Courts optical Pee Wee football tournament…

THE 32 teams that formed the cohort of the 11th Courts Optical Pee Wee U11 football tourney have been broken down to eight and later today will be broken down further to four.
The best quartet will advance to the semifinal round of the competition next week following intense action at the Ministry of Education Ground on CARFESTA Avenue.
At 13:00hrs, the prolific St John the Baptist will lock horns with Belladrum Primary as the two seek a coveted place in the next round.

Following that matchup, the surprise package Rosignol who have been a revelation in the tournament with impressive upset victories, will meet the defending champions St Pius, a team which has shown its quality throughout the competition with double-digit score lines.

Former champions Enterprise Primary led by star striker Dontay Kowlessar will clash with the ever-consistent Marian Academy in the third game of the afternoon.
The final quarter-final encounter will see multiple-time winner, West Ruimveldt, facing off with a strong side from Santa Rosa Primary.

Organiser of the tournament for the past 11 years, Troy Mendonca, says he expects keen competition based on the play in the tournament so far.

“The quarter finals promise to be some good match-ups; we have seen team over the years, even though they are youngsters on the teams, U11 [In some cases], there are so much that these players are putting into their games in terms of understanding their strength and weakness,” Mendonca said.

This year has seen a number of outstanding players and teams designing strategy around those key players, Mendonca noted, adding, “Some of them have outstanding players, they build their game around those players; you can see the formation on the field, the games will be full of excitement.”