WDFA Senior Men’s League: Belle West, Uitvlugt, Pouderoyen, Number One win over weekend

Intensity in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior Men’s League grew over the weekend, as the likes of Uitvlugt and Pouderoyen FC sent strong warnings while Belle West and Number One All Stars picked up equally-exciting wins.
The nine-team Senior Men’s League (SML) continued on Saturday, September 2 at the Tuschen Community Centre Ground, where Belle West picked up the first three points of the weekend.
The 3-1 victory over Uprising started off with an own-goal in the seventh minute, while Travis Simon netted in the 61st minute and Paul Singh 20 minutes later added the third for Belle West. For Uprising, Sanjay Shaw got the consolation in the 12th minute. It was the second victory for Belle West, who moved to eight points, but remained in fourth place after five games. Uprising who have played the same number of matches were left on three points in seventh position after their fourth loss.

In the feature match of the double-header, Number One All Stars blanked Crane Rovers 4-nil to move from the bottom of the table to eighth on three points after four matches, the same number played by Crane, who dropped to the bottom on a single point.
Leon David opened the scoring in the 13th minute and it remained the only goal of the first half. After the resumption, Glanville Hazel doubled the lead in the 60th minute while Germaine Hazel and Jarel Softleigh increased the scoreline in the 68th and 76th minutes.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Uitvlugt Warriors maintained their unbeaten run to move to the top of the points table while Pouderoyen FC also won to stay in close pursuit after another double-header at the same venue.
In the first match, Pouderoyen outclassed Wales FC 4-0 after a goal-less first half. DeAngelo Peters struck a quick brace to break the deadlock in the 60th and 63rd minutes. Also on target were Devin Gaskin in the 70th and Essan Nelson, who made a solo run from inside his half three minutes from the end. It was the fourth win after five outings for Pouderoyen as they hold on to third position on 12 points, while Wales were left in sixth place on three points after four matches.
Earlier in the first period, Pouderoyen’s Nicquan Boyce and Jamal Knights of Wales were given marching orders for fighting in the 24th minute.
The other encounter which was much closer and perhaps the most evenly-contested game of the nine-team League so far ended in a 2-1 win for Uitvlugt Warriors over Eagles FC. Kelvin Kujal gave the lead to Eagles after 55 minutes and Kevin Fraser equalised from the penalty mark in the 67th minute. Within three minutes Montel Dainty delivered the winner for the Warriors’ fourth win and a place at the top on 13 points after five matches. Eagles retained fifth place on three points after their third loss in four games.
The West Demerara FA’s SML is being supported by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) through its Members-Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP).