THE curtain will come down on the 2018 COURTS Under-11 Pee Wee football tournament this afternoon at the Ministry of Education (MoE) ground on Carifesta Avenue, when 2017 champions West Ruimveldt clash with St Pius from 16:30hrs in the eagerly-awaited final.

In the lead-up to the final, West pulled off a come-from-behind win against Mocha Arcadia in their feature semi-final last Saturday at the  MoE ground to set up today’s dream final.

Mocha’s Jiheam Lewis gave the reigning champions an early scare when he fired his team ahead in the fourth minute of the 20-minute-per-half encounter, but a second-half equaliser by Mark Philips from a corner set-piece and an extra-time screamer from West Ruimveldt skipper Jonathan Andries, ensured that they have another chance today to prove that they are the best.

Ruimveldt will face St Pius, who looked like title-contenders from the early stages of the competition. St Pius won the first semi-final during last week’s penultimate match-day after needling the much-disciplined, defensive, Tucville team, thanks to Jamal Fraser for a well-taken shot from just outside the box, one minute from full-time.

Some of the key players in the encounter will be West skipper Andries who was last year’s MVP and Mark Philips along with St Pius’ Jamal Fraser and Kaden Wellington who stands a good chance of becoming the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).

The day’s play will begin at 12:30hrs with 5th to 16th seeding matches while the third-place battle will kick off at 15:30hrs, followed by the grand finale at 16:30hrs.