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five highlights goal-filled opening day

The first day in the ninth edition of the Milo Under18 Secondary Schools Football Tournament was packed with goals as four teams recorded comfortable victoriesintheirshowdowns at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Followingthemarchpast and opening address from a number of the sponsors, partners and the organising team, Petra, the action got underway with East Ruimveldt going head-toheadwithMarianAcademy

East Ruimveldt cruised to a 5-nil win over the opposition before Bartica Secondary dismantled Bush Lot 9 – 0, Carmel trounced Bygeval 8 – 0 and the evening capped off with Patentiaemergingvictorious againstNorthRuimveldt,2–0.

Today, Annandale and Westminster kick off day twoat11:00hrsthenBerbice Educational Institute and Charlestown Secondary meet from 12:45hrs. The remaining matches will see Chase’s Academy and Dora thrash it out from 14:00 hrs while Ann’s Grove and Queen’s College close the dayofffrom15:45hrs.

The competition continues the following weekend, March 11 – 12, at thesamevenuewithanother eight matches to be contested.

Day one produces 30 goals

Almost each side that scoredontheopeningdayof the tournament went on to have a lion’s share as all the matches became evidently one-side mere minutes into the 70-minute affair at the windyvenue.

In the first match, East Ruimveldt were led by doubles from Daniel Sutton and Tramel Jack as their teammate,KeronGarraway accounted for the other goal againstMarianAcademy

The second match saw the Bartica unit steamrolled the Berbice side, Bush Lot, to win by the largest margin oftheday

Rondel Loncke, Ezekiel Baldeo, David Benny, Shawn Bobb, Ashton Dutchin, Cyle Timmeran, JersonDavid,ReonHalland

RodclifAdamsonallpierced theuprightsonceinBartica’s victory

Match three was when Eon Daniels took the opportunity to explode against Bygeval for Carmel as he produced the tournament’s first hat-trick, converted it into a helmettrick then capped it off as a fiver Hewasablysupported by Dwayne Baptist, Shem James and Marcus Layne, whoallfoundthebackofthe net once for the eventual victors.

Finally, Patentia’s seesaw clash with North Ruimveldt had its weight permanently shifted by the mass piled on by Isaiah Daniels and Mickeal Grant, whoeachscoredonceforthe formerinthematch.

This edition of the tournament is sponsored by Nestlé(Milo),sanctionedby the Ministry of Education and Guyana Football Federationandsupportedby Massy Distribution, Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc (GINMIN), General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. (GENEQUIP) and MVP Sports.