Four teams have punched their tickets to the semi-finals of the MVP Sports’ Girls’ Under-11 school football tournament, after a keenly-contested quarterfinal stage on Saturday afternoon.
Defending champions North Georgetown Primary, West Ruimveldt Primary, St John the Baptist Primary and Marian Academy were among the quarterfinalists on Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
The 2019 champions, North Georgetown, got one step closer to completing their title defence with a 6-0 victory over Tucville Primary. Kayley Jack led the charge for North Georgetown with a helmet-trick in the 31st, 34th, 36th and 38th minutes. Isika Norville netted in the eighth minute, while Roshana Mayers scored in the 12th for the 6-0 win.
On the back of a Skylar De Nobrega hat-trick in the 5th, 35th and 40th minutes, Marian Academy secured their spot in the next round with a 3-1 win against Friendship Primary. Deveann Lowe netted Friendship’s consolation goal in the 18th minute.
Another high-scoring game saw St John the Baptist getting the better of Smith’s Memorial 6-0. Shemia Hing was the striker to watch, as she netted four goals in the 15th, 20th, 24th and 32nd minutes. Her teammate, Akeelah DaSilva added their fifth in the 40th minute, while an own goal brought their tally up to 6.
