MVP Sports Girls Pee Wee Football
SATURDAY December 6 will see, for the first time, an all Region One final as Waramuri and Santa Rosa emerged as the winners in the semi finals round of the MVP Sports Girls U-11 Pee Wee football competition.
The tournament played at the Ministry of Education ground saw Santa Rosa eliminating defending champions, Marian Academy, in a tense semi-final encounter.
Marian took the 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the game off the cleat of Ella Fernandes which they held on to for most of the contest.
It was not until the 46th minute that Santa Rosa top goal scorer, Rovena Johnson, found the back of the net to force extra time and the ensuing penalty shoot-out.
In the shoot-out it was Santa Rosa that showed better nerves to take 5-4 victory effectively sending the champions home.
The other semi-final saw Waramuri Primary taking a 2-0 win over St John the Baptist.
Waramuri Primary’s goals came from Alina Lewis in the 37th minute and Altia Marks in the 40th minute
after most of the encounter went scoreless.
Earlier, in the quarter-final round, St John the Baptist earned a place in the semis after needling Agatash Primary with a goal from Amira Edwards.
Santa Rosa Primary was the strongest out of the quarter- finals with a 15-nil win over St Alouysius Primary.
Santa Rosa’s Rovena Johnson was again the talisman with 10 goals in the win with Bre Atkinson also scoring a hat-trick.
2024 champions, Marian Academy, stopped West Ruimveldt 3-0 with a double from Haley Haberkorn and Ella Fernandes scoring the other goal.
Waramuri Primary reached the finals after beating Potaro Primary 6-0 with an Alita Marks triple coupled with a double.
