New Campbellville Secondary defeat GITC

This goalkeeper makes a valiant effort all to no avail in the game between New Campbellville Secondary School and the Guyana Industrial Training Centre football team at the Georgetown Football Club ground yesterday. (Iva Wharton photo)

By Iva Wharton

Talks of another protest in the Digicel School’s football tournament currently underway countrywide was abandoned after Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) team was knocked out of the competition by the New Campbellville Secondary yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda.

Reports were that the goalkeeper for GITC was over the stipulated age.

But in a penalty shootout, New Campbellville Secondary defeated GITC 4-2 after the match had ended in a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time. The lone goal scorer for Campbellville was goalkeeper Amanike Forde in the 44th minute after New Campbellville Secondary won a free kick and allowed Forde to do the hounours. Akeem Holder