Milo Schools U18 Football Final: CWSS, North Ruimveldt clash in ‘Battle of the Multis’
Two months of avid football action being played at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown will culminate in a blockbuster Milo Schools Under-18 Football final today; and either North Ruimveldt Multilateral or Christianburg Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) would emerge victorious when the final whistle is blown.
Team captains Yannick Norton and Omarion Ramsammy laying claim to the Milo Trophy in the presence of Coaches Jeremy Garrett and Dellon Peters
With CWSS being formerly known as Linden Multilateral, today’s clash can be considered “a battle of the ‘Multis”, and the country’s two most popular ‘towns’ are involved.
A straight knockout format governs this year’s Milo tournament, and since neither CWSS nor North Ruimveldt has as yet lost a game, the inevitable will occur in today’s final, which starts at 6pm.
Last Sunday, CWSS enjoyed an unthreatened 3-0 victory over Golden Grove Secondary for their spot in the final; while North Ruimveldt came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second half to thump Dolphin Secondary 4-3 for their spot. Now both teams are eagerly looking forward to today’s battle.
“I just hope that we could go out, have a good game. You know, basically, the best team wins,” North Ruimveldt captain Yannick Norton shared on Saturday.
“To come out and work hard tomorrow. Everything we learn in training, to come out and play hard,” CWSS captain Omarion Ramsammy has said about his plans for today’s game.
The teams’ coaches were not as tight-lipped, both exuding confidence at being able to clinch the coveted Milo Trophy. National player Jeremy Garrett, Coach and former student of North Ruimveldt, shared at the pre-match briefing, “First and foremost, I think Linden is a very good team. From since the days I could remember, for me it’s just focus with the guys, come out and execute what they would’ve been taught and what is being given to them. With that, I think they can definitely defeat the opponent.”
But CWSS Coach Dellon Peters shared, “General expectation to win, but in order to do that, execution must be on point. There’s a saying that if you try and you don’t succeed, try doing what the coach said to you. So, if they do what is told to them or what has been practised previously, the general expectation is to come out successful.”
While the final is set for a 6pm kickoff, the third-place playoff between Golden Grove and Dolphin will commence at 4pm, both games being played at the MoE Ground.
