… Dolphin and Lodge meet in the other
FOLLOWING their quarter-final wins over Bishops’ High and Queenstown Secondary at the Georgetown Football Club ground yesterday, defending champions St George’s and Christ Church have joined Lodge and Dolphin Secondary Schools in the semifinals of this year’s Milo-sponsored, Petra Organisation-organised Under-20 Schools Football Championships.Playing in the first game of the double-header feature, St George’s on the back of Roddy McGloggan’s brace, followed by solitary strikes from Curt Rohee and Orin Moore, defeated Bishops’ 4-2, even as Lonsdale George’s 5th minute goal was all that mattered in the clash between Christ Church and Queenstown.
In tomorrow’s semifinal action which will be played at the Ministry of Education ground, the home of the tournament, Lodge Secondary will oppose Dolphin in the first matchup from 14:00hrs while yesterday’s winners will face each other in the second semifinal which kicks off at 16:00hrs.
Shaquille Moseley, who enjoyed a wonderful game at the top for Bishops’ was the first to find the back of the net in another pulsating encounter, that has been the story of the tournament so far, doing so in the 13th minute of the first half.
Seven minutes later, McGloggan nullified the lead with his first of two goals, while he gave the defending champions the lead with his second goal 10 minutes after scoring his first, as they took the lemon-time break with a 2-1 advantage.
Four minutes into the second half of the 70-minute contest, Rohee underlined St George’s intentions of defending their championship with his goal while Moore scored with a wonderfully taken free kick, beating his opposite number Dale DeMendonca to his far right to make it 4-1.
Bishops’ fought gallantly with their more illustrious opponents and were able to make it a two-game possession in the 61st minute, when Moseley was brought down in the box after making a solo run from inside his own half, with the ensuing penalty kick being scored by Nathaniel King.
But despite their numerous efforts to find the back of the net with the aim of further reducing St George’s lead, Bishops’ could not execute the act and the final whistle came, handing the defending champions the win.
In the feature game, Queenstown fought tooth and nail with Christ Church, before and after George’s goal but could not snare the equaliser, due to some stout defensive work by their opponents, making tomorrow’s semifinal action two mouth-watering games that must be witnessed.
By Calvin Roberts