Three goals scored within a 10-minute burst were all that was required by Tapakuma FC to secure full points and get their quest for top honours off to a winning start when competition in the Essequibo/Pomeroon Football Association (EPFA) leg of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Under-17 Intra Association League continued on Sunday afternoon last at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground.
Having already lost their opening match one week earlier to Henrietta United 1-2, the Good Hope lads were hoping for a better performance this time around, but the Tapakuma team had other ideas, and were not in the mood to allow their opponents to throw them off their plan.
Exchanges were back and forth as both teams sought to take the initial advantage and wrest the initiative from the other. It took some time for either to score, and when the deadlock was finally broken, it was Tapakuma who were responsible. Dawson John was the player who rocked the nets to hand his side the advantage in the 20th minute, and this changed the fortune of his team. Eight minutes later, John was again on target to double the lead. The sealer, John’s third of the match, came in the 30th minute, as no more goals materialised for the remainder of proceedings. Tapakuma pocketed all three points. Matches will continue on Sunday at the same venue.
Following is the latest points table:
Club P W D L GF GA GD Points
Tapakuma 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
Dartmouth 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3
Henrietta 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
Queenstown 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Good Hope 1 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
