Coach Adelvin Phillip and the supporting Teachers and students at the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary school, jumped and screamed in jubilation when the final whistle was blown on Friday afternoon—twenty-sixth November. It meant that their school team had effectively sealed the issue to determine the B division champions for 2010 in the Giant Malt sponsored Primary school Football league.
The EP team went ahead when they scored the first goal but then the Ivor Walters School equalized via the penalty route. Coach Phillip in a post match interview admitted that he was really uneasy as the minutes ticked away and the score was still tied 1-all.
However, MVP Anthony Silvera found a little breathing space on the right wing and pivoted on the angle and slammed the ball powerfully into the back of the net—a super goal. With just moments to go before the conclusion of the game, they added another for good measure.
Final score: Elizabeth Pemberton 3 Ivor Walters 1. Elizabeth Pemberton Primary, the B division champions for 2010.
The goal scorer for the Ivor Walters team was MVP Oshay Wells and for the EP team: MVP Anthony Silvera; Rohan Arthurton and Kayode Wilkin.
In another game, Belle Vue International locked horns with Charlestown Primary in a battle to help to determine the second placers in the B division.
Charlestown Primary edged out the Belle Vue team, compliments of a penalty key which scorched past the goalie. The penalty was called when, one of the Belle Vue defenders held the ball with her hands while it was en route to the goal.
Final score: CPS 1 Belle Vue Int 0. Ronald Cornelius was the goal scorer for CPS but Deja Myers was awarded as MVP.
For the Belle Vue team, Ayinde George was awarded as MVP.
At the end of the final game, Ms Jasmine Charles spoke on behalf of the organizers and thanked chief organizer Lydia Thompson-Claxton for her tremendous efforts in ensuring that the tournament was a success and she warmly congratulated the winning schools in each zone: viz Zone A winners –St.Thomas’ and Zone B winners, Elizabeth Pemberton Primary.
The prize giving and closing ceremony will be held at a date to be announced.
In the final game of the tournament, The Ivor Walters A team defeated their Elizabeth Pemberton counterparts 2 goals to 1.
For the Ivor Walters Primary MVP Javel Boyles scored once and Brandal Meade scored the other goal. For the EP team MVP Shaheed Webbe was the lone goal scorer.
Here are the point standings for the top teams in each zone:
ZONE A:
1 St.Thomas’ –champions-18 points
2 Joycelyn Liburd Primary 11
3 Ivor Walters 10
Four—Charlestown Primary 7
ZONE B
1 Elizabeth Pemberton Primary-champions 15
2 St.Thomas’ 13
3 Charlestown Primary 13
Four—Belle Vue Int 10
