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2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Championship…Waramadong make impressive start, crush Three Miles 6-0
-play Bartica today
By Rawle Welch
Last year’s beaten finalist Waramadong of Region 7 commenced the 2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Championship by inflicting a crushing 6-0 defeat on host Three Miles of Bartica in their opening clash on Friday, at the Bartica Secondary School ground.
On target for the winners were Kevon Richmond (9th, 56th), Fernando Hunter (13th, 60th) and Whazir Bascombe (48th, 54th).
Played in sodden conditions in front of a small but partisan band of
Waramadong goalscorers (from left)- Fernando Hunter, Kevon Richmond and Whazir Bascombe pose for a photo op following the completion of their game against Three Miles on Friday.
supporters that included Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford, Three Miles looked impressive from the start and should have taken the lead very early when Steven Edwards latched on to a pass from the middle and beat the advancing Neil Henrito in goal for Waramadong to the ball, but his weak effort was cleared from danger by an alert Garvin Krammer.
The visitors’ lucky escape seemed to have added impetus to their game because shortly after they grasped the first opportunity presented to them when Richmond was left unmarked on the left flank where a rebound off a defender fell into his path and he hammered a fierce right-foot shot past goalkeeper Akeem Hendricks into the far corner.
That silenced the crowd to some extent, but four minutes later Hunter netted the first of his brace after his powerful strike deflected off a defender, wrong-footing Hendricks in the process, before rolling into the back of the goal to make it 2-0 to Waramadong.
It remained that way until the half time whistle sounded.
Coming out in the second period, Three Miles once again looked positive, but poor finishing combined with indiscipline shown by the strikers who repeatedly failed to notice the off-side trap nullified any of their ambitions to make it a game.
The impressively constructive Waramadong players continued to display a high degree of discipline and stretched their advantage further through a neat piece of interplay between Bascombe and Richmond which culminated with the former collecting a final touch from Richmond, before deftly side-footing the ball past the stranded Hendricks.
That goal opened the floodgates further and three more goals were scored before the final whistle came to bring some reprieve for the beaten and exhausted Three Miles unit.
Double goalscorer Kevon Richmond (#9) of Waramadong seen on the attack in their clash against Three Miles on Friday.
First, Bascombe, who was one of the most lethal strikers in last year’s competition, added a second to his tally, before Richmond beat Hendricks to his left with a superb right-foot strike and then Hunter hit the final nail in the coffin with another clinical finish, slamming home from close range off a goalmouth scrimmage to put the game well beyond the reach of the host.
The competition continues today with home team Bartica taking on Waramadong, at the same venue, starting from 15:00 hrs.
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