 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. The goals for the eventual champions were scored by Maribella Sebastiao and Inara Todd, 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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