TT Under-15 footballers held to 1-1 draw

The TT team arrived in the US on Monday for a live-in training camp ahead of their opening match in the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship against Costa Rica on Sunday .

TT got off to a quick start yesterday with an opening goal from Fatima College forward Justin Araujo-Wilson in the first minute of play .

He had the simple task of a close-range tap in on an assist by San Juan Jabloteh’s Josiah Edwards .

However, Tampa Bay equalised in the 12th minute .

“It was a good encounter for the young boys to get the legs going .

We have just a few days left before our first match against Costa Rica so everything in between now to then is about managing the boys carefully and ensuring we do things in the right manner before the start of the competition,” said TT coach Russell Latapy .

TT have been drawn into Group B alongside Costa Rica, United States and Canada .

TT will open their campaign on August 13 against Costa Rica and will play Canada a day later before closing off the group stage against the US on August 16 .

The other countries taking part include Group A – Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama; Group C – El Salvador, Bermuda, Martinique, Cuba; Group D – Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Curacao; Group E – Puerto Rico, Belize, Barbados, Guadeloupe; Group F – St Lucia, Suriname, Guyana, St Kitts/Nevis; Group G – Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Saint Martin; Group H- Antigua/ Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Sint Maarten; Group I – Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, French Guiana, St Vincent/Grenadines; Group J – British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos .