Boys’ Town, Liguanea to contest KSAFA U17 final

Boys' Town FC and Liguanea United advanced to have secured their spots in Sunday's final of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Under-17 competition in contrasting fashion last Saturday.

Boys' Town edged Maverley Hughenden 4-3 on penalties after playing out to a 2-2 draw at the end of regulation and extra time, while, on the other hand, Liguanea United defeated Real Mona 2-0 in their semi-final.

Head coach of Liguanea United, Andre Virtue, said his team is deserved finalist as the goal before the start of the competition was to claim the parish age-group title.

"They deserve it. They're in the final. We didn't come here to just participate," he said. "One of our goals for the beginning of the season was to be the under-17 champions and so we'll recover and get the team going. There is nothing more to say, it is a final so w'ere going to go out there and do it."

Virtue said a boost for his team will be the experience within the squad as several of the players also competed at the senior level in the Wray and Nephew-sponsored KSAFA Championship.

He said the team has continued to improve with every game they play and are confident ahead of their final fixture against Boys' Town.

"We feel good. It's been a long season from Super League to under-17 because it's the same set of boys. I'm happy for the victory and definitely the boys put in a lot of work and sacrifice so we're happy," he said. "There are always weaknesses, but we've been learning throughout the season and every game is an opportunity to learn more and today is no different."

Boys' Town, however, will have something to say about those aspirations.

With their senior team having claimed the Championship title in May, the under-17 squad will be hoping to repeat their success come Sunday.

Ronaldo Livingston of Boys' Town, who also scored in the semi-finals, said he anticipates the 'bigger and better' team to walk away with the title.

"It's a great feeling but it's not my first semi-final, but it's my first with Boys' Town. We're not really worrying because the bigger and better team will win. I don't see a weakness so far in training,"Livingston said.

The final will be played at the Constant Spring Sports Complex.

- G.B.