Defending North and National Inter Col champions, the “Westmooring’s Tigers” St Anthony’s College and this year’s Secondary Schools’ Football League North Zone League runners-up Fatima College easily advanced to the semifinals of the 2005 North Zone Inter Col yesterday.
In the first match of a double header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, Fatima fell just short of double figures as they beat North Zone minnows Tranquility Secondary 9-0 in a drab one-sided affair.
Makesi Lewis opened the scoring with the first of his three goals in the 21st minute after Fatima wasted a few good early chances.
Right-winger Kieran Marin doubled Fatima’s tally with a well taken 42nd minute goal as the Mucurapo boys went into the half leading 2-0.
When they came back out Lewis made it 3-0, slotting home Sean Bateau’s squared pass, before Marin got his second in the 58th and Emmanuel Joseph put in his first, a deftly headed goal at the end of Marin’s well-weighted cross, then made it six in the 79th.
Joseph’s second was a good piece of individual skill as he chased down a deep clearance, chipped the ball past the Tranquil’ left back and Barclay Richard in goal and tapped it into an empty net to the glee of the Fatima supporters.
Shortly after Collins Christopher got Tranquillity’s best chance of the match but he shot into the arms of Fatima ‘keeper Adrian Foncette with whom he was alone in the 18 yard box.
In the 90th minute, second-half substitute Chad De Freitas finally got his name on the scoresheet after wasting a couple and Lewis completed the rout in the second minute of time added on 9-0 Fatima.
Though from early indications St Mary’s College appeared prepared to tough it out with the defending champs, St Anthony’s College showed their class and walked away with a 4-0 win from their match.
After some brisk early exchanges Lester Peltier scored the opener in the 12th minute off a Stefon St Louis pass and St Louis made it 2-0 in the 34th after Peltier played the role of provider following some poor defensive work by St Mary’s.
DeFreitas got a well deserved goal in the 41st minute as Peltier capped off a solo run down the left with a sharp square ball and in the second-half St Louis scored the “Tigers” fourth in the 74th minute.
North Zone Inter Col action continues on Saturday.
Results
Fatima 9 (Makesi Lewis 21st, 49th, 90th, Kieran Marin 42nd, 58th, Emmanuel Joseph 67st, 79th, Sherron Joseph 81st, Chad De Freitas 90th,)
St Anthony’s College 4 (Lester Peltier 12th, Stefon St Louis 34th, 74th, Akil De Freitas 41st) vs St Mary’s College 0.
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