The top four teams and the individual winners of the inaugural Corona Invitational Football tournament which ended on Sunday September 17 at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) were presented with their respective prizes at a simple ceremony held at the Brandsville Hotel, Campbellville on Monday.The top four teams and the individual winners of the inaugural Corona Invitational Football tournament which ended on Sunday September 17 at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) were presented with their respective prizes at a simple ceremony held at the Brandsville Hotel, Campbellville on Monday.The exciting tournament was
Outstanding performers pose with their symbols of hard work. Troy Mendonca, third from right and Gabriela Chapman (centre) share the moment
contested with two groups consisting of six teams each. After a round-robin phase, the top four from the respective groups advanced to the knock-out phase.At the end of that phase Guyana Police Force FC defeated Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 4-0 in the final while Western Tigers beat Northern Rangers 2-0 to take the third- place play-off.The first place prize was one million dollars and the championship trophy while second to fourth pocketed $400,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding accolade.Best goal keeper was Darius Frank of Guyana Police Force FC, the Highest goal scorer with 13 conversions went to Andrew Murray Jnr of Western Tigers while the Most Valuable Player was Dwain Jacobs, captain of Guyana Police Force FC.Top Brandz Distributors Representative Gabriela Chapman said that they were very proud to be associated with the tournament and all of teams made the company extremely proud and they look forward to partnering once more with the Petra Organization, the organizers of the tournament which attracted teams from Georgetown. Co- Director of the Petra Organization Troy Mendonca applauded all of the teams for the spirt shown and was enthused by the level of intensity showcased. The other teams that featured were Campton FC, Santos FC, Pele FC, Beacons FC, Riddim Squad, Flamingo FC, Black Pearl and East Ville FC.
