DARWIN Ficter struck the back of the net five times to lead Tucville Secondary School to a commanding 10-2 victory over Queens College (QC) at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground, as action in the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) organised Scotiabank/Pepsi sponsored Academy got underway Saturday. Following the march past of the seven participating schools and brief remarks from both the Minister of Sports Dr. Frank Anthony and chairman of the National Sports Commission Conrad Plummer, the teams took to the field in lusty sunshine.
Vermont Munroe controlled the role of play in the midfield for the victors who displayed total team effort in comparison to their opponents, and supported Ficter who scored his goals in the 10th, 20th, 27th, 34th and 38th minutes respectively, with a double scored in the 25th and 60th minutes of the game.
Kiefan Brandt (29th), Calvin Thomas (31st) and Hubert Blair 57th offered support to Ficter and Munroe, while Michael Da Costa and A. Crandon pulled back two goals for QC in the 26th and 40th minute respectively.
The schools were fully equipped with all the related gears, compliments of the sponsors and alumni associations overseas, while they also went through preliminary preparations pertaining to refereeing and skills training prior to the commencement of the tournament.
According to GSDF member Colin Baker, the aim of the Academy is to improve the level of competence in the sport thereby making Guyana more competitive at the local, regional and international levels.