GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League: Upper Demerara FA: Back-to-back wins for Golden Stars FC; Hi Stars fly past Silver Stars in latest play

Golden Stars Football Club were in unstoppable form in turning back the challenges of Silver Stars FC and Capital FC when competition in the Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA’s) leg of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Under-17 Intra Association League continued last weekend at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground and at the Wisburg ground.

Playing at the MSC Ground on Monday, Golden Stars outshone Silver Stars by five goals to nil, with five different players getting on the score sheets. Latrel John opened the scoring in the 28th minute, and was followed by Azekiel Webster in the 44th. Alazane Chester touched in one of his own four minutes later, and Raheem Williams had his name entered on the scoresheets in the 50th minute. Then Romario Hamilton closed things out ten minutes later for the Golden Stars’ 5-nil win.
At the Wisburg ground on Saturday, Golden Stars set the winning tone for the weekend when they took care of business against Capital FC, coming from a goal down to register a 3-1 win. Gordon Samuels of the Golden Stars responded almost immediately after his side went down in the 10th minute through a Keyland Samuels’ goal scored in Capital FC’s favour.
Samuels rocked the nets in the 12th minute, to restore balance to the proceedings; and thereafter, Golden Stars took things to the next level by firing in two unanswered goals, compliments of Alazane Chester in the 22nd minute and Kenneth James in the 40th minute, to seal full points.
The other team recording a win was Hi Stars FC, over their counterparts Silver Stars, on Saturday at the Wisburg Ground. Azeinno Bengamine netted for the winners in the 14th minute, Shemiah Samuels did likewise in the 42nd, Duqain Samuels followed suit in the 48th minute, and Malih McLear found the back of the net in the 55th minute.
The other match contested on Monday at the MSC Ground produced an exciting 1-1 draw between Eagles FC and Amelia’s Ward FC. The Eagles had taken the lead in the first half through a Dixie Pierre goal in the 31st minute, and they kept that advantage until the 82nd minute, when Amelia’s Ward were able to fire back through a Dexter Milo goal, to earn an equal share of the points.