Island Primary open new field with win

With Tropical Storm Helene inundating Grand Cayman with massive amounts of rain this past week, worries over playable fields for games on Saturday, September 28 was a major concern for organisers of the CUC Primary Football League (PFL). Fortunately, although slightly soggy, Island Primary was able to host their first CUC PFL games on their new natural grass field with games against the Cayman Prep B boys.

Island Primary’s Under 9A boys were first up against Cayman Prep 9B and following an entertaining but goalless first half, Island Primary’s Jonah Sabbah blasted his side into the lead in the 26th minute. With time running out, Cayman Prep 9Bs Leo Keys’ powerful free kick in the 37th minute brought his team back into the game and the eventual 1-1 draw was a fair result for both.

In the Under 11 encounter, Island Primary’s Luca Pinhall-Smith was the difference between the two sides as he found the back of the net in the 23rd minute to make it 1-0. Countless second-half pressure by Cayman Prep 11B could not produce the all-important equaliser and with the final whistle, Island Primary had notched the first win on their new field.

In other Group A Under 9 games, Cayman International School defeated Marie Martin Primary 3-2 and Sir John A. Cumber Primary drew 2-2 with St. Ignatius Catholic.

In Group A Under 11 play, Cayman International School downed Marie Martin Primary 5-2, Sir John A. Cumber Primary edged St. Ignatius Catholic 4-3 and Joanna Clarke Primary drew 2-2 with Theoline L. McCoy Primary.

In the Under 9 division in Group B, Prospect Primary beat Red Bay Primary 1-0.

In Group B Under 11 games, Prospect Primary downed Red Bay Primary 4-0 (respect rule), Cayman Prep 11A defeated NorthEast Schools 5-1 (respect rule) and newcomers WCA lost 4-0 (respect rule) to Cayman Brac.

In the GPFL division in Group A, Cayman International School GA downed Marie Martin Primary 2-0 and Sir John A. Cumber Primary defeated St. Ignatius Catholic 3-0. In Group B, Cayman Prep beat NorthEast Schools 2-0 and Cayman International School GB edged Red Bay Primary 1-0.

Games scheduled for this Saturday, October 5 will be played at the Annex Field, Island Primary, Prospect Primary, Red Bay Primary, Ronald Forbes Field, West Bay Town Hall Field and Camana Bay.

As coordinators of the CUC PFL/GPFL, the Cayman Youth Football Leagues (CYFL) organisation thank Progressive Distributors and Gatorade for their continuing support of the CUC PFL and GPFL.

Visit www.caymanyouthfootball.ky  for the full CUC PFL and GPFL schedules, scores and standings.