Joshua Denny Memorial football tournament: Santos, GFC bag wins on first night

Exactly one year to the day after his tragic death, the final of the Joshua Denny Memorial football tournament will be hosted, after the preliminary games have showcased exciting football action.
Fuelled by the group ‘Mothers against Violence’, this tournament consists of rivalry between 4 under-20 teams from the Georgetown area, inclusive of the last club that Denny played for before his untimely demise.

Last Friday, the first two games of the 2-day tournament witnessed Santos Football Club pulling off a lopsided win against Camptown FC, while the Georgetown Football Club edged Fruta Conquerors FC 2-1.

Led by braces from Darren Niles and Tyrese Dowridge, Santos pulled off a thrilling 6-1 win against Camptown.
Niles was the first to add his name to the scoresheet, after finding the back of the net in the 15th and 23rd minutes. Solomon Austin joined the party a little more than ten minutes later when he struck in the 35th minute. Dowridge added his two in the 48th and 58th minutes, and Jaheim McPherson added Santos’s 6th goal in the 70th. Calvin Prince produced the lone reply for Camptown in the 68th minute.
Fruta Conquerors attempted to achieve a come-from-behind win in the dying minutes of their game, but were unsuccessful. Ravi Coates found the back of the net first for GFC in the 24th, and the score remained at 1-0 at the half. In the second segment, GFC’s Shamar Welch found the back of the net in the 59th minute, and Antonio McArthur eventually struck for Fruta Conquerors with a stunner in the 68th.

However, as the Tucville-based Fruta outfit tried to erase their one goal deficit, time got the better of them, resulting in the 2-1 win for GFC.
The Joshua Denny Memorial tournament will continue next Friday, September 30th 2022, when the final of the tournament will be contested. On September 30th one year ago, Denny was robbed and brutally murdered whilst on his way to work.