Chase Academic Foundation will be striving in their third consecutive Petra Organised Milo School’s under-18 Football Championship which is in its fifth year, when they oppose a determined Morgan’s Learning Centre today at the Ministry of Education, Ground, Carifesta.
Chase Academy Captain Jeremy Garrett
Both finalists have played unbeaten this year, defeating teams by some handsome margins which make the rematch of last year’s final even more intriguing.
Guyana Times Sport reached out to both camps on Saturday during their final training sessions ahead of the all-important clash.
Jeremy Garrett, captain of the defending champions expressed confidence of a victory once they continue with the same flare and passion.
“We need to do what have been doing for the past two years, playing together as a team scoring our opportunities and that is the only aspect our team needs to work on, put aside anything else, we are normally a team that plays together,” Garrett stated.
The captain, is hoping that his start front line trio of Ryan Hackett, Job Cesar and Kelsey Benjamin cement any possible chances that come their way.
On the other hand, Morgan’s Captain Lionel Carter felt that his team can spring a surprise against the odds and cop the coveted title.
Morgan’s Learning Centre Captain Lionel Carter
Carter stated, “We are here at our last day of training we have been working hard and we think we can win the tournament.”
He added, “It has been a while since Chase has been beaten and hopefully we can come out victorious.”
The opposition’s star studded strike force continues to be a real threat but Carter is not looking at names.
“My coach [Gregory Richardson] told me Football is 11 players on the field, one round ball and two goals and names don’t matter, we have some players that are worthy of playing in the national team just as Chase,” he commented.
Carter felt that his side needs to improve in areas of defence and their centre forwards needs to be more consistent. The captain is also urging all to come out in support of the match, adding that they have surprise.
The third place play-off between Masters Academy and Sir Leon will commence at 17:00h followed by the final at 19:00h.
Teams are battling for the $500,000 first prize on offer, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will pocket $300,000; $200,000 and $100,000 respectively – money that will go towards a school project.
The tournament is also sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health under the Theme “Stop the Violence.”
