‒ eases to 2-0 victory
By Michelangelo Jacobus
The Georgetown Football Club (GFC) avenged their 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Brazilian XI by producing a dominant display to win 2-0 on home turf Saturday evening.
Still riding high from the sponsorship deal with Copa Airlines, GFC put on a classy display even though they were wasteful in front of goal, missing a plethora of chances. The score-line should have been much bigger with at least five clear-cut opportunities not being converted.
In the opening minutes GFC’s wingers ran the Brazilian wingbacks ragged, as they produced attack after attack through the flanks. Hence it was no surprise that the first goal came from one such attack, a through ball over the top which striker, Ralph Parris showed remarkable skill and technique to take down, and then chip the goal keeper in the 30th minute to spark jubilant celebrations.
The Brazilian XI never seemed in the game as they were almost lethargic in their motions failing to give the home team any scare. The second half resumed and it mirrored the first with GFC continuing their dominance with crisp passing and pressing. Center back Mark Roache capitalized on a mistake by the opposition custodian to cement his team’s grasp on the game. Despite trailing by two goals, the Brazilians tried to claw their way back into the game with a series of shots that were nonchalantly dealt with by the keeper.
