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Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Chase Academic sends chilling reminder to the final aspirant Lodge
-hammers South Ruimveldt 6-0
Title holders Chase Academic Foundation emphatic 6-0 crushing of South Ruimveldt must have sent a
Shamar Smith
chilling reminder to Lodge who they will meet in Saturday’s final that dismantling them from their throne will take some doing.
Playing in the final game of the semi-finals of the Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition, at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue, Chase Academic Foundation were led to victory through a brace from Ralph Parris, who netted in the 60th and 63rd minutes, while Keith Caines (3RD), Ryan Hackett (34th), Kelsey Benjamin (40th) and Josiah Charles (45th) completed their tally.
It was a clear signal to former champion Lodge that the battle for the championship will be a dogfight and not an easy one.
Earlier, Lodge scraped past Queen’s College with Shamar Smith’s 60th minute strike making an important difference among the two teams.
The Chase Academic Foundation versus South Ruimveldt showdown never lived up to its billing as the champs’ early goal from Caines, who broke away from his marker to slot past the goalkeeper, giving an immediate indication of what was to come.
When the in-form Hackett swiveled just outside the box and hammered a fierce left-footer past a transfixed goalkeeper, it provided a timely reminder of the team’s unrivalled ability.
Benjamin then ran on to a pass inside the penalty area to fire past the South Ruimveldt custodian to make it 3-0.
To add insult to injury, Charles added another goal on the stroke of half-time after
Players from Chase academic Foundation (green bibs) and South Ruimveldt battle for possession of the ball in their clash yesterday.
taking full advantage of a deflection to hit past the goalkeeper for a 4-0 lead.
The resumption brought no reprieve for South Ruimveldt as Parris added two more with a three-minute spell to seal the victory and a spot in the final.
Earlier, Smith collected a pass from the left flank, before burying his effort past the QC goalkeeper deep in the final period to snatch victory and setup a date with Chase Academic Foundation this Saturday, at the same venue.
Starting time is 18:00 hrs, while the third place playoff between QC and South Ruimveldt will commence from 16:00 hrs.
The winning team will receive the championship trophy and $500,000 towards a school project, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will take home $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively along with trophies.
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