– Victoria Kings, Buxton in third place playoff
By Michelangelo Jacobus
Fruta Conquerors FC shook off some rust and overcame some stout defending by Victoria Kings FC to eventually win 5-1 and book a spot in the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag “Big Four” tournament.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC was also in action and managed to get past Buxton United FC 2-0 to book their spot alongside Fruta Conquerors in the final this evening.
Playing in the first semi-final encounter on Friday at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, Fruta Conquerors had the reliable Eon Alleyne and Anthony “Awo” Abrahams to thank for their victory as the former snared a hat-trick while Abrahams netted a brace.
The eventual score-line did the game no justice however; Alleyne netted his first goal in the sixth minute but the Victoria defense quickly closed up shop for the remainder of the half while going close to drawing themselves level on a few occasions. Their (Victoria) poor finishing would come back to haunt them as Alleyne and Abrahams had a 20-minute blitz in which four goals were scored.
It began in the 72nd minute with Abrahams producing a clinical finish to double his side’s lead; six minutes later Alleyne had his second before Abrahams made it 4-0 in the 82nd minute. A poacher’s goal fell Alleyne’s way in the 84th minute and he buried it with much aplomb to cement his side’s victory. In added injury time the Kings grabbed a consolation goal which came off the boot of Kenneth Oparaemotuche.
Meanwhile, two first half goals ensured that GDF progressed to tonight’s final at the expense of Buxton United.
