Crunch time in the Guyoil/ Tradewind Tankers’ Schools Football league is imminent as the league enters the final two rounds of competition this weekend.
With Christianburg Wismar leading Golden Grove and President’s College by only a point, and with CWSS having to face these schools in competition, the league has much more in store.
CWSS (Red) pulled off a necessary win over Cummings Lodge
Last Sunday’s final scores in the Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers tournament have set up what is expected to be an entertaining close to the schools’ football league.
Christianburg Wismar Secondary School (CWSS), with a (4-0) victory over Cummings Lodge, regained first place on Sunday last, after Golden Grove Secondary and President’s College led the league for the past two weeks. The latter two are currently one point behind CWSS, following a stalemate between them, also on Sunday last.
As such, when Guyana Times Sport caught up with the team captains, there was only one youngster who could express relief.
“We lose a game and then had to train more hard to get back in the competition. Put in some extra work, and we had a great victory,” CWSS Captain Kelvin Hintzen shared with this publication.
On the other hand, after their draw, President’s College Captain Elton Lewis said, “Well, on the field, our defense was really strong. On the other side, same thing, it was good defending. Our strikers and the midfielders were quite weak, so we didn’t have a chance to score goals.”
A look at Golden Grove (Orange) and President’s College’s (Purple) drawn game
In similar stride, Golden Grove’s Captain Kellon Croal commented on the game by stating, “Well, it was a very stiff game. Both of the teams played very well, and hopefully, in the next match, we’ll come out with a win. We wasn’t expecting this; hopefully, the defense will get stronger and play better next game,” Croal added.
Interestingly, Christianburg is yet to face PC and Golden Grove, leaving two mouth-watering clashes for the sixth and seventh rounds of the league. In order to maintain the lead and win their first Guyoil title, CWSS’ Hintzen believes communication is key.
“We have to get more serious and we have to communicate more. We have to be in the game and communicate more; you know, talk to one another,” the Linden-based captain informed.
For President’s College, it seems a similar undertaking is needed.
“As you could see, our strikers didn’t execute, so we need to train more on that, and ensure that we communicate better next time,” PC’s Lewis explained.
For Golden Grove, getting back to the top of the points table would be all about hard work. “We’re going to train harder. We put in a lot of hard work, and we work on the players who really don’t know to play their positions,” Golden Grove’s Croal said.
The Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers League will continue on Sunday, October 23, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
