Bomi Out Of County Meet!
-As RiverCess Qualifies

 

By Roland M. Mulbah
rolandmulbah@liberiansoccer.com
2316714850

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Bomi County is out of this year’s National County meet organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Bomi ended her quest of retaining the title after being defeated by Maryland County 2-0 in Harper City, Maryland County on Sunday, December 13, 2009 in continuation of the preliminary round of the competition.

According to reports gathered, Bomi mounted immense pressure on the host, Maryland County to get back on course after losing the opening match at home in Tubmanburg 3-0 against Margibi County.

The latest results mean Margibi, Maryland and Montserrado Counties will battle for supremacy to see which two counties qualify to the knockout stage of Liberia’s most prestigious sports tournament.

In kickball, Bomi County also went down to the host Maryland 4-1 in a competitive encounter.

In other results in match day two of the competition, Grand Bassa County, under the tutelage of Mighty Barrolle deputy coach David Doe as head coach, edged host Sinoe County 2-1 in Greenville to move on top of the Group D with three points.

Grand Bassa took the lead in the first stanza through Jackson Lewis (younger brother of Mighty Barrolle midfielder Little Lewis), but Sinoe reduced the score line in the early stages of the second stanza.

With the score line at equilibrium (1-1), both teams increased pressure in an attempt to secure the maximum three points, but it was Sporo Somah’s fantastic strike that saw Grand Bassa County collect such vital win to climb on top of Group D. 

In kickball, the girls of Sinoe gave citizens of that county something to smile when they narrowly won the visitors 8-7.

In Cestos City, RiverCess County, the host became the first County to qualify to the knockout stage of the competition with a 1-1 draw against visitor Gbarpolu County.

RiverCess tops group C with four points after winning match day one against host Lofa County.

Still in Cestos City, the girls of that county also booked a place in the knock out stage of the competition after beating the visitors 17-4.

The last match of match day two saw host RiverGee fall prey to visitor Cape Mount 1-0 in an epic clash.

In kickball, Cape Mount thrashed RiverGee 17-8 homes.

Meanwhile, the National County Meet is expected to continue over the weekend of December 20, 2009 with more exciting matches.