Upper Mazaruni U18 Football Tournament 2023: Inaugural tournament commences with fireworks

Exciting football action has made its way to Region 7, as the inaugural Upper Mazaruni Under-18 Males Football Tournament 2023, Co-ordinated by D.C. Caesar-Fox Secondary School with support of the Petra Organization, MVP Sports & Trophy Stall, commenced on June 11, 2023.
The tournament started with the customary march past showcasing the six teams set to participate, namely: Paruima, Waramadong, Kamarang, Jawalla, Kako and Kaikan (combined). The opening match saw Jawalla starting their campaign with a bang in securing a 1–0 win over Kamarang, with Rickenson Jacobs being the lone goal scorer for Jawalla.
In the concluding match of the day, Waramadong took on Kaikan. Many attempts were made on both goals, but the keepers performed exceptionally well to keep the match deadlocked after 90 minutes.

Day two of the competition had spectators anxious and tense in supporting their team, as goals came from both sides of the field. In the first match of the day, Waramadong lived up to expectations in capturing a 2-1 victory over Paruima. Paruima’s Mansiz Chambers’s strike in the 13th minute powered its way to the back of the net to give his team an advantage. But an own goal from Xavier Williams in the 13th equalized the game, and thus Waramadong’s confidence grew within just 17 minutes of scoring a banger from Carrinton Isaacs.
An extraordinary performance came from Jawalla in the second game, when they defeated Kako 7-1. Deon Williams started the scoring in the 16th and 33rd, and a double from Lebron Hunter in the 18th and 21st followed. Didian Hunter, Bevon Jones and Anthonio were not about to miss out on an opportunity to find themselves on the score sheet, with one goal each in the 40th, 41st, and 55th respectively. Eurl Roland was the lone goal-scorer for Kako, with a kick in the 57th from the spot.
Paruima’s Miguel Gonsalves started the scoring in the 20th minute, giving them an advantage over Kaikan in their encounter. Later in the first half, two goals came off the boots of Kimron Thomas in the 30th and 42nd, as Paruima secured a 3-0 win.
Kamarang, in the following game, followed in Paruima’s footsteps in securing a commanding 6–0 win over Kako.
Milton George started the goal scoring in the 10th, followed by a phenomenal double from Raydon Krammer in the 14th and 28th. Keven McCalmont, Delvin Hunter and Collin Hope did not miss out on the scoring, striking the ball to the back of the net in the 40th, 19th, 20th respectively to add one goal each.
The Upper Mazaruni Under-18 Football Tournament was set to conclude on Thursday with the grand finale and third place playoff. Details on those games will be published in tomorrow’s edition of the Guyana Times Sport.