While other associations are having football played at an acceptable on a regular basis, Georgetown has found it difficult to produce leagues or tournaments to cater for youth to senior.
However, in an attempt to spark a rejuvenation for the sport, the Petra Organization just after hosting the exciting Corona Invitational Football Tournament, are already planning to have a greater inject of football in the city.
“I don’t want to be premature in making statements but we have something in the pipeline. Hopefully the players and those responsible for administering the sport [will] continue to give us [their] support because we definitely want to keep this
The Corona Invitational tournament gave Georgetown teams many matches after a prolonged absence
momentum going,” Co-Director Troy Mendonca disclosed in a recent interview.
The former footballer further stated, “our organization is willing to fill in areas that needs assistance. The sport needs football to be played and that is what we set about to do and we will continue to try our best to give assistance where necessary. We have developed a working relationship with all stakeholders and we will use it to the advantage of the sport and keep football being played.”
In hindsight of their Corona Invitational tournament which attracted 12 teams and was played on a round-robin knock-out basis, Mendonca contended it was a success. “What we set about to achieve, I think tonight [Sunday] we can very well say we achieved it. We wanted revitalize the sport in this jurisdiction and to see the crowd come out tonight [Sunday] in support is very heartening for us.”
The final-played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Bourda- was contested between the home side and the Guyana Police Force FC with the latter winning 4-0 due to clinical displaying of mature football.
“From a personal stand point we didn’t expect that score line but you can see where experience took its toll tonight [Sunday] but nevertheless it was the best two teams in the final. It was unfortunate for GFC that Police won by a large margin,” the organizer commented on the final.
The lucrative tournament which kick-off in July was the first for the city since March and that possibly could be a factor in Mendonca stating some teams lacked match readiness.
“From a technical standpoint you can see a lot of players were suffering from match readiness. All teams displayed a lot of enthusiasm. With more regular matches we will see a smoother flow because all teams showed commitment from coaches to players,” he expressed. (Akeem Greene)
