(Kaieteur News) – After three rounds of intense action, the field has been cut to sixteen. Today at the Ministry of Education ground, every one of them is playing for a place in this year’s quarterfinals.
Kickoff is at 12:00, and the stakes are clear: win and you stay in the title race, lose and you drop to the battle for positions nine to sixteen. Only eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals, but the other eight will get the extra playing time and an equal chance to finish strong.
Today’s Contenders
Defending champions Leonora Primary lead the pack with a defence that has been hard to crack, three wins from three. They are not alone. Santa Rosa, Waramuri, West Ruimveldt and Tucville also arrive with perfect records and have marked themselves as this year’s teams to beat.
For St Gabriel’s, St John the Baptist, Georgetown International Academy and St Pius Primary, today brings their first real test outside the group stage.
Today’s first two matches will both commence at noon.
Round of sixteen fixtures are Redeemer Primary vs Potaro Primary, St John the Baptist vs GIA ‘A’ (Match 41) both matches are scheduled to begin at 12:00noon.
Following those two clashes see Pakuri Primary vs Tucville Primary and Leonora Primary vs St Theresa Primary, with the defending champions looking to keep their title defence on track.
Action will continue when West Ruimveldt Primary takes on Plaisance Orphanage followed by St Pius Primary vs Marian Academy.
At 3:00pm Santa Rosa Primary will confront St Gabriel’s Primary while GIA ‘B’ will take on Waramuri Primary for the final ticket into the quarterfinals.
As the tournament narrows to its final eight today, expect the intensity to rise with every whistle.
Eight matches. Only a win gets you through.
The tournament is proudly sponsored by Courts Optical, with support from MVP Sports, Demerara Mutual Life, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, SkyTec Enterprise and Sterling Products Limited (Igloo Ice Cream).
Source: Kaieteur News
