T&T footballers late for Concacaf tourney again and Cayman win big again
From Guardian Media
T&T’s Under 15 boys team is still on local soil due to the unavailability of flights leaving Port-of-Spain en route to Cayman Islands.
Initially the team was scheduled to depart yesterday morning before Copa Airlines informed the TTFA that there were insufficient seats available on its flights to Panama City from which the team was due to connect to the Cayman Islands.
Further attempts to get the team out via other existing routes proved futile again due to the unavailability of seats. This has left the TTFA with the option of securing a charter flight to the Caymans today.
TTFA general secretary Sheldon Phillips has been in discussion with various government offices and personnel on this matter and is awaiting further word. The TTFA secured funding assistance from the Ministry of Sport for the team’s travel earlier this week but Copa Airlines was unable to guarantee sufficient bookings, advising the TTFA of an unsuccessful attempt to arrange for use of a larger flight yesterday.
Concacaf, meanwhile, has been advised of the team’s travel woes and is expected to announce a rescheduled kick off date for T&T’s opening match against St Kitts/Nevis which was scheduled for last night. The tournament, featuring 24 nations, will bring together more than 400 players between the ages of 13-15, allowing them a first experience at higher level football on a regional stage.
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Cayman Islands won their second match convincingly against Virgin Islands 8-0
Cayman have now scored 20 goals with 0 goals against them in just two matches.
For all the results of the U-15 tournament go to: http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-15s-men/schedule-results
Cayman Islands 8, US Virgin Islands 0
GOALS: Leighton Thomas Jr. 4’, 6’, 9’; Ryan Jackson 13’; Dante Ramoon 20’; Elijah Seymour 24’; Cameron Gray 30’; Jordan McLean 62’
Man of the Match: Leighton Thomas Jr. (Cayman Islands)
The Cayman Islands ended the night leading Group A over Bermuda on goal difference (+20 to +9) after an 8-0 win over the US Virgin Islands. The red-hot Leighton Thomas Jr. scored three more goals – all in the opening nine minutes — giving him a tournament-best eight. Five different players accounted for Cayman’s other five goals.
The competition host, which has yet to concede a goal, improved to 2-0-0, while the US Virgin Island is still looking for its first point. Cayman and Bermuda will meet on Friday in what promises to be a hotly-contested encounter.
