Digicel schools football Regional # 6 Final.

By Colin Bynoe
VRYMAN’S Erven Secondary School (VESS) can now be viewed as two-time title holders, lifting the trophy in 2014, and now in 2017 after defeating Berbice Educational Institute, 3-1, to be crowned regional champions.

The exciting finals in the Region # 6 leg of Digicel schools football tournament came to a muddy end Friday afternoon t on a very soggy Burnham Park ground.
The team that seemed hungrier for victory prevailed, as they did in 2014.
Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) fought hard to withstand a tough Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) throughout the 90 minutes game time. When the whistle blew to begin the action, both teams were in overdrive to pounce early.

The expectations from the supporters were high as they cheered every possession. Both teams traded heavy shots in both halves with VESS the better team in the opening period. Three goals for VESS were scored by halftime; courtesy of Shaquan George, who scored early in the 17th minute while Alex Ogleton booted one of his own in the 34th minute.
VESS found another opening as they rattled in their third goal of the half, coming off the boot of Shaquan George; giving him his second goal of the match.
The score read 3-0 at the sound of the halftime whistle.

BEI regrouped during the break and restructured their game plan. As the second half resumed, the energy level was up with a much more attacking game plan from BEI. They revived themselves with a consolation goal from Dwaine Alleyne in the 67th minute.
By that time the game was clearly in VESS hands. The players ran the field and played with the clock to their advantage. In the end when the final whistle sounded, it was a fitting final between two teams that were arguably the best in the tournament.

The win has given Vryman’s Erven the prestige opportunity of representing the region in the next round of the tournament.
Speaking to Chronicle Sport after the match, teacher/coach Marlon Daniels confidently mentioned “It was a Good fight, I’m glad and we wanted the win and will represent Region 6 well’. He went on to thank their supporters,teachers and Digicel.
At a simple presentation, VESS received a quantity of new uniforms from Digicel’s representative with which they will ‘suit up’ as they move on in the competition.