AFTER a final that went the full distance, the Petra Organisation crowned Leonora Primary the new Courts Optical Pee Wee football champions at the Ministry of Education Ground on Saturday evening.
Leonora Primary came up against St. John The Baptist at the CARIFESTA Avenue Ground, as the two deserving finalists battled for every minute of regulation time.
Leonora would take the lead in the 17th minute off the boot of Jhonathon Melvin.
St. John the Baptist’s Aaron Christian gave his team the equaliser in the 35th minute.
It was a game of good defence and missed opportunities as the youth football teams battled, toe-to-toe, from the opening whistle.
After regulation and extra time were unable to determine a winner, penalty kicks were required.
Again, it went to a ding-dong fight between the two teams, who were yet to claim their first title.
After the first round of kicks saw neither team relenting, it was in the second round that St. John the Baptist started to crack under pressure, narrowly handing Leonora a 6-5 penalty-kick victory.
The third-place contest saw West Ruimveldt taking a needle win over Redeemer Primary.
West Ruimveldt’s Ceon Rajkumar scored for them in the 37th minute.