Dynamic looking to win it all today

KFC Independence Cup Tournament
By Jemima Holmes

Win or lose today, Dynamic Football Club will have a success story to tell about their journey to the finals of the inaugural KFC Independence Cup Under 20 tournament, in which they finished in second place, after going down to Buxton United 3-0.

Dynamic FC Coach Dwayne Jacobs

Hailing from the East Bank Demerara Football Association, this team, although new to such competitions, brought their ‘A’ game to the Intra- association phase, and weeded out their opponents: Potaro Strikers (5-0) and Botofago FC (4-2), to make their way into the final.
Speaking exclusively with Guyana Times Sport, Coach Dwayne Jacobs described the elation the players felt after sealing their spot in the final.
“Right now, the players are very excited. I just want to give God thanks for bringing us through thus far, and hopefully we take away the championship. For me, this is our first tournament since the team formed, so you could just imagine the feelings right now,” Jacobs explained.
Probed about their semifinal encounter against Linden’s Botofago FC, Jacobs noted that the team did their homework on their opponents in order to prepare for the game.
“When we looked at the Botofago team play before, we went to the drawing board and tried to put together a plan. We had to really look at Number 10,” he said.
Going into today’s final against Georgetown’s Santos FC, the coach revealed that aspects of the team’s play that were worked on in the past have been perfected. However, new issues have arisen.

A glimpse of the Dynamic FC team in action

“I told you about the width before. We went back and worked on it, and we got better with it. The problem right now is finishing. We aren’t clinical in front the goal at all, we’re missing some easy chances,” Jacobs explained.
The Coach expressed need for more days to prepare, but still asserted that his team would be ready for the final showdown.
“I’m just upset that we don’t have much days to the final, so we could work on that finishing, but that’s football. We’ll just try our best to work on it and be better in the final,” he said.
A former player himself, Jacobs spoke on the importance of giving youth players the opportunity to play on Astro turf that is similar to the surface at the National Training Centre at Providence.
“In the years gone by, this was one of the problems we had. We never had a proper facility, so the young people should just relish the opportunity, continue to be professional, and use this facility as a stepping stone to get better,” he stated.
This afternoon, come rain or shine, the Dynamic FC will play their hearts out in order to announce themselves to the Guyanese football world. They will battle with the experienced Santos FC in the KFC Under 20 final for a chance to pocket $500,000.
Whichever team finishes in second place will be rewarded with $300,000.
Additionally, Fruta Conquerors will go toe-to-toe with Linden’s Botofago FC for the third place royalties. The action will go down at the National Training Centre at Providence today.