Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Football Competition...Carmel, Charlestown favoured to advance

Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Football Competition…Carmel, Charlestown favoured to advance

Mar 16, 2013 Sports

Even though Carmel will start as favourites to beat Chase Academy, they should know that previous performances and a strong line-up on paper will not make them automatic semi-finalist when the two schools clash today in quarter-final action of the Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Football Competition, at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
It is plain and simple; teams who’ve reached this far in the competition have proven their class and any team failing to acknowledge that could pay a heavy price for the lack of respect.

Milo U-20 Schools Football action

Carmel even at the commencement of the tournament were touted as one of the favourites to cart off the top prize, and their disciplined display in their round of 16 clash against Lodge confirmed that the earlier prediction was not farfetched as they looked menacing in attack and composed in defence in what many described as a mature performance.
The prolific Marlon Nedd, who must be in the running for the tournament’s Most Valuable Player accolade was in sublime form, hammering in all three of his team’s goals, while Aubrey Hodge, Jamal Hamilton and Moses Gritten are all capable of producing terrific performances.
Chase Academy on the other hand has been the latest revelation to impress in the tournament with some entertaining performances of late and they now seem to have settled down to the task of winning the overall crown after a slow start in the competition.
The team looks well balanced in attack and defence and Carmel is being warned not to take them lightly, especially with their recent form.
The nippy Steve Sanker will once again lead their quest for victory and a place in the semi-final, but he is expected to receive support from Ryan Watson, Carl Semple and Isaiah Reddy, a player with the potential to take a game over.
Whatever the final result, one thing is almost certain it promises to be a scorching affair. The day’s feature is another exciting matchup that brings together two titans in the sport,
Charlestown and St. George’s.
The former undoubtedly has been the most consistent performer in the competition to date, stringing together some impressive performances, while gathering some lop-sided wins, but as was mentioned earlier, at this stage of the competition, past results are usually extraneous, but rather it is who plays better on the day.
Charlestown have a host of stars to call on to lead them to the next round and they include the in-form Anthony Bartholomew, while goal scorers from their last game Shane Morris, Brian Prince, Arody Bransford and Collis Best will be chomping at the bits to get on the field and into the scorebook.
They are unquestionably a star-studded unit and must be favoured to go all the way. St. George’s on the other hand has always had a solid reputation of producing players of calibre at this level, but they’ve looked inconsistent at best thus far.
However, they managed to produce an inspiring performance in their last encounter Queen’s College, who they defeated 5-0. Sean Taylor, Jummer Small, Royston Dublin, Adulka George and Neil Cameron are expecetd to carry the brunt of the responsibility if they are to upset the formidable Charlestown side.
The competition continues tomorrow with another double header, at the same venue. In the opening game, South Ruimveldt takes on Richard Ishmael from 13:00 hrs and that will be followed by the clash between and Bishop’s High and Tucville at 15:00hrs.