THE Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue came alive on Sunday to host four more Milo Under-20 Schools Football matches to cap off the weekend.Houston Secondary and North Ruimveldt got the ball rolling but the latter prevailed 4-1 in what could be described as a one-sided affair. Ashaish Alleyne put North ahead in the 13th minute then his teammate Matthew Harrison doubled the lead two minutes later.
Houston were able to pull one back in the 25th minute when Denzil Heywood got a shot on goal. But it became a consolation effort after Harrison (37th) and Tyrese Rowley (48th) both scored once in the second half to put the victory beyond doubt.
The second showdown of the day saw North Georgetown reign supreme in a landslide victory over Brickdam Secondary. Nehemiah Gomes put forth a helmet-trick, man-of-the-match performance as North Georgetown won 8-1.
Gomes scored three first-half goals in the 18th, 27th and 29th minutes and ended his goal-getting match with a 58th minute goal.
He was supported by Rayon Bailey (15th), Daniel Nedd (34th), Osafa Mattheson (38th) and Rueben Miller (50th) while Rawle Williams was able to score in the 70th minute to take away any chance of a clean sheet by North Georgetown.
In the game that followed, Lodge Secondary and St Joseph High battled to a 1-1 draw as St Joseph went ahead in the 25th minute compliments of Stephan Isaacs.
Lodge were able to equalise in the second half when Shamar Smith scored but neither side found the decider before the final whistle sounded.
Queen’s College was scheduled to face Morgan’s Learning Centre in the last encounter of the day but Queen’s were awarded a win via a walkover.