Restart of football in Upper Demerara: Capital FC stop Winners Connection 2-0, Topp XX get past Milerock 2-1

…Shattas meet Panthers, Blueberry Hill face Botafago tonight

Wins in matches of the Upper Demerara Football Association’s Senior Men’s League were recorded by Capital FC, who stopped Haynes Winners Connection 2-0, and Topp XX, who eased past Milerock 2-1 when play continued on Friday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Two other interesting matches are slated for tonight (Sunday), with Amelia’s Ward Panthers opposing Silver Shattas from 6.00pm and Blueberry Hill coming up against Botafago from 8.00pm.
An off-key Haynes Winners Connection side could not find their rhythm against a brimful Capital FC unit, and found themselves in trouble as early as the 12th minute, when Tyric McAllister made the best of a free kick to score for a 1-0 lead.
The score remained unchanged, and while both teams surely are not in great form, it was the Capital FC which looked more purposeful. Forward Emmanuel Atkins finished a good pass from McAllister and found the back of the net in the 84th minute. That goal sealed a 2-0 win for the relatively new kids on the block, Capital FC, against the experienced Winners Connection.

It was always going to be an uphill task, with Milerock fielding a relatively unknown side – barring veteran Rawle ‘Boney’ Gittens – against their more experienced opponents, Topp XX. Topp XX capitalised on this experience advantage, and when Abraham Browne was fouled, Travis Waterton made no mistake in taking the penalty in the 65th minute, to break a 0-0 deadlock in the second period of play.
That 1-0 advantage was doubled in the 81st minute when a Milerock lapse allowed striker Browne to finish a ball that was cleared but found the feet of Waterton, who set the play for Browne to score, making it 2-0.
In the 87th minute of the game, Milerock gained a consolation goal through Jermaine Maison, to lose the encounter by a 2-1 score- line.