Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
BHS, TASS advance to finals in inaugural Wilbur Hope Inter Secondary football tourney
Football fans who turned up at the All Saints Scots Church ground on Thursday to witness the Semifinal matches in the Inaugural Wilbur Hope Inter Secondary School Memorial football matches were happy they did. They were treated to two enthralling and pulsating encounters that went down to the wire with both matches having to be decided by penalty kicks.
In fact it took 12 kicks to decide the winner in the game between Tutorial Academy Secondary School (TASS) and Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) which was the second game on the double header card after the game was locked at 1-1 after regulation time. The games which began in bright sunshine ended under floodlights.
Part of the action in the Wilbur Hope Memorial Schools football tournament in Berbice.
TASS scored first in the 20th minute when Anthony Weeks made no mistake and found the back of the nets. The BEI lads then regroup and fought hard until their persistence paid off in the 55th minute. After being awarded a free kick just outside the penalty area, Gary Salomon made no mistake with the spot kick scoring a beauty to level the score. Both teams continued to press for the winner but none came.
More drama was in store in the penalty kicks that followed with the first set of five ending with the score level at 4-4.
The penalty kicks continued and at the end of 11 kicks each with every player on the field having an opportunity to shoot, the score was still event at 9-9. The goalkeepers then complained about the light forcing the organizers switch on the floodlights which adorns the ground. (The All Saints Scot Church ground is the only venue in Berbice with permanent flood lights).
With every man on the field already taking a shot at goal, the process had to start over. On the resumption BEI strangely used their Goalkeeper to shoot first; his shot was saved by his TASS counterpart. Needing only to score to win the TASS shooter sent his shot flying into the back of the nets to secure the hard fought victory.
In the first game NAMS surprised BHS when they opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through a Calvin Burnett strike.
BHS fought gamely and were rewarded when they were rewarded in the 52nd minute through a defence error to lock the score at 1-1. No other goals metalized despite the best efforts of both teams. The ensuing penalty kicks saw BHS retaining their composure and their first four shooters netted easily to see their team prevailing 4-2.
The final and third place playoffs were set for yesterday at the Scots Church Ground in New Amsterdam.
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