Digicel Schools Football Championship… Waramadong thrash Paruima 6-0

Jul 19, 2017 Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....-thrash-paruima-6-0/

-will now play Bartica in Regional final

Region 7 champions Waramadong moved one step closer to making the national playoffs after inflicting a 6-0 thrashing on Paruima on Sunday, at the Waramadong Community Centre ground.

Played in brilliant sunshine in front of a fair-sized crowd in the Digicel Schools Football Championship, Waramadong took the lead after thirteen minutes when Nadir Walker’s expertly struck cornerkick curled past the outstretched hands of a surprised Paruima goalkeeper, before settling in the back of the goal.

Both teams uncharacteristically lost possession through some errant passing, but solid defending erased some excellent opportunities until Waramadong made it 2-0 through a wonderful exhibition of speed and skill.

It started when Alvon Hunter raced on to a ball sent through from centrefield delivered on the right flank and he blew past two defenders, before burying his right-footed effort into the far corner.

That goal came in the 21st minute of play and it was from that moment the floodgates flew open.

The speedy Javin Castro stretched their advantage two minutes later when he was left unmarked following a squared ball from the left side and in one motion swept a stinging left-footer past a seemingly hypnotized goalkeeper.

The score remained 3-0 until the break as the partisan Waramadong crowd vociferously applauded their boys.

Coming out in the final period, Paruima needing to respond quickly overcompensated in attack and paid the price for doing so.

Their strategy of pushing forward more players left their backline exposed and Waramadong’s Colin Edwards proved too fast and elusive to stop as he sprinted on to a long ball, before firing past the stranded goalkeeper in the 38th minute to make it 4-0.

The bleeding stopped momentarily, but returned in the 66th minute when Reon McNaughton was left isolated in a goalmouth scrimmage and he booted into the goal.

Two minutes later, Castro returned to complete his brace with a powerful strike from close range to seal the victory in emphatic fashion.

They now move on to play Bartica in the Regional final tomorrow at the Leonora Synthetic Track facility on the West Demerara from 3:00pm.

The winner will then move on to the national playoffs.

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