Dolphin and Lodge advance to Milo/Petra U20 semifinals
Dolphin Secondary School’s Job Caesar (green bib) shields the ball from this Charlestown player, during their quarterfinals matchup yesterday afternoon.
Dolphin Secondary School’s Job Caesar (green bib) shields the ball from this Charlestown player, during their quarterfinals matchup yesterday afternoon.

… two more quarterfinals to be played today

DOLPHIN Secondary and Lodge Secondary Schools booked their respective spots in the semifinals of the second Milo-sponsored, Petra Organisation-organised Under-20 Schools Football Championships, following their quarterfinal victories at the Georgetown Football Club ground yesterday.

In the first game, Dolphin played and defeated their fellow Charlestown-based opponents, Charlestown Secondary School, 2-0, in the opening game, while Shemar Smith scored a brace which guided Lodge to a 3-0 win over giant-killers Queen’s College in the feature encounter.
A partisan crowd was on hand to witness the opening game between Charlestown and Dolphin and it was the former who took control early when their skipper Omari James made a break for his opponent’s goal area, only to be thwarted by the defence.
At the other end of the field, Dolphin’s Job Caesar’s through ball intended for Dakhawn Matthews, was intercepted by Charlestown’s Aroydy Branford, who is known mostly for his exploits as a hockey player with Hikers Hockey Club.
At lemon-time, the scoreline remained unchanged, but it was Dolphin who took the lead in the 49th minute of the 70-minute contest, when Lenroy Forde beat Charlestown custodian Marvin Carter to his right with a well-placed free kick taken from just outside the 18-yard box.
Try as they may, Charlestown who are the defending Scotiabank/Pepsi Football Academy champions, failed to snare the equalizer. In their attempt to do so, with several of their players including Carter, playing high, gifted the second goal away to their opponents, one minute before full time.
Matthews, who was enjoying a wonderful afternoon in the field, was given a gem of a pass by Caesar but lost same to a lurking Carter, who played it back to his defence player Jaleel Evans.
However, in his attempt to clear the ball, Evans did not see Matthews within his radar, so the nippy striker stole same and calmly placed it between the legs of an advancing Carter, much to the delight of his teammates and to the detriment of his opponents.
In the second game, Smith found the net in the 37th and 69th minutes of play which, together with Jarrel Grannum’s 48th minute strike, guided Lodge to the win over Queen’s College and a place in Saturday’s final four to be contested at the Ministry of Education ground.
The action will continue at the same venue today with two more quarterfinals. Defending champions St George’s will play Bishops’ High from 16:00hrs, followed by the Queenstown versus Christ Church matchup that kicks off at 17:30hrs.

(By Calvin Roberts)

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