CONCACAF U15 Championships: Glasgow, Garrett find the net to silence Cuba U15s

Guyana’s National Under-15 Boys brought up their second victory of the CONCACAF U15 Championships, pulling off a commanding win against Cuba on Thursday morning at the Stadion CD Guillermo Trinidad in Aruba.
Head Coach Levi Brathwaite opted for five changes to his starting XI, which saw Mark Glasgow donning the captain’s armband, alongside goalkeeper Matthew Gajadar, Tyler Abrams, Nyron Barrow, Simon Solomon, Mekaiya Daniels, Mark Stewart, Brandon Parks, Juslyn Halley, Germaine Garrett and Jaden Tasher.

After a few chances went begging on both sides of the pitch, Guyana’s captain was the one to break the ice in the 22nd minute. Glasgow won a battle with two defenders in the final third, going on to slip the ball into the left corner of the goal past an outstretched Darion Chavez in goal for Cuba for Guyana’s first goal.
Then, just before the first half ended, Garrett got just enough on a service from Barrow at the corner to slip the ball through the legs of Chavez for Guyana’s second goal in the 35th+2.
However, Guyana were forced into defence mode after Cuba’s Erick Grotestan capitalised on some chaos between the sticks to slip the ball in for their consolation in the 39th minute. Guyana’s defences would hold up until the 70th minute to land the Junior Golden Jaguars another three points and a second-place finish in Group C.
While Puerto Rico played unbeaten for nine points from three wins, Guyana finished second with six points from two wins and a loss. Cuba were third in the group with three points from two losses and a win, while the Cayman Islands were unable to register any wins and thus came up empty-handed on points.
Though they will not advance to the semi-finals (group winners Puerto Rico, advanced), the national U15 team will play one more placement match in this year’s U15 Championships.