East Demerara are inaugural Tiger Rentals League Cup Champions!
East (Coast) Demerara Football Association once again proved that they are the best of the lot in the Under-13 age group, becoming the first Tiger Rentals Under 13 League Cup Champions.
A glimpse of the final game in the Tiger Rentals U13 League Cup between East Demerara (green) and Bartica
The final showdown came under overcast conditions on Sunday afternoon at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, where East Demerara and Bartica were locked in a fierce battle for the U13 title.
While the two teams took some time to get adjusted to each other, East Demerara were the first to get going, testing Bartica goalkeeper Zico DoSantos on numerous occasions.
However, try as East Coast did, the first half of the final showdown bore no fruit for either side, with the scores deadlocked at 0-0 at the halftime whistle.
In the second half, Bartica appeared more intentional about their possession and passes, while their opponents remained hungry for a goal.
East Demerara celebrate their Tiger Rentals U13 League Cup Championship
It was in the 40th minute of the encounter that the first and only goal was scored, off the boots of Kennard Halley and in East Demerara’s favour.
While East Demerara and Bartica finished first and second in the League Cup Championship, respectively, the Rupununi finished third, by virtue of a decisive 3-0 victory over Georgetown, also on Sunday afternoon.
As such, Georgetown finished fourth, with Upper Demerara, East Bank, West Berbice, East Berbice, Essequibo and West Demerara finishing fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth in the League Championship respectively.
For individual awards, West Demerara’s David DeCosta, Bartica’s Adrian Samuels, East Demerara’s Amari David and Essequibo’s Jonathan Rodrigues were all recognised as ‘exciting prospects’ in the U13 Division.
Bartica’s DoSantos was adjudged the best goalkeeper of the tournament, while Joao Hamlet of the Rupununi was the highest goalscorer with 10 goals in the three-day competition. East Demerara’s Tyrel Walcott was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The tournament was sponsored by Tiger Rentals Guyana and also carried a National inter-Academy Training Centre (ATC)/ Association League, which was also won by the team from East Demerara.
