PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Mount Nice Academy secured its place within the Concacaf Caribbean Cup Semifinals with a commanding 2-0 victory over Central FC at Hasely Crawford Stadium on Tuesday evening. The historic win ensures the Jamaican membership a top-two end in Group A. Mount Nice coach Theodore Whitmore.
Whereas the primary half ended scoreless, the Jamaican aspect broke the impasse six minutes after the restart.
Raheem Edwards completed a robust run into the field by smashing a shot from an Alex Marshall cross into the web within the 51st minute.
Chevaughn Walsh then put the end result past doubt within the ninetieth minute, pouncing on a rebound to seal the victory.
The clear sheet, expertly managed by goalkeeper Tafari Chambers, was his third consecutive shutout of the match.
The end result eliminates Central FC, who end their marketing campaign with 4 factors.
For Mount Nice coach Theodore Whitmore, the end result was a second of historic satisfaction for the membership, even when the efficiency wasn’t good.
“Very happy with the end result, not a lot the efficiency. I feel it was a well-deserved recreation,” Whitmore said. “I feel the membership deserves this. I feel we’ve created historical past. That is the primary time within the membership’s historical past that we’re qualifying for a semifinal spot.”
Whitmore was fast to share the credit score, praising the membership’s possession for his or her long-term imaginative and prescient.
“Credit score have to be given to the proprietor, Peter Gould, and Mrs Gould for the imaginative and prescient and for sticking with the plan. The followers deserve it. Jamaica at massive deserves it.”
The coach highlighted the resilience of his squad after falling brief final season. “We dropped the ball final season, not making it. This time, we licked our wounds, we caught with nearly all of the gamers and technical employees, and we got here again, labored arduous, and created historical past.”
Regardless of the achievement, Whitmore emphasised that the workforce’s focus stays ahead.
“The sensation is nice. That is one thing we labored arduous on over the previous couple of months to realize, and the job isn’t but accomplished. This is only one step to the place we wish to attain, so we don’t wanna get carried away.”
Mount Nice will conclude its Group Stage marketing campaign in opposition to Universidad O&M FC subsequent Tuesday in Jamaica, taking part in for seeding within the knockout rounds.
