Elite League… :Tigers, Santos, Police FC resume campaigns with wins
On the 26th of July, Season VII of the Elite League resumed at the Guyana Football Federation’s National Training Centre in Providence as Lake Mainstay Goldstars’ woes continued and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Football Club returned on a winning note.
Neron Barrow scored a brace for Police FC
Santos FC took on a struggling Goldstars team in the first encounter of the evening. Goldstars held firm for the first 20 minutes of the game, playing solid defensive football. Troy Andrews struck in the 23rd minute of the game, opening the floodgates, as from that moment on, it was one-way traffic for Santos FC. Malcolm Hendricks’ double strike in the 35th and 36th minutes put Santos up 3. Candel Hazel netted just before the half and the score was 4-0 at the halftime interval. Ravi Coates and Ian Daniela joined the party and put Santos FC in a commanding 6-0 position. Andrews’ form continued as he netted in the 60th and 64th minutes to complete his hat-trick. A brace from Tyrell Henry and goals from Randy Roberts and Antwan Samuel made it a comfortable 12-0 victory for Santos FC.
Later that night, Police FC defeated Monedderlust FC 5-0 with ease as well. In order to give GPF FC the momentum they needed in their decisive 5-1 victory over Monedderlust FC, centre forward Neron Barrow was in unstoppable form. He scored early in the sixth minute and again in the 20th. Police FC also had goals from Adrian Aaron, Bevney McGarrell, and Ryan Hackett.
Troy Andrews scored a hat-trick for Santos FC
Then on Sunday night, Western Tigers played against Fruta Conquerors. The Tigers got off to a good start playing some slick football and were rewarded in the 16th minute via Stephon Reynolds’s goal. Lennox Young would double the Tigers’ advantage just before halftime. Rondell Peters’ 53rd-minute goal put a seal on the game as Western Tigers completed a 3-0 victory.
In the second game of Sunday evening, Den Amstel and Ann’s Grove United engaged in a furious duel. As both teams attempted to break the deadlock, they played to a standstill throughout the first half. The game was back and forth as the second half started, but Manuel Solomon gave Den Amstel the lead in the 89th minute. Travis Williams scored a spectacular equaliser in the 93rd minute to give Ann’s Grove United a vital point in the closing seconds of the game, when it appeared that everything was gone.
Elite League action will continue this weekend.
