SportsSeptember 20 2026
Mt Pleasant seek redemption
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Mount Pleasant Football Academy will be hoping to bounce back from their shock opening-day defeat in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) when they travel to Ferdi Neita Park today to face Racing United.
The St Ann-based club will take on Racing in Match Week Two action, with kick-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
For Mount Pleasant, the contest presents an opportunity to recover from a disastrous start to the season, having suffered a 4-0 defeat to newly promoted Tru-Juice FC.
They will be confident of a better outcome this time around after their 1-0 victory over Cavalier in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, a result that secured their place in the semi-finals.
The club is also expected to welcome back several regular starters who were absent for the loss to Tru-Juice.
Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore, head coach of Mount Pleasant, said the team has already put its opening-day defeat behind it and is focused on getting back on track.
“We just have to put Sunday’s game behind us,” Whitmore said.
“That’s what we are focusing on. Once we have enough players who can create and score goals, we know at some point in time we can find the b...