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Jul 22, 2014 Sports
– National quarter-finals on today
Defending champions St. George’s Secondary School made it back to back titles after prevailing 4-2 in a penalty shootout against Chase Academy when the two teams met in the Georgetown Zone final of the Digicel Schools Football
Competition on Sunday, at the Camp Ayanganna Base ground.
After the two teams played to a nil-all stalemate in regulation time, it was down to the shooters and goalkeepers to produce their best for a place in the national quarter-finals and it was St. George’s marksmen and goalkeeper Royston Dublin who stepped up to the task to send them to the next phase.
The highly anticipated matchup failed to live up to expectations as both teams struggled to create solid chances, while the limited opportunities that were manufactured ended with errant shooting being the order of the day.
Chase Academy sporting a few players who represented other schools in the previous edition looked the more organised and had the better of the exchanges throughout, but the indomitable Quincy Andrews in central defence for St. George’s proved once again to be the most difficult personnel to get past as he effected some timely tackles and interceptions to keep the game even.
The nippy Keri Codrington was also in good form, marshalling the wing back position with the composure and skill that certainly belied his age, while Orin Moore Jnr was also a tower of strength in attack and defence.
The usually prolific Shemar Barrow was held at bay all afternoon and seemed frustrated by the time the penalty shootout came around.
In the end it was the team that held its nerves that subsequently prevailed.
With the win St. George’s walked away with $100,000, the winning trophy and medals, while Chase Academy took home the runner-up medals and will have to wait another year to exact revenge.
Present at yesterday’s game was Coordinator of the Tournament Lavern Fraser, who made the presentation to the teams following the conclusion of the match.
St. George’s now set up an exciting matchup against Region 4 champs Beterverwagting Secondary today at the same venue, starting at 15:30 hrs.
In the other quarter-finals, last year’s beaten finalist Waramadong faces Region 3 champs Leonora Sec; defending champions Christianburg /Wismar Sec square off against Region 6 champs Vrymen’s Erven at Wisburg ground in Linden and Annai tackle Region 5 champs Bush Lot Sec at Burnham Park in New Amsterdam.
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