ExxonMobil Linden Secondary Schools U18 semi-finalists decided

…LTI, Mackenzie High, Wisburg and Linden Foundation progress

The semi-finalists for this year’s ExxonMobil Linden Under-18 Schools’ Football Championship, organised by New Era Entertainment, have been decided following the final set of group-stage matches which were played last Sunday at the Wisburg Secondary School Ground, in the mining town.

Playing at home to complete round-robin play in Group B, Wisburg Secondary and New Silvercity Secondary played to a 1-all stalemate in one of two scheduled matches, while in the other game Mackenzie High thumped Kwakwani Secondary 4-1, as both teams qualified for the semifinals.
Tom Ellsworth was the scorer who gave New Silvercity the lead in the 57th minute of play, but Rasheed Bobbsemple equalised for Wisburg Secondary as the game finished 1-1.
In the other Group B clash, Mackenzie High trounced Kwakwani Secondary 4-1 with goals from Emmanuel Skeete in the 23rd minute, Delroy Chapman the 29th minute, Zimroy Larose in the 38th minute and Kymani Mackenzie in the 48th minute of play.

Kishawn Leacock reduced the deficit for Kwakwani, when he nudged in their lone goal in the 63rd minute.
The previous Sunday, May 25, in a Group A match, also at the Wisburg Secondary School playfield, Linden Technical Institute completed their unbeaten run by putting aside Christianburg Wismar Secondary (“Multi”) 2-1.
The third win by the Linden Technical Institute lads was hinged on a brace from Dexter Milo Jr, who scored in the eighth and 11th minutes.
Pharez Noble registered the goal scored by the “Multi” boys.
In the final Group A match played on Sunday, May 25, Linden Foundation Secondary inflicted a 3-1 beating on Harmony Secondary.
Jayden Nelson scored a hat-trick for the Linden Foundation side in the 25th, 47th and 53rd minutes of play.
Kurt Winfield was the scorer of the consolation goal by Harmony Secondary, in the 23rd minute.
Come Saturday, the semifinals will see Linden Technical Institute facing home side Wisburg Secondary in the first game at 14:00h, followed by Mackenzie High matching skills with Linden Foundation Secondary at 16:00h.