Austin propels St Pius to second consecutive final

The Defending champions St Pius’s football team celebrates following their emphatic win yesterday over Tucville Primary in yesterday’s semi-final of the Petra Organisation/Courts Pee Wee football tournament. (Orlando Charles photo)

A Raymond Austin five-goal haul propelled title holders St. Pius Primary to their second consecutive finals’ appearance, in the process embarrassing Tucville Primary 6-1 in their semi-final encounter of the Petra Organization/ Courts Pee football tourney yesterday.

Played at the Thirst Park venue, Austin pushed St. Pius into the early lead as he opened the scoring in the second minute with a strike to the lower left corner, from the right side of the penalty box.

He would then make his presence felt once more two minutes later, finishing his right footed attempt into the lower right corner from the right side of the box, after outmuscling his marker upon latching onto a through pass.

The lanky forward would then seal his first half-hat trick in the ninth minute,