Levar Dunchie receives the Galloway Cup while the rest of the Munro College U16 team looks on.
Munro came at Green Pond determined to break their scoring drought. Nykoui Sinclair cannoned a shot on goal that the Green Pond goalkeeper failed to hold unto, spilling the ball into the path of the onrushing Tyrone Mollison who calmly tapped it over the goal line.
Munro became a little complacent late in the first half and were made to pay for their deeds. Green Pond, a team steeped in the art of set plays, won a corner. I well struck ball flew through the crowd of players onto the head of a Green Pond player who headed it into the goal.
Munro came out in the second half with greater purpose, and looked a more dangerous offensive unit with the inclusion of Mark "Ram" Parchment, and 2009 Maths Competition winner Horace Mcloud who made a noticeable difference with well calculated passes from the midfield. These changes nearly reaped dividends in regulation time, when Captain Levar Dunchie dribbled his way through the heart of the Green Pond defense, but saw his shot just wide of the post with a minute from time.
Munro got what looked like the winner when Dunchie carried the ball pasted two defenders to slide the ball around the Green Pond Goalkeeper. Green Pond were undaunted however, and scored with two minutes left when Jerome "Machine" Haughton dribbled the ball from an indirect free kick into the Munro area, beating Ahkeem Forbes, with Ria Sanga failing to clear the ball out of the area, an onrushing Green Pond player tapped the ball into the goal.
Munro were perfect from the penalty spot this time with Ria Sanga, Rayon Williams, Ahkeem Forbes, and Mark Parchment scoring from the spot. Green Pond weren't as fortunate, scoring their first two penalties, managing to kicked one wide, with the Munro Goalkeeper Ahkeem Forbes saving another.
The STETHS Sports Complex erupted in jubilation after Mark "Ram" Parchment's conclusive penalty hit the net with a thud. Munro appears to have peaked at the right time, and are resolute in their campaign to retain the Western Champs Trophy when they take on the Abner Wright winners St. Thomas Technical in that final this Tuesday at 3pm, with the likely venue to be STETHS.
In the curtain raiser, the Munro College U14 team surrendered a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 in extra time to the defending champions Cornwall College. Javane "Stew Peas" Stewart gave Munro the lead from the penalty spot. Peter Lee Vassell, the cousin of Munro midfielder Shaunavan Desouza , scored the winning goal for Cornwall.
By: Kevin Hutchinson
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