Elite League: Slingerz maintains top spot with 20-0 slaughter of Mainstay

It was a bloodbath at the National Track and Field Center on Sunday, as Lake Mainstay Goldstars suffered another thrashing in the seventh edition of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League. Meanwhile, the likes of Slingerz Football Club, GDF FC, Police FC and Monedderlust FC were amongst the victors over the weekend.
After a hard- fought draw during their last outing at the venue, Slingerz FC flipped the switch on Sunday afternoon, inflicting an embarrassing 20-0 trashing on Mainstay Goldstars FC at the West Coast Demerara (WCD) venue.
Despite missing out on some of their more experienced campaigner, Slingerz FC was dominant from minute one and went on to register their first goal in the 10th minute, through a rocket strike off the boots of Jobe Caesar at the top of the box. Caesar’s strike opened the flood gates that led to an 11-0 advantage for Slingerz by half time. By that time Darron Niles (12th, 18th) and Romaine Brackenridge (21st, 38th) registered braces and Kemar Beckford (25th, 34th, 43rd) secured a hattrick.
Bryan Wharton (29th, 36th, 51st) secured his hattrick early in the second half while Jean- Heim McFee (60th, 66th, 76th, 83rd, 90th) lit up the second segment with 5 goals. Derrel Garcia (41st, 58th), Daniel Ross (74th) and Solomon Austin (77th) also added to Slingerz’ tally for the massive win and to maintain their place at the top of the points table.
Also on Sunday, defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC held off a probing Den Amstel FC for a 4-2 victory.
Stephen McDonald opened the scoring for GDF in the 38th but the scores were soon leveled in the 41st by Den Amstel’s Delon Lanferman. However, GDF put some distance between themselves and their opponents early in the second half as Trayon Bobb (50th, 58th) netted a double alongside a solitary strike off the boots of Abumuchi Opara in the 69th. Deon Alfed found the back of the net in the 87th but it was a little too late for Den Amstel.
Meanwhile on Saturday at the National Training Center, Providence, Monedderlust FC got the better of Ann’s Grove United in game 1 of a doubleheader. Stephen Moore (15th), Atly Browne (30th) and Kevin Cottoy (40th) contributed one a piece to the Berbice outfit’s tally while Travis Williams found Ann’s Grove’s consolation in the 43rd.
Another close encounter that night saw Guyana Police Force FC edging Western Tigers 2-1. Nicholas McArthur netted the double for Police in the 13th and 71st minutes while Lennox Young pulled on back for Western in the 89th minute.
Following the weekend’s action, ASlingerz FC maintain their spot at the top of the table with 34 points from 12 games. Police FC have moved up to second with 27 points from 12 games while Western Tigers have moved down one place to 3rd, with a similar 27 points from 13 games and an inferior goal difference to Police. The League’s defending champions are in fourth place with 22 points from 11 games and Santos FC complete the top five with 16 points from 11 games.
The League is expected to continue this weekend.