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SUNBURST / EBFA U-17…Soesdyke stun Agricola; Grove hammer Warriors, Mocha into semis
Soesdyke Falcons recorded the first real upset of the SUNBURST / East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-17 league on Saturday last when they upstaged Agricola Red Triangle 4-0 bouncing back from a 1-4 defeat to defending 
champs Grove Hi Tech one week earlier.
The Timehri based side gave themselves a chance to advance to the final four with the win. Mocha Champs defeated Diamond United 3-1 to book their place in the final four ending as the second placed team in Group A to the #1, Herstelling Raiders.
In the lone fixture on Sunday, Grove Hi Tech continued their menacing form with a comprehensive 8-0 win over Kuru Kururu Warriors to almost seal their quest for the final four which will be contested next Saturday.
Falcons, whilst losing to Grove, did show that they have a promising group of youngsters and rose to the challenge against Agricola in style. The first half of the encounter did not produce any goals as the two sides kept things tight in the defensive third.
It was not long into the second half of the one hour match that Soesdyke were able to break the deadlock. Tyrone Khan it was that rocked the nets in the 33rd minute and four minutes later, Tevin Marshall doubled the advantage as Agricola started to fall apart.
The lead was further extended in the 50th minute when Deyonte Grant-Stuart found the target and the deal was settled five minutes to full time through a Nicholas Billeson effort which handed Soesdyke valuable points that can see them advancing to the final four but they will have to defeat Kuru Kururu Warriors in their final game and the last group match on Sunday from 14:30hrs.
Mocha Champs, one time powerhouse in East Bank football are on a path to return to those days. They took care of Diamond United 3-1 to advance to the semi finals and will play the winner of Group B having ended as the runner-up of Group A.
Deeshawn Ellis recorded Mocha’s opening goal in the 12th minute as the first half ended unchanged. Five minutes into the second, the lead was doubled compliments of a William France goal, while Ian Mars netted the final goal in the 58th minute. Diamond were able to salvage some pride when Troy Forde found the back of the nets in the 52nd minute.
Grove were in a no nonsense mood in their clash with the Warriors which ended 8-0, matching the largest margin of victory to date which was achieved by the top team of Group A, Herstelling Raiders against Diamond.
In rampaging form for the winners was Kevin Dalton who blasted a helmet-trick to become the leading goal scorer of the league to date with five goals. Dalton also has the distinction of scoring the fastest goal to date (22 seconds). He followed that up with goals in the 16th, 33rd and 58th minute.
Dalton’s efforts were complimented by Denzil Crawford who scored a double while there was one each from Randy Smartt and Akel Forde. Grove will play their final group match tomorrow against Agricola Red Triangle which will also be the latter’s last match and a must win one for them if they are to advance further.
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