CONCACAF UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP
GROUP A MATCH RECAPS
Friday – August 16, 2013
GROUP A
at George Town, Cayman Islands (Truman Bodden Sports Complex)
Aruba 10, US Virgen Islands 0
GOALS: GOALS: Jean-Pierre Van Der Linden 5’, 22’, 42’,44’ 48’ 60; Akeem Charles 7’; Christopher Leung 29’; Ethan Calister 46’; Christopher Jansen 55’
Man of the Match: Jean Pierre van der Linden (Aruba)
Aruba scored two goals within seven minutes of the opening whistle and never looked back, defeating the US Virgin Islands, 10-0. Jean-Pierre Van Der Linden tallied the opener and added five more by the 60th minute to finish with six goals, setting a new tournament record for most goals scored by a player in a single match. Leighton Thomas of the Cayman Islands established the previous mark of five against Sint Maarten on August 13. The Arubans improved to 3-0-0 with 20 goals and none conceded. The US Virgin Islands fell to 0-0-3 and have been eliminated from contention with two games remaining.
at George Town, Cayman Islands (The Annex)
Bahamas 8, Sint Maarten 0
GOALS: Antonio Hanna 12’; Keegan Bischof 30’; Nicholas Plakaris 44’; Omri Williams 51’; Ethan Willie 62’, 66’; Terry Joseph Mosko 65’; Keshawn Edwards 68’
Man of the Match: Nicholas Plakaris (Bahamas)
The Bahamas got goals from seven different players to beat Sint Maarten, 8-0, for its first win of the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship. Antonio Hanna opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Keegan Bischof made it 2-0 five minutes before half-time. Man of the Match Nicholas Plakaris started a string of six second-half goals nine minutes after the interval. Ethan Willie (62’, 66’) netted during a four-minute span just after the hour mark. The Bahamas had not scored in its previous two tournament outings (4-0 loss v Aruba, 1-0 loss v Bermuda). Sint Maarten fell to 0-0-3 and has been eliminated from contention for a semifinal berth with two games remaining.
at George Town, Cayman Islands (Truman Bodden Sports Complex)
Cayman Islands 0, Bermuda 3
GOALS: Oneko Lowe 35+1’, Osagi Bascome 37’, Jai-Zel Smith-DeShields 42’
Man of the Match: Oneko Lowe (Bermuda)
Before a standing-room-only crowd, Bermuda won a battle of undefeated teams, topping the host Cayman Islands, 3-0, to join Aruba at the summit of the Group A table. Just when it appeared the first-half would end knotted at 0-0, Oneko Lowe put the Bermudians ahead one minute into stoppage time. Bermuda surfaced from the break in a determined mood and the influential Osagi Bascome made it 2-0 two minutes after the teams re-entered the field. Jai-Zel Smith-DeShields closed the Bermuda goal account in the 42nd minute with his second goal of the competition. The loss dropped the Caymans Islands to 2-0-1, while Bermuda (3-0-0, 9 points) looks forward to Sunday’s challenge against Aruba (3-0-0, 9 points) in a top-of-the-table clash. Bascome has scored in three consecutive games.
NEXT GROUP A GAMES (all times local)
Sunday – August 18, 2013
Sint Maarten v US Virgin Islands, 4:30 p.m.
Aruba v Bermuda, 4:30 p.m.
Cayman Islands v Bahamas, 7:30 p.m.
