Georgetown to battle Bartica tonight at MSC

UDFA GT Beer Super Cup

All roads will tonight lead to the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden, when the Group B clashes in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Banks DIH-sponsored GT Beer Sunday Night Super Cup football Championships continues.
The action will allow play in the other half of the drawn round-robin playoffs format to start, as the West Demerara, Berbice, Georgetown and Bartica Association teams journey to the mining town to seek their first set of points.
Last week, in Group A action, home team Upper Demerara won by a 4-1 margin against East Bank, but East Coast and Essequibo/Pomeroon had a 1–1 drawn game.
Nevertheless, it is highly anticipated that draws will not be seen in tonight’s matches, as West Demerara and Georgetown teams may appear to be favoured in their separate encounters.
With eight associations in these lucrative championships, the stakes are high, and keen rivalry is anticipated.
The first game, at 19.00hrs, will see the team from the Ancient County face opponents from West Demerara.
The West Demerara side should field several players who were part of the much vaunted Slingers Football Club, which has risen to prominence over the past couple of years. The West Demerara Football Association last evening named a squad which is having a few national players, and they are of the view that they can reach the final, or even take away the first prize of $2M.
This squad comprises Jamaal Petty, Jamaal Harvey, Lester Jacobs, Ashley Harding, Kevin Duke, Andre Hector, David Blake, Shaun Bollers, Maurice Charles, Orlando Henry and goalkeepers Joel Singh and Sherwin Bernard.
The Berbicians are not to be overlooked, and in their side will be the likes of Jamal Henry, Sherwyn Bernard and Gavin Graham, even as Coach Phillip Carrington and Manager Seon Joseph remain silent on their final selection.
The President of the Berbice Football Association did not give much information on their side as they were still conducting their final session last night under Coach Phillip Carrington and Manager Simon Joseph.

He said he could not give details of his team, only that they were in the preparation mode to challenge for the championship.
Game two will have the city side heavily favoured to bring home this championship trophy. With several players who have national experience to choose from, their job will not be that easy.
Frank ‘English’ Parris was not committed to sharing his list of players for the game, but did indicate that the prolific former national striker Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson is in their squad, and will be joined by such players as Linden Pickett, Dwayne Jacobs, Regan Davidson, Hubert Pedro and Jermaine Grandison, to choose from.
The fact that they have a coaching staff comprising Clive Allen and Dwayne Babb, with National Head Coach Wayne Dover as Technical Director and Seon Graham as Manager, makes the Parris-led side seem serious about starting on a positive.
Parris, when contacted, has said the final team is still to be named, but they are confident that their final selection will be strong enough to take on all and sundry. Their opponents, Bartica, have stated that they are looking forward to doing well at this level, and relish what they can achieve from such a tournament.
Coach Kenneth Edwards has plugged hope in players like Andel Norton, Shaquin Hopkinson, Kurt Waldron and Bert Calibury to make their claim in these championships.