U-15 Men's Football Team Thread

[Trini _2026]

kounty games every day

[kounty]

Game got postponed due to thunderstorm. Thanks to Wired868 for the squad list:


Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Mikhail Clement (GK); 2.Jeremiah Daniel, 4.Sheridan McNish (captain), 3.Adam Pierre, 5.Criston Gomez; 8.Nkosi Foncette, 6.Stephen Ollivierie; 13.Keston Richards, 15.Riquelme Phillips, 11.Akel Vesprey; 9.Jonathan Mason.

Substitutes: 18.Marcelo Phillip (GK), 7.Elijah Diaz, 10.Caden Trestrail, 12.Salim Soanes, 14.Josiah Simmons, 16.Isaiah David, 17.Joshua Miguel

[Trini _2026]

We down 1 nil

[Flex]

Cooper calls for composure after Honduras loss.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).

National under-15 football coach Shawn Cooper has called for composure by his players ahead of last night’s second match of the CONCACAF Under-15 Development Championships in the Dominican Republic.

The players appeared to have lacked composure in their opening match against Honduras on Sunday at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium, going down 2-1 in a match that Cooper believed they should have won in the first half alone.

“Now it’s about composure. These boys are getting in front of our opposition. If they have composure and put the ball in the back of the net, then we will be okay,” Cooper said.

The Hondurans opened the scoring in the 35th minute from Osmel Medina. And then they increased their tally 2-0 when Michael Chavez found the nets in the 49th minute. T&T, for the many chances created in the half, pulled a goal back in the 72nd minute through Jeremiah Daniel from the penalty spot for a 2-1 result.

Cooper has said that he would not force his charges into ensuring they get winning results as the tournament is a development one. And yesterday he drove home his point by saying they will learn that if they do not take their chances, then a loss will be the result.

“I think, tonight we showed that we could compete and go toe-to-toe with some of the Central American teams who are ranked above us. It was a lesson for the boys where at international football, you have to take your chances.”

“They left the stadium tonight very disappointed because they knew that this was a game they should have won. They created several one-on-one opportunities in the first half, which they could have won the game in the first half, but as in international football, you miss your chances and you can pay dearly in the end,” Cooper explained.

The young Warriors were scheduled to face Costa Rica last night and Puerto Rico today at 6 pm at the same venue. After their opening defeat, Cooper admitted that he will be battling a few niggling injuries which they are hoping to recover from.

Apart from that, he said his charges will also learn as they go along, reinforcing the fact that it is a development tournament at which they will go from strength to strength.

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[Deeks]

They lost 2-1. TT should have at least tie that game. Position awareness or lack of in defence was the cause of that 2nd goal.

[kounty]

look like good result tonight. wonder what happened?

[Flex]

Trinidad and Tobago U-15s beat Costa Rica in group finale.
T&T Newsday Reports.

THE T&T Under-15 footballers beat Costa Rica 2-0 on Wednesday to end Group D of the Concacaf Under-15 Championships on a high on Wednesday.

Goals from Jonathan Mason and Jeremiah Daniel gave T&T their first win at the Felix Sanchez Stadium, Dominican Republic, but it was not enough to see them advance to the quarterfinals. T&T were already out of contention before the final round, after losses to Honduras and Puerto Rico.

The Shawn Cooper-coached T&T team completed League A group play with one win and two losses, to finish behind group winners Honduras (five points), Puerto Rico (four points) and Costa Rica (four points). A playoff for final tournament classification will kick off on Thursday.

Ten-man T&T had lost to Puerto Rico 2-1 on Tuesday, their second defeat in as many matches.

Diego Echevarria gave Puerto Rico the lead in the tenth minute, before Jonathan Mason equalised for T&T in the 53rd minute.

Echevarria grabbed the winner when he found the back of the net in the 64th minute.

T&T defender Adam Pierre was given a straight red card in the second half.

T&T lost their opening match of the tournament 2-1 to Honduras.

