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When action in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF’s) Women’s Development League (WDL) continued on Saturday last at the GFF National Training Centre at Providence, EBD, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), in their first match, inflicted a 4-0 beating on Santos Football Club (SFC), while Fruta Conquerors rebounded in grand style to hammer Swan Football Club ((SFC) 19-0, following their opening loss to Police Football Club (PFC).
Kept in check by their less experienced counterparts from Santos, the GDF were only able to penetrate the Santos final third once in the first half, thanks to an Aboice Heywood 26th minute strike.
The bigger-name teams, including GDF and GPF, have snapped up most of the seasoned female players during the transfer window, making way for a number of young players to get opportunity to showcase their talent at this highest level of the sport for women in Guyana. And while it might bring with it some heavy losses, these young players would be very thankful for the exposure, as they would become tougher players by the end of this shortened season.
The second half of the game against Santos was more satisfying for the GDF, as they fired in three unanswered goals: Anastasia Horsham in the 63rd, Suashar Greaves in the 65th, and Sherrilyn Kingston in the 74th minutes, placing the Army in third place on the points table with three points, the same as Police and Fruta Conquerors at the top, goal difference separating them.
The Fruta ladies were in rampaging form, having surrendered full points to the Police in the league’s opening match. Against a young and inexperienced Swan Football Club, which started the game with just eight players, Fruta Conquerors were gifted the perfect start when Sawn conceded an own goal just two minutes into the match. It was the perfect momentum for the Tucville-based side, as they kept the standing referee busy recording the times for the next eighteen goals.
Leading the goal blitz was Nikisa Wayne with five goals. She was on target in the 28th, 29th, 36th, 41st, and 46th minutes. There was a helmet trick each for Sandra Johnson (13th, 16th, 23rd, 30th) and Shamya Daniels (35th, 47th, 49th, 58th). Recording a hat-trick was Shanic Thornhill (11th, 25th, 33rd), and a brace came from Jessica Teasdale in the 53rd and 58th minutes.
Following are the standings on the latest points table
