KFC Goodwill International Tournament: Clarendon, Chase, St Benedict’s keep records clean
The second round of the Group Stage in the ongoing KFC International Goodwill tournament was an entertaining one, with goals galore being witnessed at the Queen’s College and Ministry of Education grounds.
Annai Secondary came from behind to steal a 4-4 draw against Speyside High
While defending champions Clarendon College exhibited their authority, and the likes of Chase’s Academic Foundation of Guyana and St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad and Tobago announced themselves as worthy challengers, the real entertainment on the day came from a thrilling 4-4 draw between Annai Secondary of Region 9 and Speyside High of Tobago.
If there was any indication that it would be an exciting day of football, the 4-4 draw gave a peek into what was to come. Speyside’s Samuel Solomon opened the scoring in just the 2nd minute, while Micha Walton and Dariel Thomas extended the lead with goals in the 27th and 33rd respectively.
Annai, however, reduced the deficit before the first half expired, with Guy Moses and Hanan Williams finding the back of the net in the 36th and 44th.
After a 3-2 score at the half, Oswen Rotti brought Annai level with Speyside, while Sudesh Persaud put the Guyanese outfit ahead in the 83rd. Heartbreakingly, Annai conceded a 90th minute strike off the boots of Ajani Stewart, resulting in the draw.
Then a team effort from St. Benedict’s College saw them getting the better of Suriname’s Henry Hassankhan Community School 6-0 in the following game. After Adam Pierre broke the ice in the 3rd minute, Lyshaun Morris (5th), Elijah David (21st), Ackeem James (26th), Cam’ron Burke (40th) and Kylon Cayenne (79th) all found the back of the net in that order to pull off the win.
Defending champions Clarendon College made a statement with an 11-0 drubbing of Dolphin Secondary. Dolphin Secondary, who missed out on the services of several of their senior players, had to employ their junior ranks, but there was no mercy shown by the opposition.
Nicoloy Forbes led the charge for Clarendon, netting a whopping 7 goals in the 15th, 21st, 27th, 36th, 51st, 50th and 60th minutes. And Naval Anderson (7th), Justin Clarke (9th), Chevon Watson (56th) and Dameon Simms (71st) secured solitary strikes for the 11-0 win.
Chase’s Academic Foundation brought the curtains down with a 7-0 victory against Waramadong Secondary. Bryan Wharton was, as usual, the leading man for Chase, netting a helmet trick while Omar Sam contributed a brace in the 23rd and 63rd and Shaquan David netted in the 59th minute.
The third and final round of the group stage is scheduled to be contested this afternoon. The KFC Goodwill action will continue on Friday, December 20th, where the top two teams from each group contest the semifinals.
