Annandale maintain top spot in Guyoil tourney

Annandale Secondary continue to show that they are fierce contenders in the Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Under-18 football tournament as the East Coast youths registered yet another win on Monday afternoon.

A glimpse of the action between Charlestown and St Rose’s

For their round 7 battle, Annandale met with the struggling Marian Academy for a thrilling encounter. Marian Academy did not allow themselves to be intimidated by the dominance that Annandale have displayed thus far, which made for an exciting first half. Both teams went back and forth in the goal hunt, which saw Marian’s defence working expertly to fend off Annandale’s many attempts. The first half ended with the score deadlocked on nil all.
However, Annandale scripted their second half differently as their captain, Jamar Harrigon stepped up to the plate to deliver for his team. The skilled youngster took a long shot at the goal, which connected in the 37th minute. Feeding off of this momentum, Sean Haywood quickly took the score to 2-0 after netting his goal just two minutes later.
The rest of regulation time expired with Marian Academy looking to secure a goal and although they were close at times, the private institution had to accept defeat at the sound of the final whistle.
This win means that Annandale will remain tied on points with Lodge Secondary, as they both sit at the top of the table. Lodge, however, hold a goal difference advantage.
The second match of the evening, saw Charlestown Secondary getting some redemption after languishing at the bottom of the points table for weeks.
Playing with a full contingent against an incomplete St Rose’s side, Charlestown showed that indeed they have what it takes to come out on top. Although there were special provisions for St Rose’s, Charlestown got their scoring started as early as the eighth minute when Raymond Bandhu connected with the goal. Two minutes later, Bandhu was celebrating again as the score was pushed to 2-0. Carlos Agard was next to join the scoring party with his first goal in the 13th minute. He was followed by Isaiah Moore and Tariq Pryce, who contributed one each to the tally. Bandhu finished off his hat-trick in the 24th minute, leaving Charlestown’s half-time tally at 6 to zero.
The St Rose’s side came out more determined in the second half, but the team were clearly missing the adrenaline and skill of their top striker as many passes within the box went unanswered, resulting in them being unable to net a goal.
Agard’s work, however, was not yet finished as the young man completed his hat-trick with two goals in the 44th and 48th minutes to get Charlestown an emphatic 8-0 victory.
Charlestown will be happy with their performance, since this large-margin win will clear up their once- negative goal difference.
The eighth round of Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers action will commence on Sunday with fixtures being released in a timely manner.