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MOUNT Pleasant Football Academy Head Coach Theodore Whitmore says the club wants to continue raising the bar after booking their spot in consecutive Concacaf Caribbean Cup finals and qualifying for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup. Mount Pleasant will defend their regional crown after beating Trinidad and Tobago’s Club Sando 2-0 in the second-leg semi-final at Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday to advance 3-1 on aggregate. For the second week in a row, Trayvone Reid missed a penalty in the first half which would have settled the nerves of the St Ann-based club. However, second-half goals from national representatives Warner Brown and Nickalia Fuller spared Reid’s blushes and sent the defending champions into the final. Whitmore says he was pleased with the grit his team showed to get over the line. “It was always going to be a bit difficult,” he said.

“Credit must be given to the Sando team. They came, they played and tried to get something out of it. We knew the longer the game went on, the more difficult it [would] be. After scoring that goal, I think we allowed them again in the game and they kept coming and coming but the second goal, I think, just sealed the issue. ” Mount Pleasant FA starting team players pose for a photo ahead of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup second leg, semi-final football match against Club Sando at Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday, October 22. Photo: Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant FA’s Warner Brown (left) tries to turn away from LA Galaxy’s Maya Yoshida during the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 football match on March 19, 2026. Photo: Karl Mclarty He also hailed the impact of the over 1,000 supporters who turned out at Sabina Park. “I think the fans always play an important role, [particularly] travelling supporters. It gives us extra…