by Rudolph “Bolo” McKoy
BELIZE CITY, Tues. July 26, 2022
The first leg in a best-of-two games series for the Westline Over-40 Championship 2022 was played on Saturday evening, July 23, at the MCC Grounds; and it was an exciting match, with Kulture Yabra defeating Medina’s House of Jewelry Pickstock Lake, 3 goals to 1.
Jerome “Jarro” James opened the scoring in the 17th minute for Kulture Yabra, then Kevin Roland scored a few minutes after. In the 42nd minute, Jarro scored the second of his two goals to give Kulture Yabra a 3-nil lead at the half. In the 12th minute of second half, Ramundo Duran scored for Medina’s Lake, but that was not enough, as the final score was 3 to 1.
This Friday, July 29, the second leg and final game of the season between Kulture and Medina’s Lake will be at 7:00 p.m. at the MCC. A preliminary game at 6:00 p.m. will feature Kulture Yabra Under-15 Selection vs Mr. Flowers Selection from Ladyville.
In a brief ceremony after the championship game, Mr. Sergio Chuc will present the cash prize and trophy to the winner of the 2022 Westline Over-40 Health and Wellness Cup.
Entrance fee on Friday is $5.00; Kids under 15 years – FREE!
(AMANDALA Sports Ed. Note: Sergio Chuc, owner of Westline Bus Company, is also the president of the Football Federation of Belize.)