Republic Bank League: Chase, Dolphin to clash in virtual final

Defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation and Dolphin Secondary will leave it all on the football pitch at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground during a tantalizing showdown come Sunday in Round 7 of the Republic Bank Under- 18 Schools’ Football league.
Levelled on 15 points from 6 perfect rounds, the two teams are only separated by goal difference, of which Chase’s Academic Foundation has the superior number.
Nevertheless, an exciting clash was promised by the students with Chase’s Captain Bryan Wharton and Dolphin’s Captain Brian Brower both sharing what will be key to their victories on Sunday.
“I just want we go out there, enjoy and get the victory most of all and win the tournament. I think working hard, we’ve been putting in the work. Obviously, it pays off at the end,” Chase’s Bryan Wharton stated.
On the other side of the coin, Dolphin’s Brian Bower shared, “We have one aim and the aim is to win. We train hard and we win easy.”
Dolphin Secondary’s Coach Ranole Bourne in revealing why his team performed so well this tournament, spoke of the sport as an outlet. On the other hand, Chase’s Manager Oronde Chase was a man of little words.
Bourne explained, “The guys are very enthusiastic about playing football. Since I went over to the school, the support I would’ve received from the fellas to play the game, I use it to have them doing well in school. And I use that also, to have them outside enjoying the game because if they don’t, then they cannot play. So, everybody wants to de well in their schoolwork, likewise, they want to do well on the field.”
“They have been putting in the work. It’s only left for them to come on Sunday now and execute all that we would’ve done in the training session,” the Dolphin Secondary Coach said about the upcoming game.
Meanwhile, Chase declared, “Come Sunday, spectators and the opposing team should expect nothing but a grueling and a hard match. It will be a match with excitement and goals scored.”
As the 2024 tournament comes to a close, the title sponsors Republic Bank have expressed their being able to carry out the tournament, through the voice of Supervisor Onica Austin.
“Republic Bank has always been a part of developing our communities, making it better and sports is one such way that we can do that. So, we’re looking forward to an exciting set of matches on Sunday and may the best team win,” Austin remarked.
The action on Sunday is tentatively set to begin at 13:00hrs, with two other games before the grand finale.