Digicel Schools Football Championship...Covent Garden advance despite spirited display from Camille’s Business Institute

Digicel Schools Football Championship…Covent Garden advance despite spirited display from Camille’s Business Institute

Jun 21, 2014 Sports

Last year, Covent Garden Secondary School (CGSS) carted off the honours in their zone in the Digicel Schools football Championships but was eventually forced into third place after losing to Waramadong Secondary School in the semi-finals. Notwithstanding, they went on to defeat St George’s Secondary to end up in third place.

The scorers of the winning team (from left) Agard, Campbell and Galah

The lads of the Covent Garden Secondary returned with a vengeance and started their trek to championship honours with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Camille’s Institute for Business and Science Studies (CIBS) when activities in the above mentioned championships continued at the Grove Community Centre Ground EBD, yesterday afternoon.
In what was a determined display, CGSS went ahead in the first session with three goals off the boots of Kevin Agard (5), Mario Campbell (19) and Arson Galah (33), in what was basically a one sided affair.
The lads from CGSS played aggressively and after the first goal, went about their task with vigour and vitality. It was during a goal scrimmage where both teams battled for possession that Campbell extricated himself from the bunch and delivered a flat drive that screamed past the goalkeeper to send his team 2-0. The third goal was indeed a stunner when Keith Agard sprinted down the right flank and crossed the ball onto the boot of Galah who swivelled and pasted the goalie to send his team into the ascendency, comfortably positioned at a 3-goal advantage at the interval.
The lads from the CIBS came alive in the second session and their passes were truly a thing to behold. Mervin Squires had been very quiet during the first half, but he suddenly sprang into life with a stunning shot from halfway down the field to score his team’s first goal in the 56th minute of the game. He was to repeat this feat 8 minutes later from a free kick from an identical distance as his first success.
Thereafter, the lads from the CGSS ‘marked him for death’ and after an especially ferocious tackle, he left the field limping. He returned later in the game but was met with an aggressive defence line-up from the CGSS that rendered his efforts inconsequential. Squires’ last ditch effort from a free kick failed to make the right impression and when the final whistle went his team was left one short of the equalizing mark.
Meanwhile, in action from the Essequibo, Charity completed a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Wakapoa in the opening fixture yesterday. An own goal in the 29th minute by Wakapoa put Charity on the score sheet. They then added two for good measure; Richard Correia booted home a double in the 31st and 34th minutes for Charity.
The second game resulted in a 6-2 victory for Cottonfield over 8th of May. The losers got the scoring off in the 2nd minute through a D’Angelo Pitman effort, while Rafael Cook evened this up in the 10th. Star of the game Hosea Peters opened with the first of his five goals in the 33rd only for Ronsville O’Neal to respond in the 35th minute. Peters then went on a rampage scoring four unanswered goals in the 55th, 63rd, 70th and 75th minutes to see his side comfortable home.
Back in the city at the Police Sports Club ground, another goal spree was recorded in this year’s Digicel championship.
Morgan’s Learning Centre (MLC) did better than they did last year, when they were booted in the opening round. Yesterday they hammered the Business School 7-0 to move to round two.
Wayne Murray was on target for MLC, booting in a hat-trick. He opened the scoring in the 17th minute, added two more in the 24th and 69th minutes. Sherwin Haynes (34th), Travis Brandis (59th) and Bobby Vaughn (76th) scored for the winners, while Vaughn Pilgrim did not help the Business School’s cause, tapping in an own-goal in the 28th minute.
Over at the Education Ministry ground on Carifesta Avenue, Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) came from behind to beat St Winifred 6-1. Stephon Reynolds put St Winifred ahead in the 22nd minute, but GITC rebounded, firing in six goals on the trot.
Shemar Wilson scored a double in the 41st and 83rd minutes, while Joel Pollard (33rd), Stephon Hopkinson (52), Shane Morris (74th) and Egbert Nedd (78th) completed their team’s tally.
Meanwhile, the lone game of the Region Four zone saw Beterverwagting needling Golden Grove 1-0 at the Victoria ground. Osafa Campbell scored in the 22nd minute for the winners.