KFC International Goodwill tournament: Chase, Carmel, T&T, Jamaica among day 1 winners

Two Guyanese teams and two overseas teams tasted victory on Tuesday in the first day’s play of the fourth edition of the KFC International Goodwill series.
The four games played on Tuesday have completed Round 1 of the Group Stage in the 8-team competition, which is billed to continue today across two venues.
First, at the Queen’s College Ground, Bryan Wharton netted goals in the 27th, 30th, 35th and 51st minutes to register a helmet trick that led Chase’s Academic Foundation to a 5-2 victory over St Ignatius Secondary. Omar Sam netted the fifth for Chase in the 75th minute.
The two goals scored by St. Ignatius came off the boots of Stephon Sprosta and Caio Demetro Paul in the 28th and 47th minutes respectively.
At the same venue, Jamaica’s Clarendon College eased past Bartica Secondary 3-0 in their first game on Guyanese shores. Bartica put up a good fight in the first half, but Jamaica’s Chevon Watson broke the ice in the 41st minute, and Nicholy Forbes made it a 2-0 affair in Jamaica’s favour six minutes later.
Then, in the 72nd, Watson completed his brace to seal the 3-0 win.
Later in the evening at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Trinidad and Tobago’s St. Benedict’s College gave Suriname’s VMO 4 a 9-1 drubbing. Malachi Webb was St. Benedict’s marksman, netting goals in the 6th, 8th, 38th and 45th minutes for a helmet trick. Jeremiah Nilles got in on the goal fest with a triple in the 10th, 42nd and 44th minutes, while Josiah Ochoa and Nathan George each found the back of the net once.
In the 86th minute, Justin Jackson pierced the nets for VMO’s consolation goal.
In the final game of the day, Carmel Secondary narrowly got past defending champions D.C. Caesar Fox (Waramadong) Secondary 2-1. Carmel’s Ian Daniels opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a shot across the face of the goal, and later pushed the score to 2-0 in the 43rd.
However, Waramadong’s Anthonio Isaacs pulled one back in the 45th, after converting a free kick.
The KFC International Goodwill series continues tomorrow with Chase’s Academy taking on Bartica Secondary at 13:30hrs, and Carmel Secondary battling Suriname’s VMO 4 from 15:30hrs, both at QC Ground.
Jamaica’s Clarendon College goes head-to-head with St. Ignatius at the MoE Ground from 18:00hrs, while St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad goes up against D.C. Caesar Fox (Waramadong) Secondary from 20:00hrs.
The teams are vying for a grand prize of Gy$500,000 (US$2500), but second, third and fourth-place prizes are $300,000 (US$1500); $200,000 (US$1000)and $100,000(US$500) respectively — a first for the competition.
The tournament is supported by KFC, ANSA McAL’s Lucozade, ExxonMobil, MVP Sports, and the Ministries of Education and Culture, Youth and Sport.