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- St. Lucia U‑15 played four matches at the FIFA Boys Under‑15 Festival in Baku.
- The team lost to Turks and Caicos Islands (2‑1) and Suriname (3‑2).
- They recorded 6‑0 wins over American Samoa and Bhutan.
- Technical staff called it one of their better festival performances.
- The squad is heading back to St. Lucia next week.
St. Lucia’s Under‑15 national football team competed in the second stage of the inaugural FIFA Boys Under‑15 Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, where more than 3,000 players, coaches and officials gathered for the event.After a 2‑1 loss to the Turks and Caicos Islands and a 3‑2 defeat by Suriname, the team rebounded with 6‑0 victories over American Samoa and Bhutan, highlighted by braces from Leon Vidal, Jayden Emmanuel and others. A technical staff member described the campaign as one of the side’s better performances at the festival, and the squad is expected to return to St. Lucia next week.