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Orville Edwards Memorial Football Festival
April 7th, 2010
 
Orville Edwards sons Corey (in red) and Denzil (in white) with Ambassador Stewart Stephenson (Former KSAFA President) presents the Orville Edwards Memorial Trophy to Real Mona Masters captain Richard Murray.

The Peter Moses coached Real Mona Masters won the first renewal of the Orville Edwards Memorial football festival on Easter Monday, by defeating Santos Masters 3-1 at the Bell/Chung Oval. In the curtain raiser, Santos Super League Team and Central Kingston played to 0-0 draw.

In the feature match, former Tivoli and Arnett Garden Premier League player, Andrew Chisholm gave Real Mona the lead in the 10th minute, when he volleyed a cross in the roof of the net, pass a hapless Nyron Prawl in goal. They doubled the lead in the 20th minute after Mark Scottland , benefitted from a cross which goal keeper Nyrol Prawl should have held, but the ball fell out of his hands and Scottland easily scored. Santos Masters pull a goal back in the 35th minute when Dennis Ellis scored . Real Mona Masters wrap up the match after Michael Murray scored in the 51th minute.

Orville Edwards was Jamaica's and one of the Caribbean's top keepers during the 1970s and '80s. He was a member of the victorious Vere Technical High School team that won the daCosta Cup and Olivier Shield in 1968, 1969 and 1970, and also a member of Santos Football Club at the National League, KSAFA Major League and Master's League levels which rule local football from 1973 to 1980.