Marian battles Potaro; Waramuri play St Jhon the Baptist

Marian Academy is ready and set to take on Potaro Primary in the first of two semi-finals from 13:00 hours today at the Ministry of Education Ground in the girls MVP U11 football tournament.
In the quarter final last week, defending champs Marian defeated Smith Memorial Primary 5-nil to book a spot in this week’s semi.

Marian Academy’s Chrissyanne Persaud led with a double and saw support from Haley Haberkorn and Haley De Nobrega with goals.
Potaro Primary booked their spot in the semis after edging Stella Maris Primary 4-nil.

While Waramuri primary will look to add the girl’s trophy to their cabinet later today when they tackle St John the Baptiste at 14:00 hours on field 2 in the other semi-finals.
Waramuri Primary last week thrashed Genesis Primary 5-nil with Keshanna Thomas scoring a hat-trick along with a double from Alina Lewis.
St. John the Baptist Primary then defeated West Ruimveldt 3-1.

In other games, West Ruimveldt Primary and Genesis will battle for placement with Smith Memorial set to take on Stella Marris.
The tournament kicked off with 12 teams playing in a round robin then knock-out format with teams initially drawn into groups of four.
Following that, the top two advanced to the quarter finals.

The winning school will benefit from a hundred thousand dollars in kind along with trophies and medals with $75,000 for second place, $50,000 for third and $25,000 for fourth place along with trophies.
The most disciplined team will also be awarded and individual prizes will go towards the top goal scorer, MVP and best goal keeper.