 Mount Saint Agnes Academy (MSA) has claimed its first-ever Primary School Girls Seven-A-Side Football tournament title, defeating BHS 3-0 in a dramatic penalty shootout after a hard-fought scoreless final.
The final capped a thrilling tournament that showcased the competitiveness of the island’s youth football.
Path to the Final
MSA showed resilience in their semi-final match, edging past Somersfield Academy 2-1. Both goals for the eventual champions were scored by Maribella Sebastiao, with Molly Morton scoring the lone goal for Somersfield.
BHS booked their place in the final with a commanding 3-0 semi-final victory over Saltus Grammar School. Eliza Grasso, Bella Artuso, and Lizzie Furtado were all on target to secure BHS's spot.
Playoff Drama
The road to the semi-finals was equally dramatic:
Somersfield Academy needed a penalty shootout in the play-offs after being held to a 1-1 draw by Francis Patton. Skyla Mota had given Francis Patton the lead before Myla Desjardins equalised for Somersfield late in the game.
Saltus Grammar School earned their semi-final berth by defeating defending champions Warwick Academy 2-0, with goals coming from Nia Maughan and Sofia Cooper.
The victory marks a historic moment for Mount Saint Agnes Academy’s football program.
Results
Pool A
Northlands – 1
Somerset Primary – 0
Warwick Academy – 4
Northlands – 0
Francis Patton – 4
Somerset Primary – 0
Warwick Academy – 1
Victor Scott – 1
Francis Patton – 3
Northlands – 0
Victor Scott – 1
Northlands – 0
Francis Patton – 1
Warwick Academy – 1
Victor Scott – 1
Somerset Primary – 0
Francis Patton – 2
Victor Scott – 0
Warwick Academy – 3
Somerset Primary – 0
POOl B
Saltus Grammar – 8
Elliot School – 0
Mount Saint Agnes – 5
Paget Primary – 0
Saltus Grammar – 1
West End Primary – 0
Saltus Grammar – 3
Paget Primary – 0
Mount Saint Agnes – 3
Saltus Grammar – 1
West End Primary – 1
Elliot Primary – 0
Paget Primary – 4
Elliot School – 0
Mount Saint Agnes – 4
Elliot Primary – 0
West End Primary – 0
Paget Primary – 0
Mount Saint Agnes – 6
West End Primary – 0
POOL C
BHS – 5
Somersfield Academy -0
Somersfield Academy – 3
Purvis Primary – 1
BHS – 6
West Pembroke – 0
Somersfield Academy – 2
Harrington Sound – 0
BHS – 2
Purvis Primary – 0
Somersfield Academy – 2
West Pembroke -0
West Pembroke - 1
Purvis Primary – 0
PLAYOFFS
Somersfield Academy – 1 (won on Penalties)
Francis Patton – 1
Saltus Grammar – 2
Warwick Academy -0
Semi-Finals
BHS – 3
Saltus Grammar – 0
MSA – 2
Somersfield Academy – 1
FINAL
MSA – 0 (won 3-0 on penalties)
BHS – 0
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