Football’s return to play in Guyana: Melanie, Dynamic, GFC register wins in senior league matches

Action in several Regional Member Association (RMA) leagues heated up over the weekend as their senior men’s leagues continued to take shape.

At the Buxton ground on the East Coast of Demerara, the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) staged four matches in their Stag- sponsored league. In the first game of the evening, Melanie FC demolished Haslington All Stars 4-0.
Shaquan Thomas registered Melanie’s first goal in the 9th minute, and Colin Henriques followed suit in the 16th, to make it a 2-0 game at the half. In the second segment, Samuel Cockfield’s goal came in the 51st minute, and Teshawn Gordon’s came in the 62nd minute for the 4-0 victory.
The second match of the evening was eventually postponed because of a power outage, but on Sunday night at this same ground, home team Buxton United and Ann’s Grove played to a drawn game.

Kemi Edwards opened the scoring with a second-minute goal for Ann’s Grove, and it was not until the 30th minute that Buxton United was able to reply.
The game’s second half went by goalless, and at the end of full time the score was 1-1.
In the second game, Dynamic FC was able to keep Victoria Kings at bay with a brace from veteran player Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams, who netted in the 75th and 79th minutes for the Dynamic win.
Meanwhile, at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground on Sunday night, Santos and Order and Discipline missed out on the opportunity to oppose one another.
However, home team GFC spurred a come-from-behind effort to upset Fruta Conquerors.
Fruta’s Jerome Harrigan registered the first goal of the game by way of a header after a set piece. The Tucville-based Conquerors maintained their lead up until the second segment, where Calvin Shepherd found the equalizer for GFC in the 46th.
With the game tied, Alberto De Santos became the saviour for the GFC when he netted the winning goal in the 80th minute.