Chase Academic Foundation got their campaign off to a rollicking start in the sixth annual Digicel Schools Football Championship, with a comprehensive thrashing of Guyana Education Trust College on Tuesday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta.
Doubles by Jobe Caesar and Timothy Alberts and single goals by Daniel Floy, Jeremy Garnett, Shomol Smith, Joshua Williams, Nicolas McArthur and Ryan Hackett created the 10-1 rout, with Andrew Bennett scoring the lone goal for Trust College.
The goal rush began when Hackett made a dash down the left wing, made a pass to Floyd, who moved past the defenders to score in the
Ryan Hackett (white and green) in action during Chase Academic Foundation’s crushing victory
9th minute.
It was then over to Raushan Ritch, as he made a few dribbles on the right side of the box which allowed him to make a straight pass to Garnett who finished with a simple tap-in in the 28th minute.
It went from bad to worse for the Trust College unit as confusion occurred on the edge of the box, where Smith capitalised on the opportunity with a simple dab in the 32nd minute.
Two minutes later, McArthur squared the ball and Williams extended the lead, bringing an end to a dominant first half by last year’s runners-up.
The second half began with the same lacklustre approach by Trust College, but they slowly showed signs of a fightback, as forward Telbert Baptiste made some attempts on goal but lacked the necessary support.
Just as it seemed there was a calmness to the proceedings, McArthur found the back of the net in the 53rd. However, Trust College eventually capitalised on a chance to score when Bennett sealed a penalty in the 64th.
The focus quickly returned to the Chase unit, when Hackett drilled his first goal in the 69th which was followed by a successful shot from 10 yards by Caesar.
Alberts joined the party with two goals (76th and 78th) in the space of two minutes, one of which was a skilful header into the top left.
From left: Timothy Alberts, Joshua Williams, Jobe Caesar, Ryan Hackett, Nicolas McArthur, Daniel Floy, Shomol Smith and Jeremy Garnett scored in the 10-1 rout
The final nail in the coffin was inflicted by Caesar when he broke away from the pack and dinked the keeper in the 79th minute.
Over at Leonora, Vergenoegen Secondary defeated Leonora Technical Institute 3-1 on the back of Chris Macey’s double. Macey notched goals in the 66th and 77th minute while Jamain Cumerbatch was the other scorer. Jamal Grant scored the lone goal for Leonora in the 6th minute .
