THE Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) and Government Technical Institute (GTI) recorded massive wins last Monday, when action in the inaugural nationwide Digicel Inter-secondary School Under-19 football competition continued across Guyana. Playing at the Carifesta Sports Complex (formerly Guyana National Service ground), GITC swamped Monar Education 22-0 while GTI mauled The Business School 21-0 in their matchup which was played at the Georgetown Football Club ground but names of goalscorers were not made available to the press.
On that same day, Patentia Secondary also recorded a massive 20-1 victory over La Grange Secondary in their second round fixture which was contested at the Wales Community Centre ground while Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary defeated West Demerara Secondary 4-3 on penalty kicks after the scores were tied at one goal at the end of regulation time.
Jamal Butter and S. Grant got hat-tricks for New Amsterdam Multilateral, who trounced Line Path Secondary 9-2 in their Region Six fixture which also saw Belladrum Secondary go down to Ash Educational Institute 6-0.
In Linden, Christianburg and Wisburg Secondary were victorious over Kwakwani Secondary and the Linden Technical Institute, with the scores reading 1-0 and 2-0 respectively while there were wins for Stewartville Secondary School who upstaged Essequibo Island Secondary 6-0 and Covent Garden Secondary were victorious over Xenon Academy 2-0.
On Tuesday, Guyana Educational Institute got the better of Queen’s College 2-1. New Campbelville and Tucville Secondary got past St Winefride’s Secondary and Mercy Wing 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 score line at the end of regulation time.
Uitvlugt Secondary marched into the next round thanks to a 4-2 win over Leonora Secondary while Trevor Fraser got a brace in the 23rd and 56th minutes that took Winifred Gaskin Secondary to a 4-0 victory over Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary. New Amsterdam Technical Institute defeated Tutorial Academy 2-1 with Delbert Simpson and Devon James finding the back of the net for the winners.