GFA 2022 Senior League Championships: Tigers throttle GFC to take GFA Championship
-Tiger Hubert Pedro strikes twice
…Army defeat Santos for third place
Hubert Pedro – the tiger of Western Tigers FC
It was billed as a match that would be fought tooth and nail to determine the 2022 Senior Champions of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), but that did not materialise, as the experience of the West Ruimveldt-based Western Tigers team overshadowed the youthful exuberance of the Georgetown Football Club team on Sunday last at the GFC Ground at Bourda.
The match ended 2-1 in favour of the Tigers, both of whose goals were scored by the ever-dependable Hubert Pedro, who struck in each half. Even a last-gasp effort by the GFC team, scored in the 70th minute through Daniel Ross’s goal, could not prevent Western Tigers from romping to championship glory after many years of being in the proverbial wilderness.
GFF President Wayne Forde handing over the winning trophy to Western Tigers Captain Daniel Wilson in the presence of teammates and officials
It was a welcome return to the pinnacle of the sport in the capital City for the lads from the West, and will no doubt lift their confidence ahead of the 2022/2023 GFF season.
For much of the game, Western Tigers controlled and dictated the flow of exchanges, even as the GFC lads countered with runs of their own and showed they would be a force to be reckoned with in the new season.
The third-place match saw the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) defeating Santos 4-2 to emerge winners, thanks to a hat-trick from forward Benjamin Opara in the 12th, 41st, and 55th minutes. The other goal was scored by fellow forward Sherwin Caesar in the 87th minute.
Santos’s consolation goals were scored by Darron Niles in the 21st minute and Orin Yard in the 78th minute.
