Waramadong Secondary tired of being second best

EVER wondered how it feels losing to the same team over and over? Just ask the players from Waramadong Secondary School. 

The school from Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) will play two-time defending champions Christianburg/Wismar Secondary (CWSS) in the final of the 2014 Digicel Schools Football tournament on Sunday, August 3 at the Guyana National Stadium.
This is the fourth year the telecommunication giant is hosting the tournament and the third consecutive time the two schools will be clashing with each other in the final.
Actually, their rivalry dates back to the staging of the inaugural tournament in 2011 where Waramadong lost to CWSS in their semifinal and the Lindeners went on to lose 5-3 to GTI in the final.
The 2012 tournament saw ‘Multi’ hammer Waramadong 5-2 in the final. Waramadong also lost on penalty kicks to CWSS last year.
This year, ironically, both schools were victorious via penalty shootouts in their semifinals to clinch a classic showdown on Sunday.
“We’re tired and fed-up of losing to ‘Multi’ but I think this year is going to be different,” warned Waramadong Secondary captain Gerald Isaacs.
Isaacs said that Waramadong would not be afraid of the defending champs, but respect the fact they have been the most successful team in the competition since it started and every year his school aim is to dethrone the Lindeners.
“We’re positive, the guys are all happy to be part of the tournament and making it to the final again but we hope this time around we take the trophy away. Every year they beat us and it looks like a normal thing and people will expect them to win again, but I like our chances,” said the Waramadong captain.
Asked what makes ‘Multi’ different and seem to hold an advantage over his team, Isaacs said “they are taller, faster and they use their height and play the ball high all the time. But I think this time, if we get to control the pace of the game and be more forceful we will beat them. They are good, but I believe we are better this time”
Christianburg/Wismar’s prolific scorer Shane Luckie was singled out by the Waramadong captain as the player to watch for in the final as Isaacs stated, “He’s very good probably the best striker in the tournament, so we will have to tighten up on him getting the ball and try to make it hard for him to score on us like before. He’s very tall and we’re short but as a team we can give them a hard time.”
One thing is sure, though, Waramadong are never lacking support and whenever the team play, they receive heavy support, especially from the Amerindian community.
“Of course, we expect plenty people to come out at the stadium. This is the first time some of us even going to the venue and we hear it’s a great surface and we will be able to play well there; but we’re focused and humble and ready to win that trophy; it’s about time,” Isaacs said.
Can Waramadong strip ‘Multi’ of their Digicel school championship title or will the Linden school add to their legacy of being the best football playing secondary school in Guyana? That question will surely be answered on Sunday.

(By Rawle Toney)