GFF/KFC Elite League: GPF ease past Den Amstel to conclude first round
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Football Club has joined the winners’ circle in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ KFC Elite League.
When the first round of games concluded on Thursday night, the Police’s 3-0 victory had come through a team effort, with three different players finding the back of the net as they opposed a determined Den Amstel FC.
The teams had looked evenly matched at the beginning of the encounter, and the score line remained nil-all well into the first half. Den Amstel admittedly had more chances than their opponents in this period, with shots on goal hitting the crossbar twice.
However, the ice was finally broken by Dorwin George, who evaded a sliding tackle in the box to guide the ball home in the 35th. The score remained 1-0 at the end of the first half.
Snippets from the Guyana Police Force’s game against Den Amstel FC
A needless tackle in the box in the second half granted the Police men another scoring opportunity; and Nicholas McArthur made no mistake in connecting the penalty for Police’s second goal in the 64th.
Then in the 88th, under-20 player Tyrone Delph made the most of being substituted into the game by finding the back of the net for Police’s 3rd and final goal.
At the end of the first round of games hosted over the past week, Western Tigers sit at the top of the points table with 3 points and a commanding goal difference of +10. They are followed by Slingerz FC with a similar 3 points, but a lesser goal difference of +7. Both Ann’s Grove United and GPF FC have 3 points and a +3 goal difference, while defending champions the Guyana Defence Force (GDF FC) round off the top five with 3 points and a goal difference of 1.
The remaining five teams: Monedderlust FC, Fruta Conquerors FC, Buxton United FC, Santos FC and Den Amstel FC, are yet to pick up points, but the League is still young.
KFC Elite League action will continue today, Saturday March 2nd, with another double header at the GFF’s National Training Center (NTC) at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD). There, an interesting battle will unfold as Calvin ‘Fluman’ Allen’s Ann’s Grove United will face off with his former team, Western Tigers FC, being steered once again by Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard.
That game gets underway at 18:00hrs, and the Guyana Defence Force will be up next at 20:30hrs, this time taking on Buxton United FC.
A needless tackle in the box in the second half granted the Police men another scoring opportunity; and Nicholas McArthur made no mistake in connecting the penalty for Police’s second goal in the 64th.
