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PSP, MOE, MCYS U-17 School’s F/Ball…St. George’s, Multi advance to semis on Friday
St. George’s High beat Bishops High and North Ruimveldt Multilateral got the better of Saints
From left, Jameel Wilson, Sheldon Reid & Robby McCloggon
Stanislaus to book their respective semi final berths when the Premier Sports Promotions, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Under-17 School’s Football tournament continued yesterday at Ministry of Education ground.
On another day blessed with glorious sunshine, St George’s beat BHS 4-2 after leading 3-2 at half-time. Santos senior player 16-year-old Robby McClaggon opened the scoring for St. George’s in the 8th minute before Joel Morrison equalized from the penalty spot four minutes later.
Sheldon Reid made it 2-1 for St George’s when he found the back of the net in the 17th minute before Imran Khan again put his team level on the score-line. The talented McClaggon scored his second goal in the 27th minute of the 35-minute half that was played at a frenetic pace to make it 3-2.
In a contest where St. George’s seemed to be consistently on the wrong side of debatable Refereeing decisions, both teams seemed exhausted by the second half before a Jameel Wilson ‘Header’ sealed the game.
During the course of the second stanza, St George’s Vice-Captain Kerry Codrington was given a Red Card for using foul language and will miss Friday’s semi-final. In the 15:00hrs game, Saints looked outclassed from the onset although Multi struggled to penetrate their defense; most of their attempts on goal were ‘cleared away’, and not surprisingly the first half ended scoreless.
In the last half, Saints rarely got into the opposition’s half and it seemed that all eleven members were
Tyrese Rowley (left) and Matthew Harrison
playing defense. Multi made several raids on Saints’ goal but Custodian Byran Phillips made some wonderful saves to save his team the embarrassment of a larger defeat.
Saints continued to kick the ball to nobody in particular, much to the amusement of a fair sized crowd. But the pressure eventually took its toll on a tired looking Saints outfit when Tyrese Rowley collected an accurate pass from Matthew Harrison from the left flank and his shot rocketed into the side post and rebounded into the goal to make it 1-nill in 37th minute.
Saints, who had more of the possession, continued to ward off Multi’s bombardment on their goal as their entire team except Phillips, remained deep inside their own half before a solo run by Harrison, who scored twice in his last game, resulted in the second goal, a minute before the final whistle was blown.
The competition continues today with the last two quarter-finals featuring Tutorial High against St Mary’s in the first match and Lodge Secondary matching skills with Queenstown Community High. (Sean Devers)
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