By Rawle Toney

TEARS of joy and sorrow flooded the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground yesterday, in the semi-final of the 2015 COURTS Pee Wee Under-11 Schools football competition.

Watched by a vociferous crowd of mostly parents, students and teachers from the respective schools, St Angela’s and Enterprise Primary schools came out victorious and will collide in final, set for the aforementioned venue on Tuesday, November 10.

The cheers and the chants, coupled with some brilliant display of talent, marked an exciting day that saw Enterprise Primary defeating the tournament’s most successful school, St Pius Primary 3–1 on penalty, while St Angela’s Primary advanced to the final with a 1–0 win over West Ruimveldt Primary.

It will be the first time either side will be featuring in the final of the lone tournament of its kind in Guyana.

Arguably the best player in the tournament this year, Keon Douglas dazzled the crowd with his display at both ends of the pitch, and it was his ripping right-footed shot from a free kick that was too well placed for the keeper to handle and the ball slipped through his (the goalkeeper’s) gloves to hand St Angela’s Primary their victorious goal in the 38th minute.

Meanwhile, the Enterprise/St Pius Primary clash was one which many had a foregone conclusion in favour of the two-time former champions.

Despite several goal-scoring opportunities, both schools failed in their attempt to find the net and forced the game into penalty.

In the end, it was Enterprise Primary players who held their nerves to convert three of their four chances to advance.

In the other results from games played yesterday:
St. Margaret’s 1 vs Tucville – 0
South Ruimveldt 1 vs Stella Maris – 0
St. Agnes 1 vs Smith Memorial – 0
North Georgetown 1 vs St. Stephens 1
North Georgetown won 2-0 via penalty shoot-out
Winfer Gardens 2 vs F.E. Pollard – 1
St. Ambrose vs Comenius Primary
(St. Ambrose won via walkover)