— 10-man St Mary’s brush aside St Stanislaus College 4-2

By Stephan Sookram

A 10-MAN St Mary’s side made light work of city rivals St Stanislaus College when the Digicel Schools Football Championships continued in Georgetown.Playing at the Tucville ground, St Stanislaus College enjoyed the bulk of the shots but opted to shy away from the basics for a more ‘flashy’ style of play, something that they will definitely work on in the years to come. They were, however, the first to concede as an Alyne Haynes 28th minute shot put St Mary’s ahead.
In the 32nd minute, Mary’s were reduced to 10 men after Fabian Abrams was sent off for a lunging tackle on the touchline, leaving things looking positive for the St Stanislaus College side but conversely things got worse.
In the 38th the Mary’s lead was doubled by James Walcott after he slotted past the outstretched keeper.
The ‘flashy’ style of football that St Stanislaus College was playing had no effect on their opponents and while there were flashes of brilliance, they often fizzled out or were blocked by St Mary’s defence.
The half ended in favour of Mary’s with two goals and a man down and it seemed the second would be a repeat of the first when Mary’s tucked in their third goal – an Oneil Glasgow shot which found the back of the nets in the 70th
However St Stanislaus College finally converted one of their numerous chances in the 75th thanks to Alvin Andres and seemed on the road to a late comeback when Kenroy Earle netted in the 81st, much to the pleasure of the handful of vocal supporters.
That celebration, however, was short-lived as just two minutes later, substitute Dominick Battse blasted his shot past the keeper as the defender stood rooted to the spot.
The score-line remained unchanged at the final whistle.
Meanwhile, at GDF ground, St Rose’s High crushed Marian Academy 5-0 thanks to a double from Kegan Howard (1st and 26th), Akil Vaughn (23rd), LaPhonso Austin (40th) and Victor Rogers (55th)
Meanwhile in other matches yesterday Leonora Xenon defeated Friendship 4-3.
In Essequibo, at New Opportunity Corp (NOC) ground, Cottonfield Secondary dismissed NOC 7-2.Anna Regina defeated Abram Zuil 3-0 at the Anna Regina Multilateral ground.
And over at the Mahaicony ground, Novar Secondary defeated Belladrum Secondary 4-3 on penalty kicks after normal time ended 1-1.Matches continue today at the various venues.