Digicel Schools’ Football Championships: Ann’s Grove, Belladrum bag narrow wins
Belladrum goalscorers (left to right) Leron Casey, Michael Collins and Kishawn Fraser
There was riveting football action on display in Regions Four and Five when the Digicel Schools’ Football Championships regional legs continued on Tuesday afternoon.
In the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) Division of Region Four, Ann’s Grove Secondary and Buxton Secondary were the victors at the Buxton Ground.
Ann’s Grove opposed Hope Secondary in a tense encounter that finished 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Ann’s Grove’s Naron Jerrick found the back of the net in the 18th minute and Hope’s Stephone Frank equalised in the 20th for the draw.
When kicks from the penalty mark also ended in a tie, sudden death kicks were employed, the result of which saw Ann’s Grove taking the victory.
Mahaicony TI goalscorers (left to right) Duward Wilson, Russell Wilson, and Rolston McDonald
In the following encounter, Buxton Secondary eased past Annandale Secondary 2-0. Ovid Brown found the back of the net in the 25th minute to give Buxton the lead in the first half. The second strike came off the boots of Aqueni Lucas in the 49th minute.
Further up the coast in Region Five, Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Centre had a walk in the park when they came up against Novar Secondary. The first goal came in the 22nd minute off the boots of Rolston Mc Donald while Duward Wilson made it a 2-0 game in Mahaicony’s favour in the 32nd. Russell Wilson netted in the 40th minute to close off the 3-0 victory.
It was a tight encounter between Belladrum Secondary and Mahaicony Secondary in the following game. After much tit for tat, it was Belladrum who prevailed 4-3.
Kishon Fraser broke the ice early, finding the back of the net in the third minute. Fraser made it a 2-0 affair in the 16th minute while his teammate Andrew Collins brought the score to 3-0 in the 23rd. Belladrum extended their lead once more, by way of a Leroy Casey strike in the 36th minute, but Mahaicony would give them a scare soon enough.
Malachi Jognney netted Mahaicony’s first in the 61st minute while Josiah Halley added their second in the 65th. Just one minute later, Keysean Mingo made it a 4-3 game, but time was not on Mahaicony’s side as they had to settle for the narrow loss.
