A splendid second half hat-trick by Gregory Dean catapulted a spirited Mahaica Determinators to a resounding 3-1 victory over Riddim Squad in the 2nd annual Petra Organised Limacol Football round-robin knock-out football tournament on Sunday evening at the Victoria Community Centre Ground, East Coast Demerara.
Ann’s Grove (blue) and Pouderoyen were in tussle the entire match as both sides sought their first victory
Dean ignited the sizeable crowd in attendance when he leveled the scores in the 69th minute via penalty; the visitors had early scored in the 5th minute due to Rolex Scott’s conversion.
The dreadlocked attacking midfielder had his second shot on goal when playmaker Eion Abel powered a shot to custodian Ron Liverpool which he parried in to the path of Dean, who had no problem slotting home his second in the 88th.
Two minutes later Abel was on the pounce again with his attack on the backline which resulted in another deflection into the path of Dean for him to nonchalantly complete his hat-trick.
Similarly, the second game of the night had a close to an identical result for the “home team” as Ann’s Grove United severely damaged Pouderoyen chances of making it the quarter-finals as they gave the West Demerara outfit their second consecutive defeat in the tournament, winning 2-1.
In the 7th minute Maxton Adams had the East Coast side ahead when he made a dash down the right wing, unleashing a powerful right-foot kick that the beat the diving keeper.
Pouderoyen had their moment of delight in the physical battle when Quessey Alleyne sealed a free kick that was taken from the edge of the penalty area in the 35th.
With the match locked at 1-1 with neither defence looking to break, Ryan Seares sneaked a goal in the 90th minute to secure his side’s first victory.
The tournament will continue on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) where Grove Hi Tech will play Northern Rangers from 18:30h followed by Western Tigers against Uitvlugt from 20:30h.
The event is being contested in a group round-robin format, with the top two finishers progressing to the quarterfinal round.
The winner of each group will receive $100,000 while the remaining teams will pocket $50,000, $30,000 and $20,000 apiece in order of placing.
Winner of the event will pocket $500,000 and a trophy while the second, third and fourth placed teams will receive $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding accolade.
To date, Banks DIH Limited under the GT Beer Brand, Trophy Stall and Star Party Rentals are the other companies that have thrown their support behind the championship.
