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MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy’s victory celebrations at the final of the inaugural KFC U17 Elite Cup were overshadowed, thanks to a fight between players just seconds after the final whistle at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.
Mount Pleasant won the competition’s inaugural staging with a convincing 3-0 win over Harbour View.
However, that performance became almost secondary as, seconds after the referee had blown the whistle for full time, a verbal confrontation between Mount Pleasant’s Emerson Laisse and Harbour View’s Malik Wright swiftly turned physical.
The two players had clashed during the match as a frustrated Wright caught the heel of Laisse with a late challenge in time added. Laisse had been left stewing because no punishment had come from the referee.
The Mount Pleasant player confronted Wright after the game, which soon escalated into a fight on the field.
The two players were soon separated by their respective teammates and their managerial staff, who de-escalated the situation.
Throughout the match, Mount Pleasant held much of the advantage, seemingly a level above their opponents on the day.
Laisse opened the scoring in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot for the eventual champions, and would turn provider for the second goal as he and Shevon Byron combined smartly to cut through Harbour View’s defence on the hour mark.
Picking up the ball in the midfield, Byron drove at goal, playing a quick one-two with Laisse to get around the defenders before finishing smartly from a tight angle.
Franco Celestine would seal the result in the 85th minute, breaking free on a counter-attack.
The youngster showed some tricky footwork to dribble by his marker before hitting a low drive that slipped through the gloves of the Harbour View custodian.
Along with the title, Mount Pleasant would also walk away with the top goalscorer award, through Claver Nugent’s nine strikes.
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