Jamaica, Guatemala top groups in League B

Aug 08, 2025 Sports

…Guyana score important win

Jamaica, Guatemala top groups in League B

Guyana got a big result in Group C with a 3-1 win over the Cayman Islands in Group C.

SportsMax – The 2025 Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship continued Wednesday with eight League B matches in Aruba. Groups C and D played their matches at Stadion CD Guillermo Trinidad in Oranjestad, Aruba while Groups E and F action took place at Stadion Centro Deportivo José Wever in Savaneta, Aruba.

Guyana got a big result in Group C with a 3-1 win over the Cayman Islands in Group C. Cayman Islands opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Levi Jack received a ball over the top to beat the keeper.

Guyana found the equalizer 17 minutes later as Mark Glasgow rushed into the box and slotted one near post.

After Cameron Murray and Stephen Mason Jr. were shown red cards, Guyana made use of the two-man advantage when Nyron Barrow smashed a sensational go-ahead free kick in the 49th minute from just outside the box.

In the 70+3’ Guyana delivered the final blow off a Germine Garrett tap-in from close range.

The other Group C game saw Puerto Rico lock up top spot with a convincing 4-1 win over Cuba.

Myles Johnson used great skill to get through a pair of defenders and smashed the opening goal for Puerto Rico in the 15th minute.

Cuba fought back and got its equalizer in the 23rd minute off a corner kick header from Osvany Martín.

Four minutes later, Puerto Rico jumped back ahead as captain Wilfredo Reyes cleaned up a rebound after Fabián Salls’ penalty kick was blocked.

Puerto Rico extended the lead in the 52’ as Salls pulled off a stunning bicycle kick.

Reyes notched a brace with a penalty kick in the 70+2’, making it five goals for the captain so far this tournament.

Elsewhere, the young Reggae Boyz played a tight one but prevailed late in a 1-nil victory over Curaçao to win Group D.

It was back-and-forth for most of the match until Jamaica found the breakthrough with a vicious counterattack to stun Curaçao, as Kelvin Brown was there to put away a rebound off the post in added time.

The young Reggae Boyz played a tight game but prevailed late in a 1-nil victory over Curaçao to win Group D.

Aruba got its first win of the tournament in the final Group D match with narrow 1-nil result over Belize.

The lone goal was scored in the 34’ as captain Born De Nobrega rocketed one into the top corner to score the host nation’s only goal of the tournament.

Antigua and Barbuda clinched a second-place spot in Group E with a 3-nil win over Barbados.

They got the opening goal in the 23rd minute off a throw-in as Robert Jeffery knocked a bouncing ball past the keeper.

Antigua and Barbuda extended its lead in the in the 47th minute when Jamil Thomas used some nifty footwork in the box to smash the second of the game.

The dagger came three minutes from full time off a penalty kick from Kharique Joseph that was initially blocked, but he was able to put away the rebound.

Trinidad and Tobago locked up the top spot in Group E with a 2-0 win over Bermuda.

The opening score came just seven minutes into the match as Adasa Richardson sent a header to the back of the net.

T&T got their second goal off a great set-piece header for Jeremai Nanton in the 51’ to finish off the job.

Saint Kitts and Nevis closed out Group F play with a 6-nil rout of the British Virgin Islands thanks to a hat trick from Adondre Eddy.

The scoring got started in the 11th minute as Isaiah Bradshaw netted their first goal of the tournament. Eddy scored his first of three from the penalty spot 12 minutes later.

Saint Kitts and Nevis got another PK strike in the 49th from Joshua Nias to extend the lead.

Eddy then proceeded to take over with a superb goal in the 53rd minute, weaving his way around two defenders. He followed it up 14 minutes later with his third.

Ajnarel Wilkinson closed it out the offensive fireworks in the 70’ as he smashed one off the post.

With Group F up for grabs between two of the highest-scoring teams, Dominican Republic and Guatemala played to a scoreless draw.

The result clinches the group for Guatemala due to goal differential as the Dominican Republic finished in second place.

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