Limacol Football Tournament 2019…
Dynamic Football Club and Santos Football Club (Under 20) got their respective Limacol 2019 campaigns off to an excellent start when they recorded comprehensive victories on the first night of competition, on Saturday evening.
New GPC Company Secretary Zulfikar Ali does the official kick-off
The double-header saw the two teams coming up against Police ‘B’ FC and Black Pearl FC respectively, and those teams were not as lucky on the opening night.
In the first encounter, fans were aware that they would be in for a treat from the first minute of play, as Dynamic and Police ‘B’ began with high energy in what turned out to be a fast-paced and eventful game.
The fortunes were against the Police ‘B’ outfit, as Amaniki Buntin was off his mark in the first minute, scoring an own goal. The law officers were never able to recover from that early wound, and experienced quite a few near misses in the remaining 89 minutes of play.
It was a hard fought battle between Dynamic FC and Police ‘B’
On the other hand, Dynamic’s defense remained solid, and with the backup of their agile goal-keeper, the team was able to seal the victory when the last whistle sounded.
The second game paired a young Santos Under 20 team with an experienced and aged Black Pearl outfit. While the older Black Pearl team was able to keep up with the youngsters for a little while, Santos’s youth manifested in faster plays, which resulted in Brandon Solman netting the first goal in the 27th.
Just after the second half began, Bevney Mc Garrel found the back of the net in the 46th to push the score to 2-0. With an excellent defense, Santos U20 were able to keep their opponents far away from the goal at all times.
Rondel Peters netted the 3rd and final goal of the game in the 75th, to give Santos a 3-0 victory.
The Limacol action will return to the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue on Tuesday evening with two more games on the cards. Mahaica Determinators will take on Pele FC at 19:00hrs, while Beacons FC battle Pouderoyen FC at 21:00hrs.
Meanwhile, on the opening night, New GPC Company Secretary Zulfikar Ali was present to take the kick-off honours. The tournament is primarily sponsored by New GPC under their Limacol brand, while it is supported by W.J. Enterprise, sole distributor of Croxley Paper in Guyana.
The teams will participate in the round-robin group stage (In four groups of 4) before advancing to the quarter- finals, semis and the final showdown. With a new champion set to be crowned, the twelve teams will be battling for a $400,000 first prize, while second place will walk away with $200,000. Third and fourth places will pocket $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. (Jemima Holmes)
