The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

ANOTHER loss at the inaugural CONCACAF Boys Under-15 tournament places the Bahamas fourth in Group A after four games.

The Bahamas fell 3-1 to the Cayman Islands in their latest outing in George Town, Cayman Islands, on Sunday night.

Re’John Ene scored the only goal for the Bahamas in the 60th minute while the Cayman Islands received goals from Zacary Scott (11’), Leighton Thomas Jr (16’) and Ramon Martinez (31’).

After a day off yesterday, the team is slated to return to the pitch against the US Virgin Islands at 5:30pm today.

The Bahamas holds a single goal differential after nine goals scored and eight goals against for a total of three points.

Bermuda leads the group with a perfect 4-0 record, followed by the Cayman Islands at 3-1, Aruba at 3-1, followed by the Bahamas at 1-3.

After consecutive losses, the Bahamas finally got its first victory with an 8-0 score over Saint Martin last Friday. They also lost 4-0 to Aruba and 1-0 to Bermuda.

The Under-15 Championship, which will be held every two years, is expected to strengthen the love of the game among young players and foster a commitment to the sport that will grow along with them.

Countries competing in the tournament include Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Saint Martin, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands.

For first-round play, the squads have been drawn into four groups - three of six teams and one comprised of five teams. Each team will play the others in its group once and the group winners will advance to the semifinals on August 23.