Defending champions survive 1st round knockout scare

Berbice GT Beer football

Defending champions Georgetown Police survived a scare and avoided being knocked out in the first round of the GT Beer/BFA/Candy Boss/Antics 8-a-side football tournament in New Amsterdam.
Georgetown Police had to depend on their goalkeeper to score a penalty to get them past Wolves United in their opening game of the tournament on Sunday evening.

Deon Rodney sent the defending champions into an early lead, scoring in the 14th minute, but Georgetown Police could not hold on to the lead and Wolves United got the equaliser, which came off of the boot of Kwesi Bleu in the 28th minute.
Both teams tried desperately for an advantage goal, but referee Micha Erskine blew his whistle at the end of regulation time with the score deadlocked on 1-1.
The game was decided from the penalty spot with Wolves United taking the first

shot.
That first shot was way over the goal post and GT’s Police goalkeeper did not have to move.
The goalkeeper then went to the penalty spot to show his opposite number how it is done. That shot was to the Wolves goalkeeper’s left and was flat, securing the

win.
Meanwhile, game two between Cougars A and Edinburgh Gunners was much different.
Shaquan George opened the scoring in the 23th minute to give Cougars the lead. Sixteen minutes later, Deawne Allien made it 2-nil.
For the Gunners, Shurlock Phillips scored a consolation goal three minutes into injury time.
Cougars will now meet Number Five Village for a quarter-final place while Georgetown Police will battle with the winner of the encounter between Orealla Falcons and Hopetown. That game is set for Friday at the All Saint Ground on

Princess Elizabeth Road in New Amsterdam.
Game two will see Monedderlust taking on Siparuta.
Teams from Berbice, Georgetown, East Coast Demerara and West Demerara are battling for supremacy and a chance to win cash prizes and trophies in excess of $1.2 million.
The winners will walk away with $600,000.