Latest update January 18th, 2025 7:00 AM
Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition…Friendship, Tucville register emphatic wins
Despite no play in Berbice due to the inclement weather that forced the Organisers of this year’s Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition to postpone the game between Manchester and Tagore at Skeldon, the other games at Grove and Tucville produced decisive wins for Friendship and Tucville yesterday.
Friendship Secondary (in red) scores in their clash against Xenon Academy yesterday at the Grove ground.
Friendship Secondary dismantled Xenon Secondary by an 8-1 score line, at the Grove Community ground. Lawrence McPherson opened the scoring in the 12th minute for Friendship, firing in from inside the penalty area following a pass from the right side.
Troy Tasher made it 2-0 after twenty-three minutes with a fierce strike flat into the lower right corner after sprinting past his marker to beat the solitary figure of the opposing goalkeeper.
Xenon eventually reduced the deficit by one when Rasheed Evans 35th minute effort scored after taking advantage of a poor mistake by the last stop to lash home from close range.
Friendship re-established their two-goal advantage one minute later as Omali Henry entered the scoresheet, finishing with aplomb into the right hand corner after a mesmerising run down centre field.
Mc Pherson then stretched their advantage in the 38th minute, sealing his double through a
Friendship marksmen pose for a photo op following the team’s demolition of Xenon Academy yesterday.
thunderous strike into the roof of the net from within the right side of the box. It became 5-1 in the 48th minute as Isaiah Sam scored, placing his right footed effort down the centre of goal from just within the box, taking full advantage of a poor clearance by the Xenon backline.
Kevin Sobers then inked his name on the scoresheet, netting in the 50th minute with powerful shot from the left side that pierced the goalkeeper.
Naphtali Joseph and Jumal Khalid then confirmed victory with consecutive goals in the 65th and 70th minute. Over at the Tucville ground, the homesters inflicted a 7-1 crushing on David Rose to advance to the next stage.
Leading the way for the victors were Calvin Peters, who netted a brace in the 34th and 66th minutes and Orwyn Garraway, who also neted a double in the 43rd and 68th minutes. A single strike each from Jermaine Garnett 6th, Marcus Wilson 39th and Sherwin Reid 61st completed their tally. Adrian Wong’s 20th minute strike was the lone response for David Rose.
Today’s fixtures are as follows: Soesdyke Sec tackles Covent Garden at Grove, while Houston Sec. and St. Mary’s engage each other at Tucville.
Stewartville then tackles Endeavour at Leonora and Hope Sec. and La Bonne Intention square off at Victoria, while New Amsterdam Technical Institute goes up against Corentyne at Burnham Park. All matches commence at 15:30 hrs.
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