Craig Primary needle Herstelling; Diamond and Agricola draw

CRAIG Primary School moved into second place behind Grove Hi Tech in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport-sponsored East Bank Football Association Pee Wee Under-11 League yesterday, following a 1-0 win over Herstelling Raiders when play continued at the Grove Playfield, East Bank Demerara.
The other game produced a 0-0 stalemate between Diamond United FC and Agricola Red Triangle.
The Craig Primary/Herstelling feature clash was just as hotly contested as the first game with the teams not afraid of going forward as well as defending in numbers, underscoring the high levels of energy at this level.
Both sides came close on occasions to scoring but could not as the ball either went wide or over the crossbar. The players and coaches of the teams were perhaps settling to accept a draw but that was not to be.
In the penultimate minute of the half-hour game, Craig, from another forceful run, were rewarded with a corner. The ensuing shot found the head of Malcolm Seepaul who sent the ball into the back of the net to secure full points for Craig Primary.
The points garnered from this win added with the one for the 2-2 draw with Diamond the week before take Craig to 4, two behind Grove Hi Tech – each team playing two games apiece.
The opening match between Agricola Red Triangle and Diamond United was an even affair with neither team scoring. The point gained by Agricola was their first of the league, having lost their opening game to Grove by the lone goal of that clash.
Diamond move to 2 points from three matches including two draws. Action will continue this Saturday at the same venue.