A quick bounce back was needed from Guyana’s national Under-15 boys team as they prepared for a clash with the Cayman Islands early on Wednesday morning in their second outing of the 2025 CONCACAF Under-15 Championships in Aruba.
The Junior Golden Jaguars had only hours before suffered a crushing 5-0 loss at the hands of Puerto Rico, but managed to turn it around.
This time around, Brathwaite opted for a few changes which saw his starting XI read: Captain Jaden Tasher, goalkeeper Nyall Kendall, Travis Grogan, Nyron Barrow, Pharez Noble, Mark Stewart, Jeden Nelson, Juslyn Halley, Mark Glasgow, Germaine Garrett and Damani Hardy.

The Junior Golden Jaguars were stunned early in the encounter when Cayman’s Levi Jacks collected a long ball and slipped it past the Guyanese keeper for the first goal in the 9th minute.
Guyana’s response took a while, but it eventually came off the boots of Glasgow, who capitalised on an assist from Garrett at the top of the box to sink the equaliser in the 28th minute, resulting in the half ending 1-1.
Fortune was in Guyana’s favour as Cayman suffered a double red-card blow at the end of the first and beginning of the second half. Not too long after, Barrow sent a gorgeous left-footed shot into the right corner of the goal for Guyana’s second goal in the 49th minute.
After assisting earlier, Garrett officially added his name to the scoresheet with a shot in the 70th+3.
Guyana’s 3rd and final group match will come today, Thursday, August 7, at 09:00h at the same venue, Stadion CD Guillermo Trinidad in Aruba.