00 p.m. in Anguilla for a place in the quarter finals, which are scheduled for Wednesday, August 12 in St. Maarten.