Day 9: Final Day in Mexico

Day 9: Final Day in Mexico

Breakfast was completed, all 12 team units headed out at 10:30am to the intercontinental university to enjoy the climax of a region’s football development spectacle, the finale of the top four. The third-place playoff was won by the Costa Ricans over the...
Day 8: Under-13 Team in Mexico

Day 8: Under-13 Team in Mexico

A new day brought reflection on what we should have done better the day before, and breakfast made way a for team meeting. Heartfelt tales of missed opportunities abound, coach Sydney guided the trial of errors repeated, through player indiscipline to apply learned...
Day 7: Vancouver Whitecaps vs HVFC (friendly)

Day 7: Vancouver Whitecaps vs HVFC (friendly)

Quarterfinals began at the venues and we personally spoke with and collectively wished Caribbean neighbours San Juan Jabloteh of Trinidad and zone winners Buhos de Hermosillo FC of Mexico, all the best. SJJ lost 0-2 against Guatemala’s Comunicaciones FC and...
Day 6: Under-13 Team in Mexico (Rest Day)

Day 6: Under-13 Team in Mexico (Rest Day)

The 6 games in our zone A completed, and by extension all 24 games across the 4 zones, leaving 8 quarter-finalists; Unfortunately, we did not qualify. The greater task awaited us, to keep developing outside of the competition but closely wrapped within its central...
Match Day # 3: Real Eltris FC (Nicaragua) vs HVFC

Match Day # 3: Real Eltris FC (Nicaragua) vs HVFC

Our last game of the group stage, with a win being the option for us if we wanted to hope to advance. An additional player was pushed in attack, and this move got us going early. Co-strikers Kellijah Morgan burst forward down the right flank to cross as Demarco Thorne...
Match Day #2: San Juan Jabloteh (T&T) vs HVFC

Match Day #2: San Juan Jabloteh (T&T) vs HVFC

Losing badly in the opener put us squarely up against the proverbial eight ball; Trinidad’s San Juan Jabloteh defeated Nicaragua’s Real Estrie 2-1 to be well placed at second. Earlier today, the Nicaraguans lost again 4-0 to the Mexicans, who now qualify...