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Brown wants ‘ruthless’ finishing from Mount Pleasant
September 04, 2026
Warner Brown believes Mount Pleasant FA must be sharper in front of goal.
The striker voiced concerns after the St Ann-based team gave up a 1-0 lead and were held to a 1-1 draw away to Salcedo FC in their Concacaf Caribbean Cup Group B football clash at the Estadio Moca in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night.
“It was a tough away game. We have to be more ruthless in the box,” said Brown, who had given Mount Pleasant the lead in the seventh minute from a tight angle.
Sebastian Ramos scored Salcedo FC’s equaliser in the 49th minute.
However, Mount Pleasant, desperate for victory, kept pushing for another goal, only to be denied by goalkeeper Favio Marte, who was key for the Dominican Republic side.
Double save
On one occasion, Marte proved exceptionally brilliant while making a double save in minute 66.
The result means Mount Pleasant missed the opportunity to claim their first win of the campaign and climb to third in Group B.
“We gave away a cheap goal, and we should have definitely scored more,” Brown reasoned.
Quizzed on what the team needs to improve ahead of their next fixture, he added, “We just need to be more ruthless in the box again, score more of our chances, and defend our goal to the best of our abilities”.
Mount Pleasant, the defending champions, are third with only a point in the six-team Group B, having lost twice and drawn Wednesday’s game. Salcedo FC, with one win and two draws, lead the group with five points.
The St Ann team will next play fellow Jamaican team Portmore United on Wednesday, September 9, at the National Stadium.
“It’s a crucial game coming up. We definitely need three points,” the striker added.
Meanwhile, head coach Theodore Whitmore, speaking at the post-match press conference, was quick to credit the hosts for their approach to the match.
“I think first and foremost, we have to give credit to our opponents, Salcedo. They were hungry this afternoon,” he said.
The former Reggae Boyz player and head coach admitted Mount Pleasant struggled to convert their early advantage into a comfortable lead.
“I think we were lacking in the final third. We got the perfect start, [but] we didn’t manage (to convert chances) in key moments,” he explained, adding that those missed moments ultimately cost his team the win.
On whether fatigue played a role in the second-half collapse, Whitmore pushed back, pointing instead to a lack of urgency.
“I wouldn’t say tired, but I think we didn’t put ourselves out there this afternoon. I think we have a lot more [we] could have given,” he said, noting that Salcedo simply “were a bit more hungry than us today”.
