Elite League: Slingerz embarrass Mainstay 17-0; Police draw with Santos
It rained goals at the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) National Training Center (NTC) at Providence, EBD on Friday evening, as Slingerz FC produced a spectacular performance to register one of the biggest wins in the history of the GFF Elite League.
Slingerz FC’s goal scorers’ photo almost looked like their starting line-up
Taking on Region Two newcomers Mainstay Goldstar, Slingerz FC embraced the opportunity to get in some target practice, and the encounter ended 17-0 in their favour. Defender Romaine Brackenridge opened the scoring in the 4th minute, while Lloyd Matthews made it a 2-0 affair by the 8th. Jamal Perreira joined the party in the 18th, while Rashaun Ritch added another in the 27th. Darron Niles netted the first of his hattrick in the 27th while Kemar Beckford found the back of the net in the 29th for the first of his helmet- trick.
Kemar Beckford (on ball) added another 4 goals to his growing tally
Beckford completed his haul in the 37th, 39th and 42nd to lift Slingerz to a 9-0 advantage at the half; making way for another striker to toy with the Mainstay team.
Niles completed his hattrick in the 63rd and 68th minutes, Bryan Wharton netted in the 64th and Marcus Tudor recorded the second hattrick on the Slingerz scoresheet with strikes in the 65th, 71st and 84th minutes.
Kelsey Benjamin added the cherry on top with a double in the 87th and 89th minutes to seal the massive win for last year’s Elite League runners-up.
The second game of the evening ended shockingly in a draw between Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC and Santos FC.
Carl Griffith shattered Police’s hopes with a 67th minute strike for Santos FC
Though Police had all their star-power on show, the officers could penetrate the Santos’ defense once, with a goal off the boots of Captain Kevin Layne in the 40th minute.
Heartbreak followed for the boys in blue as Santos player Carl Griffith levelled the scores in the 67th, thereby ensuring the two teams share points.
The Elite League will continue today: Sunday, March 29, with another double-header at the same venue.
Fruta Conquerors take on Ann’s Grove at 18:30hrs, while defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC and Monedderlust FC do battle at 21:00hrs.
