Wesley College, St John’s College draw 1-1 in Central Secondary Schools Sports Association Football Competition semifinals

Wesley College (blue) drew 2-2 with SJC (white and black) in regular season – Photo Credit: William George Ysaguirre

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Just like in the regular season, second seeded Wesley College and third seeded St John’s College (SJC) drew 1-1 in the first leg of the semifinals in the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association (CSSSA) Football Competition at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City on Thursday.

SJC jumped ahead in the 32^nd minute after Avery Vassell nailed the opposing goal, but Wesley bounced back rather quickly, tying the score in the 40^th minute on a goal by Carlos Lopez for the final 1-1 draw.

Both schools will now determine one of the two finalists when they meet again on Saturday at the Marion Jones in the final game of the day which should kick off at around 3:00 pm.

Wesley College – Photo Credit: William George Ysaguirre

In the other semifinal, Gwen Lizarraga High School ran over Sadie Vernon 7-0 on Wednesday.

In the Girls Championship semifinals, top seeded Gwen Liz beat Saint Catherine 6-2 on Wednesday while Wesley College defeated Pallotti High School 8-1 on Thursday.

All return legs play on Saturday starting at 9:00 am at the Marion Jones (See schedule below).

Should any of the series end up in a tie, extra-time and penalty-kick shootouts will determine the winners on Saturday.  Judging from the results in the first leg, only Wesley-SJC may need an extension.

The Finals and Third Place games will be played next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

St John’s College – Photo Credit: William George Ysaguirre

CSSSA Playoffs

Semifinals

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

4:00 pm Gwen Liz 6 – 2 SCA (Girls)

6:00 pm Gwen Liz 7 – 0 Sadie Vernon (Boys)

Thursday, February 1, 2024

4:00 pm Wesley 8 – 1 Pallotti (Girls)

6:00 pm Wesley 1 – 1 SJC (Boys)

Saturday, February 3, 2024 (games may extend if extra-time, penalty shootouts are necessary)

9:00 am SCA – Gwen Liz (Girls)

11:00 am Pallotti – Wesley (Girls)

1:00 pm Sadie Vernon – Gwen Liz (Boys)

3:00 pm SJC – Wesley (Boys)

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