Digicel Knockout Schools Football tournament 2023: BEI through to final
BEI’s goal-scorers
Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) are through to the Region Six final of the Digicel Knockout Schools Football tournament, having booked their spot with a 3-1 win over Tutorial Academy in a game played at the All-Saints Ground on Princess Elizabeth Road in New Amsterdam on Friday.
Floyd Chester scored for BEI in the 5th minute, Cotisi Scipio did likewise in the 8th minute, and T’Jon Reid followed suit in the 16th minute. Tutorial Academy got their consolation goal in the 22nd minute off the booth of Don Singh.
BEI will now meet Vryman’s Erven Secondary on Tuesday, July 11, while Tutorial Academy and New Amsterdam Multilateral will meet on Monday, July 10, in a play-off for third place at the same venue.
Vryman’s Erven Secondary booked their place in the final with a 4-1 (penalty) win over NA Multilateral on Thursday. After disposing of Port Mourant Secondary 14-0 in their previous game, New Amsterdam Multilateral failed to find the back of the net in this encounter.
Both schools tried desperately to score, but were unsuccessful during the 70 minutes of play, and the game had to be decided by penalty kicks, which saw Vryman’s Erven Secondary prevailing 4-1.
