THE second game on Monday night at the Leonora ground in the Digicel Schools Football Championship saw Westminster Secondary survive a late assault from North Ruimveldt Secondary to come out 5-3 winners.

In a game of two halves, the West Demerara based Westminster side shot out of the blocks to stun North Ruimveldt in the first half.

First Samuel McAllister scored a brace in the space of 15 minutes to push his side ahead; he found the back of the net in the seventh and 22nd minutes as the usually aggressive North Ruimveldt side looked out of sorts. Then goals from Tyrese Johnson (30’), Harold Haynes (32’) and Khy Austin (35’) saw North Ruimveldt concede thrice more in the space of five minutes much to the delight of the vociferous Westminster fans.

By the half-time whistle the game looked done and dusted, however North Ruimveldt recovered well in the second half and began to take control of the game, bossing the midfield and making several attacking runs.

Those runs paid dividends deep into the second half as Westminsters defenders began to run low on stamina; Calvin Bowlin dragged one back for North Ruimveldt in the 71st minute before Jevon Luck struck twice in the 75th and 85th minutes respectively to give his side a fighting chance. Despite the late assault on goal from North Ruimveldt, Westminster’s 5-goal cushion was enough to see them out as eventual winners.

The win means that Westminster head to the round of 16 stage where they will face Dolphin Secondary tomorrowon at the Ministry of Education ground. The final of the 8th annual Digicel Schools Championship will be played on August 13.