Jonathan Ramnanansingh
Days after hammering Moruga Secondary 17-0 to procure the Secondary Faculties Soccer League Coca-Cola south zone intercol trophy, Pleasantville Secondary added a 2nd title to their 2024 trophy cabinet after they sank Five Rivers Secondary 3-0 within the ladies’ Gigantic 5 closing at Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, on November 26.
A goal in each and every half of from prime scorer Nikita Gosine, 14, partnered with a first-half of goal from captain Tayeann Wylie became once good sufficient to lead the south team to victory over the site visitors.
With out reference to some horny runs of play within the outlet minutes from Five Rivers’ Jayda Herbert, Mercedes Balthazar and Hackeema Goodridge, Pleasantville took an early lead from a nook kick within the 13th minute.
Gosine stepped up to verbalize the free kick and became once able to curve the ball thru the gloves of goalkeeper Kertisha Joseph and into the help of the receive.
Two minutes later, Wylie belted a spectacular prolonged-vary effort from neatly starting up air the 18-yard field to derive Joseph off her line and ship Pleasantville 2-0 up in underneath 20 minutes of play.
Goodridge had a clear probability to level the game as she chanced on herself one-on-one with Pleasantville goalie Janike Ramoutar. Alternatively, Ramoutar came up and denied her the equaliser.
Five Rivers kept within the hunt and were practically rewarded for their efforts when Herbert’s excellent turn atop the field saw her fire one off Ramoutar’s crossbar.
Goodridge came shut minutes later nonetheless lacked the finishing touch as Ramoutar, despite slipping, like a flash recovered to dispute the striker at shut vary.
Herbert had one more probability to transfer one dwelling nonetheless mistimed her jump to Ramoutar’s reduction. So it remained at the half of.
Five Rivers confirmed a tiny bit more battle within the 2nd duration with early makes an try from Goodridge capturing huge and Herbert miscueing her try.
Pleasantville, alternatively, additionally ramped up their attacking frontline within the 2nd half of which strain on Five Rivers’ defence.
Gosine had her prolonged-vary effort within the 79th minute bang off the crossbar nonetheless made no mistake with one more shot from distance, this time from the correct, which flew into the discontinue nook to receive it 3-0.
Five Rivers tried valiantly to claw help into it nonetheless to no avail. Pleasantville kept the strain on despite a gentle-weight shower together with moisture to the outfield.
On the final whistle, the reigning Coca-Cola girls’ intercol champions eminent within the rain, and were introduced their Gigantic 5 trophy by league president Merere Gonzales.
Pleasantville coach Brian London said the procure became once a testament of the laborious work effect in this year.
“A year of gratitude,” he said, “Our theme became once togetherness, toughness and teamwork. We had to demanding it out and stick together. That is a testament to us meeting at the college at 4am to attain sand coaching on the seaside and hill coaching at Lady Chancellor Hill.”
On his team’s methodology within the final, London said they deliberate to own it easy.
“We knew who their marquee players were and we had to neutralise them. We played rather free within the first half of, in phrases of sticking to the assignment, nonetheless we were able to zero in on it within the 2nd half of, and play the Pleasantville methodology.
“We gave up too necessary design for their key players to flee into within the first half of, and as necessary as our defence handled it, I felt that the midfield became once starting up. We made some adjustments and became once able to neutralise that threat within the 2nd half of,” he added.
Pleasantville now shift focal point to their U16 match on November 28 and starting up their Women’ Intercol semi-closing marketing campaign on December 1.
