Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League…
The group stage has been completed among the 12 teams that have contested the fourth edition of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-11 League sponsored by USA-based Guyanese Ralph Green, and four teams have advanced to the semi-final stage.
Marissa Frank of Fruta Conquerors (right) and Iouson Da Silva of Diamond United competing for the ball at the GFF NTC, Providence
Vurlon Mills Academy on Saturday completed the group stage with a 2-0 win over Eagles Football Club of Stewartville to end with the most points of all the teams, having posted the most wins: four wins in five matches, and also being the lone team not to concede a goal.
Romario La Rose scored for Mills Academy in the 25th minute, and Shaquille Dalrymple did likewise three minutes later.
Kuru-Kururu Warriors waltzed into the semis without breaking a sweat, gathering three points and two goals to be catapulted past Agricola Red Triangle; as Swan Football Club, their Linden-Soesdyke Highway neighbours, failed to show up for a match.
Friendship All Stars also won by walkover (their first win) against Grove Hi Tech, which also failed to turn up. These two walkovers were the first for this tournament since it kicked off on September 14.
Action between Vurlon Mills Academy and Eagles FC of Stewartville, WCD
Diamond United recorded the biggest win of the tournament when they defeated Fruta Conquerors 6-0. Rick Ramatar recorded the second helmet-trick of the tournament in that encounter, bettering Fruta Conquerors’ and Agricola Red Triangle’s respective 4-0 triumphs over Eagles and Friendship All Stars teams.
Ramatar’s performance has also seen him occupying a place atop the leaderboard for having the most goals in the competition; he ended on seven, while Timehri Panthers’ Jaden Tasher has five.
In the match against Fruta Conquerors, Ramatar scored goals in the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 17th minutes, and the other goals were scored by Iouson Da Silva (10th) and Daniel Morgan (28th).
The semifinal matches would be contested on October 26 when Group ‘A’ winners Vurlon Mills Academy take on Group ‘B’ runners-up Kuru-Kururu Warriors from 09:30hrs, and Group ‘B’ winners Riddim Squad take on Group ‘A’ runners-up Timehri Panthers, the tournament’s defending champions, from 10:00hrs.
Respective winners would contest the finale, which will be played on Saturday November 2nd at the same venue; while respective losers will play a match to determine who are the third- and fourth-placed teams.
Players from the top two teams would each receive replica trophies, while players from third- and fourth-placed sides would receive medals.
