Defending champions Santa Rosa have been eliminated from the Courts Optical Pee Wee U-11 Boys’ School Football Championship in the Round of 16, paving the way for a new title winner after a stunning defeat by Redeemer Primary.
In the most significant upset of the tournament, Redeemer secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the Ministry of Education Ground on Saturday.
The crucial moment arrived in the 23rd minute when Elijah Naughton found the back of the net to seize the advantage.
While Redeemer provided the shock, several other teams sealed their quarter-final spots in commanding fashion, with two sides registering demolition jobs on their opponents.
West Ruimveldt put on a clinical display, dismantling St Therese 5-0.
The performance was spearheaded by Jaseen Paris, who netted a sublime hat-trick (5′, 32′, 36′), while Zyron Austin (2′) and Ceon Rajkumar (30′) completed the rout.
Meanwhile, Leonora Primary went one better, crushing Marian Academy 6-0. Doubles from Adrian Harry (8′, 28′) and Jhonathan Melvin (10′, 16′) provided the foundation for the tournament’s biggest win so far, ensuring they march into the next round as top seeds.
The remainder of the day saw fiercely contested matches, including two settled by the agony of penalties:
- St Pius edged out Potaro 2-1 in a closely fought tie. Goals from Marcus Harris (2′) and Roy Cassau (11′) were just enough to cancel out Marek Timmerman’s 25th-minute consolation.
- St John the Baptist overcame Stella Maris 2-1, thanks to a brace from Neymar Edwards (15′, 21′).
- Tucville sealed a gritty 1-0 win against Georgetown International Academy when Dominic Dickson broke the deadlock in the 36th minute.
- St Gabriel’s advanced after a thrilling 2-2 draw with Charity, eventually prevailing 3-1 on penalty kicks. Charity’s Troy Boston scored both goals for his side, but the shootout belonged to St Gabriel’s.
- Agatash Primary also progressed via the spot-kick lottery, beating North Georgetown 3-2 after regulation time ended scoreless.
The field has now been narrowed to the final eight teams and quarter-final action will commence next Saturday.
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