[Peong]

I see some good ball in the highlights. Keep striving

[injunchile]

Under -!5 should be kept together and then Become the Under -19. No quick Fix. Think of Panama and Uruguay. A developmental Stage.

[chelsealife]

@injunchile totally agree, keep these boys together going forward and get more games. Other players will surface as well

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[Tallman]

Under-15 boys defeat Qatar
T&T Express

Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 boys footballers ended the 2023 CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship which a 3-0 victory over Qatar yesterday, in the Dominican Republic.

T&T made a quick start and were ahead by two goals after six minutes, Nkosi Foncette (2nd) and Jonathan Mason (6th), with his second goal in as many days getting the goals. Keston Richards added a third in the 22nd minute.

The match was a consolation game for both teams, neither having advanced to the quarter-finals. Since the CONCACAF Under-15’s is a developmental tournament, teams that did not qualify for the quarter-finals were given an extra match after the group stage. In officials results, T&T finished bottom of Group D in the preliminary round, losing 2-1 to both Honduras and Puerto Rico, but beating Costa Rica 2-0. Meanwhile, Middle East guest-team Qatar lost 3-2 to the USA, 1-0 to Haiti and 1-0 to Cuba.

[kounty]

I am absolutely awful with faces, but I swear I noticed Alyssa Nicols, from this article in one of T&T U-15 games... but checking the ever-dependable Wired868 for lineup and referee information , realized that I saw Anya Voigt (whose no-nonsense style I really liked) instead

[Tallman]

Are we serious about youth football?
T&T Newsday

THE EDITOR: Reading Anton Corneal's media article outlining his vision for future youth team development, I find it imperative to address the recently concluded U15 CONCACAF tournament in the Dominican Republic.

Firstly, I wish to extend my congratulations to the players for their exceptional efforts on the field despite the glaring lack of necessary support or respect from the governing association.

Consider this, after dedicating 18 months to training and hard work, these young boys were handed used jerseys from the senior team, with their names on the back covered by black tape.

Imagine, after all that time and effort, these boys were instructed to return their travel jerseys upon arriving back in Piarco.

It's astonishing that even after 18 months, the authorities couldn't manage a simple task like providing proper kits for each player, resulting in Trinidad and Tobago's being the worst-dressed team in the tournament.

I'm certain that further investigation into the team's accommodation and meals will likely unveil more instances of sheer incompetence by the administration that mishandled these dedicated representatives of TT.

Given this deeply rooted culture of incompetence within the administration, one must question the rationale behind granting funding to the current administration.

So, I pose the question: Are we truly taking this seriously?

MORTIMER LLOYD

via e-mail

[Tallman]

Youth Coaches attend Concacaf Summit
TTFA Media

Trinidad and Tobago U-17 and U-15 Head Coach Shawn Cooper and High Performance Coach Densill Theobald attended the 2023 Concacaf Youth Football Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic last week.

The Summit was led by Concacaf Senior Development Manager Andre Waugh who was recently in Port of Spain for the TTFA A License Coaching Course. The Summit was hosted with the aim of examining the latest trends in youth football regionally and globally.

Several major topics were addressed including one on Development of Player, Team, Club and People by Darren Powell, Director of Player Development at MLS Club Inter Miami CF.

United States Soccer Federation coach educator Gareth Smith spoke on the Universal Player Identification System.

Julio Murrilo, Technical Development Director for Costa Rica, presented on the Talent Development Scheme – The Costa Rica Pilot project.

FIFA High Performance Specialist Abdul-Faisal Chibsah spoke on the FIFA Talent Development Scheme while Jonatan Cabenalas, Qatar FA Technical Coordinator presented on the topic ‘Can We do it Another Way’.

Nasser Larguet, Technical Director of the Saudi Arabia Football Association educated the participants on that country’s youth football development vision and strategy.

Also among the presenters was Alvaro Samboy, Baseball Technical Expert who spoke on the development of elite baseballers in Dominican Republic.

[ZANDOLIE]

This is our Best performing youth team in a very long time. The powers that be should be putting serious effort into developing these youngsters. As soon as SSFL done….