592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival…
Golden Grove and Friendship have each secured their berths to the quarterfinal round of the inaugural ‘592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival’ when play continued on Sunday at the Golden Grove Community ground on the East Coast of Demerara.
In front of a large partisan crowd of supporters, Golden Grove crushed Annandale 4-0, Seretsi Huntley opening the scoring in the fifth minute when he blasted a powerful shot into the top right corner.
The second goal came in the 18th minute, compliments of a Quason McAulay right-foot drive into the far corner from outside the penalty area.
Veteran forward and captain Dwain Jacobs made it 3-0 in the 25th minute when he slipped a left-foot effort through the goalkeeper’s grasping hands and into the back of net.
Then Quason McAulay rifled a powerful shot into the roof of the left corner goal in the 60th minute to apply the final nail in the Annandale coffin.
Friendship edged Paradise 2-1. Dillon Wright opened the scoring for Friendship in the 32nd minute when he lashed a left-foot shot from inside the box, and it rolled under the body of the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
Wright returned to score his second goal in the 51st minute of the game as he placed another left foot shot into the far corner from inside the box.
Tyreek Cummings scored a consolation goal for Paradise in the 80th minute when he blasted a powerful effort past the custodian from inside the 18-yard area.
Play in this tournament resumes at the Buxton ground on Sunday December 15th with the opening round of the quarterfinal section.
This 12-team tourney featured four groups of three. ‘Group A’ comprised Buxton, Plaisance and Mahaica; ‘Group B’ comprised Friendship, Paradise and Victoria; ‘Group C’ featured Brush Dam, Melanie and Ann’s Grove; and
‘Group D’ featured Annandale, Golden Grove and Beterverwagting [BV].
The winner of each group and the second-place finisher would advance to the quarterfinal round. The grand finale is pegged for January 1st.
The eventual champion of the event would pocket $300,000 and the championship trophy; while the second, third and fourth place finishers would receive $150,000, $100,000 and $75,000 respectively, together with the trophy corresponding to their win.
Individual prizes will also be awarded for: The Most Valuable Player [MVP] and the Best Goalkeeper.
Among the major sponsors of the tournament are Bakewell Guyana Incorporated, ExxonMobil, and the Colin Talbot Construction Services.
