Milo U-13 Champions League: St. Joseph School beats Akweiman Primary to qualify for semis

July 5, 2019 4:19 PM

St. Joseph Int. School from the Ahafo region has qualified for the semi-final of the 2019 Milo U-13 Champions League after recording a massive win over Akweiman D/A Primary.

Milo U-13 Champions League

The Zone 2 champions defeated their Greater Accra counterparts 4-2 in a thrilling quarter-final encounter at the Paa Joe Park, inside the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science of Technology (KNUST).

St. Joseph qualified for the quarterfinals as runners-up in Group B which contained Myohuang Forces, Wusuta L/A Primary and eventual table-toppers Krasec L/A Primary.

Akweiman D/A Primary, on the other hand, qualified as group winners in Group A, ahead of Bodaa R/C Primary, Iddrisiyya Primary and Tanga Primary.

The semi-final clash was keenly contested, but St. Joseph emerged victors following a 4-2 win over Akweiman D/A Primary.

The side was pegged back after taking the lead twice, before adding two more goals in the second half to seal the result.

Three more quarter-final games are yet to be played to determine which teams join the Ahafo region side in semi-finals.

Meanwhile, the final of the 2019 Milo U-13 Champions League will take place on Saturday.

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