The Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground would again come alive today as the knockout rounds of the Courts’ Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 Schools’ Football tournament commences.
After three rounds of Group Stage action, teams would now put on their game faces in the do-or-die situations that would be kicked off with the Round-of-16 today. As such, 8 exciting matchups are scheduled for this Carifesta Avenue venue.
First, West Ruimveldt Primary, who are no strangers to winning but now look a shadow of their former selves, would come up against Tapakuma Lake Primary of Region 2.
Both teams have had mixed results in their first two games, and this clash at 12:00h sets up an interesting face-off.
Then North Georgetown Primary will take on St John the Baptist Primary of Region 7. This Bartica-based school has had a stellar start to the tournament with three wins in as many games, and will pose a big challenge to North Georgetown, who just found their footing with a decisive win in their last group match.
A glimpse of what to expect at the Pee-Wee Round-of-16 today
At 13:00hrs, two ‘out-of- town’ schools in Belladrum Primary and Batavia Primary will go head-to-head. While Belladrum Primary of West Coast Berbice has looked like a dominant force, Batavia Primary of Region 7 has had no problem holding stronger opponents to draws.
Rosignol Primary, the other Berbice-based school in the competition, would clash head-on with Georgetown International Academy from 13:00hrs. Equally as impressive as their regional counterparts, Rosignol has thus far enjoyed the biggest win of the competition (12-0) and GIA would need a little more of the magic they produced last weekend in a 7-1 win to challenge Rosignol.
School of the Nations would have their hands full from 14:00hrs as they embark on sizing up to the tournament’s defending champions, St. Pius Primary, who have been riding their momentum well. St. Pius are yet to drop any points in the competition, while the same cannot be said of their opponents. As such, School of the Nations would need to play their best football to get over today’s hurdle.
Arguably one of the most mouthwatering encounters on today’s lineup is the Winfer Gardens Primary battle against Marian Academy, which also commences at 14:00hrs. While Marian Academy are no strangers to this stage, Winfer Gardens have made a resurgence this year, mainly owing to the skills of young Omari St. Hill. Both teams are evenly poised, and will, without a doubt, battle to the end to claim a quarterfinal spot.
Probably one of the two most fearsome teams in the competition at present, Enterprise Primary will come up against Stella Maris Primary from 15:00hrs.
Enterprise are also part of that small circle of teams that have yet to lose a game in this 11th edition of the competition, and have won games very convincingly, leaving a lot of work for Stella Maris to do if they desire to progress.
The final Round-of-16 clash, which also commences at 15:00hrs, would pit Santa Rosa Primary of Region 1 against St. Gabriel’s Primary of Region 4. With talent being evident on both sides of the pitch, the final matchup of the day would be another ‘must-watch’ game.
The Pee-Wee tournament is also supported by Stenna Drilling, Sterling Products Limited, and MVP Sports, with sanctions from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS).
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