Diplomats school Parliamentary staff in anniversary game
The Diplomatic team celebrating their 6-3 victory
The Everest Cricket Club Ground (ECCC) came alive with a celebrity football match of sorts on Tuesday evening as the Parliament of Guyana kicked off their 70th anniversary celebrations in fine style.
Clad in black uniforms, the Parliamentary team took on Guyana’s Diplomatic Corps, who were outfitted in bright blue. Eventually, it was the Diplomats who proved ‘too hot to handle’, as they won the encounter 6-3, with the experienced Fruta Conquerors player Jessica Teasdale being the highlight of the match.
Edwin Gonzalez stunned the Parliamentary outfit when he opened the scoring for the Diplomats in just the 7th minute of play. Three minutes thereafter, Rick Jan Molanus scored the Diplomats’ second goal, while Jessica Teasdale made it a 3-0 game in the 13th, much to the delight of the supporters gathered at the Carifesta Avenue ground.
Teasdale was the centre of attraction as she went on to net a hat trick, adding goals in the 21st and 33rd minutes.
The Parliamentary team’s first reply came in the 39th, off the boots of Azumah Roberts, for a 5-1 score at the half. Roberts began the second segment on a high note for the Parliament outfit, netting in the 46th, while Roberto Gibson added a third to their tally.
However, one more for the Diplomats from Rick Jan Molanus in the 60th sealed the 6-3 victory.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, showcased his skills in the net during the half time when he faced the ‘get one past the speaker’ challenge from the likes of US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch.
