ExxonMobil Linden Interschool Football Championships… : LTI slip past MHS on penalties to be crowned new champions

The ExxonMobil Guyana Linden Interschool Football tournament concluded on Sunday, June 8, with an electrifying match between Mackenzie High School (MHS) and Linden Technical Institute (LTI), finishing 2-2 after regulation time, with LTI going on to taste victory, 5-4, with kicks from the penalty mark.
In the third-place play-off, Linden Foundation Secondary kept their cool and made easy work of Wisburg Secondary winning 3-0.
Mackenzie had the perfect start to the championship match with Azizi Grant scoring the fastest goal in the tournament in the first minute, with an incredible long-distance shot. Kymani Mackenzie went on to double the score in the 24th minute. LTI then demonstrated why they were tournament favourites, keeping their composure and responding in the 30th minute with a blistering shot from outside the eighteen-yard box off the boots of Amari Cummings and youth national player Dexter Milo levelling the score in the 45th minute. The second half was a defensive battle in front of hundreds of fans, as both teams held their nerve and took the game to kicks from the penalty spot.

The champions Linden Technical will be awarded $400,000 to be used for a project to benefit the team and school, second-place Mackenzie High $200,000, Linden Foundation $100,000 and Wisburg $50,000. Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) Dexter Milo Jr from LTI will be awarded a laptop. Best Goalkeeper Samuel Petrie and the winners of other individual awards, including an Academic and Sports Excellence award, will be presented at a presentation ceremony on a later date.
This year’s tournament also featured Christianburg Wismar Secondary School, New Silver City Secondary, Kwakwani/Arima Secondary School, and Harmony Secondary School, who all performed incredibly. All participating schools participated in lifeskill workshops focusing on men’s health, media training, confidence building and goal setting. All participating teams were also presented with a full set of gear (uniforms). Games were also played in Sub-Region 2, in Kwakwani, to the delight of the players and residents.
A lucky fan, young Denzil Farrell won a brand- new iPhone 15, compliments of ExxonMobil Guyana.
New Era Entertainment group wished to thank ExxonMobil Guyana, Bumper to Bumper Services, ANSA  McAL Trading Limited, the Education Ministry, the Regional Health Department and all participating schools, for making this tournament a success.