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Mount Pleasant aim for O&M’s scalp
September 30, 2025
Although they have already qualified for the semi-finals of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup (CCC), Mount Pleasant Football Academy's head coach Theodore Whitmore says they will be pushing to maintain their winning run.
The Jamaican outfit will go in to their final Group A game against Universidad O&M of the Dominican Republic this evening at 7 p.m. at the National Stadium.
Universidad O&M are second in the standings on six points, and with Robinhood (one point) and Central (four points) already eliminated, O&M can only be caught by fourth place Moca (three points), also of the Dominican Republic. The latter will play Robinhood.
As a result, Universided O&M, in the meantime, need only need one point from the game to cement their spot in the last four.
Mount Pleasant sit atop of the group, having won their three matches, scoring five goals and giving up none.
"We have a few injuries. It's a game we want to win. We have played three and haven't conceded any goal as yet, so we want to keep that going," Whitmore said.
"It doesn't really matter who go out there we expect a 110 per cent effort at all times. It's a good team. We know they want to come and get a positive result. They want to carry on in the competition," he reasoned.
"So we expect a tough game. But we know what we have to do. We just have to put our best foot forward and get the desired result," Whitmore commented.
"We have a job to do. We will focus on the job we have to do and after tomorrow's (today) game, then we look at the next opponent."
Mount Pleasant will also be without inspirational captain Sue Lae McCalla, who departed for R.A.E.C Mons in Belgium, and Daniel Green, who steps into the role of new club captain, has been excellent in the regional tournament. He says he will be demanding even more of himself.
"You have to be pushing the team and everyone is looking to you, so you have to demand more from yourself," he commented.
Green also wants to continue his and the team's good run.
"It (competition) gives a lot of exposure to Jamaican players. People around the world are watching these games and playing at this international level gives you more confidence and self belief to go out there and do you best," he stated.
