Santa Rosa seals Region One football title in thriller

Regional Chairman Paul Pierre handing over the winning trophy to Santa Rosa Secondary while Digicel Head of Customer Care, Sherwin Osbourne (third from right) looks on

By Duncan Saul
 in Mabaruma
Photos by Orlando Charles

Santa Rosa Secondary clinched their second consecutive Region One title as they edged Port Kaituma Secondary 9-8 on sudden death kicks in an absolute thriller as action in the Digicel Secondary Schools National U18 Football Tournament continued at the Mabaruma Community Centre ground yesterday.

Alan Gomes would bury the winning sudden death kick to seal what was a fitting finale after regulation time and penalty kicks found the scores locked at 3-3 and 4-4 respectively.

Witnessed by the largest crowd to grace the venue in the tournament, Santa Rosa would take the