As the fourth round of the Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Under-18 football tournament continued on Monday evening, The Bishops’ High defeated standing rivals Queen’s College while Marian Academy walked away with a surprising win at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
A Queen’s College defender prevents the ball from crossing the goal line as their battle with Bishops’ High unfolds
The intensity of the tournament rose on Monday as the players entered round four, where they will face off with a new group of opponents.
The first game of the round and the evening featured Queenstown Secondary and Marian Academy. The first few minutes of the encounter saw Queenstown displaying their attacking style to no avail, while Marian opted for a laid-back approach. However, the mood of the encounter soon changed as Marian Academy stepped up the momentum. Ricardo Percival found the first goal for Marian as he pierced the net in the 20th minutes. Four minutes later, Redel Fernandez extended the lead to 2-0, a score which remained until halftime. With Queenstown now scrambling for a goal to at least save face, Tyrese Black gave his side a glimmer of hope of being able to turn the game around with their first goal in the 51st minute. Queenstown’s prospects were looking good as they later got an equaliser opportunity in the form of a penalty. However, to Marian’s delight, it was squandered, resulting in a 2-1 win for the private institution.
In the second match scheduled for the evening, Queen’s College and The Bishops’ High put aside their books to renew their rivalry, on the football field.
Ten minutes into the encounter, Queen’s College were gifted with a penalty, which was expertly connected with by Diarra Thorman. Little did QC know that was their first and last celebration as Bishops’ soon found their groove. The advantage on QC’s part seemed to push Bishops’ into overdrive as they bettered their plays, searching for an equaliser.
Daniel Benjamin netted the equaliser in the 22nd minute and five minutes later, Romeo Bradford put Bishops’ in the lead 2-1. The second half proved equally bright for Bishops’ as they continued to find the back of the net. Antone Herol scored in the 42nd and Malachi Richards added another just before the final whistle for Bishops’ 4-1 win.
The fourth round of the Petra-organised tournament is expected to continue later this week with Lodge Secondary squaring off with St Rose’s, Charlestown clashing with Wismar Christianburg, Uitvlugt facing off with Vergenoegen, and Annandale battling with Dolphin Secondary.
