Mount Pleasant Academy

Match report

Mount Pleasant Academy fall to Cibao in Caribbean clash

Mount Pleasant Academy lost 1-2 to Cibao in the second group-stage match of the CONCACAF Club Championship (Caribbean) on 18 August 2026. The visitors took the lead through a D. Ledesma goal in the 43rd minute, and N. Fuller added a second for Cibao in the 70th before M. Nichele pulled one back for the hosts.

By then the match had settled into a pattern where the hosts had the ball but Cibao were sharper on the break. Mount Pleasant Academy finished with 89 attacks and 10 shots off target, but their 26% shot accuracy meant chances went begging. Cibao managed just three shots on target from 82 attacks, yet they converted when it mattered.

There were five substitutions in the second half, with both managers trying to shift momentum. D. Ledesma was booked in the 66th minute before being substituted in the 82nd after scoring, while V. Minotta and C. Thomas also picked up yellow cards for the hosts.

The result ended a run of three consecutive wins for Mount Pleasant Academy, who had beaten DelphinES del Este, Robin Hood and Weymouth in the weeks leading up to this fixture. Cibao, meanwhile, have not won since their 2-1 victory over Salcedo on 24 May, though they held Cavalier to a goalless draw on 6 August.

Both sides remain in the group stage with the match contributing to a competitive table. The hosts will need to find more clinical finishing if they are to progress, while Cibao showed that efficiency can overcome a lack of possession.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 60 – 40

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 10 – 6

Attacks 89 – 82

🟨 25' V. Minotta — Yellow card ⚽ 43' D. Ledesma — Goal 🟨 52' K. Ming — Yellow card ⇄ 63' S. Bradford — Substitution ⇄ 63' T. Reid — Substitution 🟨 66' D. Ledesma — Yellow card ⚽ 70' N. Fuller — Goal ⇄ 70' E. Trinidad — Substitution ⇄ 70' V. Minotta — Substitution 🟨 71' C. Thomas — Yellow card ⇄ 78' D. Phillips — Substitution ⚽ 80' M. Nichele — Goal ⇄ 82' D. Ledesma — Substitution ⇄ 82' C. Thomas — Substitution ⇄ 82' R. Thomas — Substitution 🟨 84' M. Nichele — Yellow card ⇄ 87' A. Sosa — Substitution ⇄ 89' M. Nichele — Substitution

Match events

25' 0:0 Cibao Yellow card V. Minotta
43' 0:1 Cibao Goal D. Ledesma assist: V. Minotta
52' 0:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Yellow card K. Ming
63' 0:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Substitution S. Bradford off: N. Fuller
63' 0:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Substitution T. Reid off: C. Daley
66' 0:1 Cibao Yellow card D. Ledesma
70' 1:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Goal N. Fuller assist: D. Phillips
70' 1:1 Cibao Substitution E. Trinidad off: D. Palomeque
70' 1:1 Cibao Substitution V. Minotta off: J. Roces
71' 1:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Yellow card C. Thomas
78' 1:1 Mount Pleasant Academy Substitution D. Phillips off: J. Topey
80' 1:2 Cibao Goal M. Nichele
82' 1:2 Cibao Substitution D. Ledesma off: C. Ortiz
82' 1:2 Mount Pleasant Academy Substitution C. Thomas off: K. Wilson
82' 1:2 Mount Pleasant Academy Substitution R. Thomas off: D. Smith
84' 1:2 Cibao Yellow card M. Nichele
87' 1:2 Cibao Substitution A. Sosa off: J. De La Cruz Mangas
89' 1:2 Cibao Substitution M. Nichele off: O. Florencio

Statistics

60 Possession, % 40

5 Shots on target 3

10 Shots off target 6

89 Attacks 82

10 Corners 3

20 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 15

19 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 4

0.26 Shot accuracy 0.23

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