Milo Schools Football tournament: Uitvlugt, North Ruimveldt clinch exciting wins

Eager to get onto the football pitch, some for the first time in two years, the Under-18 ballers impressed on Wednesday evening as the Milo Schools’ Under-18 Football tournament continued.

The contests between Uitvlugt Secondary and Ann’s Grove Secondary and North Ruimveldt Secondary taking on East Ruimveldt Secondary were pushed to Wednesday, owing to the inclement weather that prevailed on Sunday last. The youngsters made the game worth the wait with thrilling, narrow-margin finishes.
When Ann’s Grove and Uitvlugt battled, Isaiah Alphonso was the first man to find the back of the net, giving Ann’s Grove a 1-0 advantage.

It was not until the 30th minute that the reply came from Uitvlugt, but the West Coast Demerara (WCD) team did one better, netting three goals in the span of 6 minutes to take and unsurmountable lead.
Rockliff Anderson found the back of the net twice, in the 30th and 36th, while his teammate Germaine Cummings scored in the 31st to push the score to 3-1.
However, Ann’s Grove refused to go down without a fight. Naron Jerrick scored in the 43rd, while their third goal came off the boots of Alphonso, to level the scores in the 47th.

Ann’s Grove’s finishing came into question then, as they missed out on a number of opportunities to get ahead once again. Eventually, it was Anderson completing his hat trick in the 64th, that spurred Uitvlugt to the 4-3 victory.
Neighbouring schools and fierce rival North Ruimveldt and East Ruimveldt continued the entertainment into the night, as their game boiled down to a penalty shootout.
North Ruimveldt took the lead early, via an Akeem Perreira goal in the 28th, for a 1-0 score at the half. Ome Harris made it a one-all game for East Ruimveldt at the start of the second half, and 10 minutes later, pushed the score to 2-1 in his team’s favour.
However, a late strike off the boots of Calvin Bowlin sent the game into penalties, as the scores were tied at the end of regulation time.
From the penalty mark, Est Ruimveldt were only able to muster two shots on goal, while North Ruimveldt sent home a commanding 4 for the victory and the chance to advance in the straight knockout Milo tournament.
The Milo Schools football tournament will continue this weekend with four games each on Saturday and Sunday, totalling 8 exciting matches for the upcoming weekend.