SAINT Lucia’s National Under-15 Boys team have advanced to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Under-15 Boys tournament after they defeated Barbados 1-0, on Thursday, in a quarter-final match up in Curacao.
Prolific striker Shevon Byron netted Team Saint Lucia’s lone goal in the encounter to seal a hard-fought victory. Shevon has scored three goals in the tournament, so far.
Team Saint Lucia next takes on Bermuda in a semifinal slot after Bermuda got past Belize on penalties.
On Wednesday, bottom-placed Barbados stunned Group leaders Belize 2 – 0 to finish second in that group.
Meanwhile, as the 2023 CONCACAF Boys’ Under-15 Championship action continued, Thursday, teams from League A and League B took to the field in the Quarterfinals and Play-Offs.
In the League B quarterfinals at the Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca in Willemstad, Curacao, Martinique upended hosts Curacao 4-1, Nicaragua emerged victorious 4-2 from a penalty shootout with Antigua and Barbuda after a 1-1 draw, Saint Lucia edged Barbados 1-0, while Bermuda came away with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory against Belize after a 0-0 draw between the two sides.
The League B Play-Off matches all took place at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, where Bonaire defeated Saint Kitts and Nevis 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw, Guadeloupe got past Guyana 2-0, Suriname slipped by Grenada 3-2 and Aruba beat Cayman Islands 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.
THE League A quarterfinals all took place at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, beginning with a 4-1 triumph for Jamaica over Honduras. Also registering a victory was Mexico, 1-0 versus Puerto Rico, Haiti handled Canada 1-0 and the United States fended off Guatemala 4-1.
In the League A Play-Offs at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, El Salvador defeated Cuba 3-0, Trinidad and Tobago downed Qatar 3-0, Costa Rica marched past Dominican Republic 3-1 and Saudi Arabia squeezed past Panama 2-1.