GFF Elite League…
The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF’s) Elite League III continued on Sunday with a triple header at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground. It saw Western Tigers, Fruta Conquerors, and defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) securing wins.
Ryan Hackett
Conquerors outgunned Buxton United 4-0, displaying a nature consistent with their name, and showing the Buxtonians who is the proverbial boss.
Hackett’s performance started with him picking up a yellow card in the 19th minute, before Eon Alleyne put his side ahead in the 32nd minute to put Conquerors up by one at the half.
When play resumed, it didn’t take the Conquerors long to break the defense of Buxton again, allowing Anthony Abrams to find the back of the net in the 48th minute.
Already comfortably ahead 2-0, the Conquerors rubbed salt in the wounds of the proud Buxtonians when Hackett scored in the 64th and 66th minutes, to make it virtually impossible for Buxton United to bounce back before the regulation time whistle.
In the first match of the night, Western Tigers did well to hold off Ann’s Grove United 1-0. Both teams began play passing the ball back and forth, defending, and even going on the offensive from time to time. However, the Tigers, playing like their namesakes the predatory felines, pounced on their prey and drew first blood.
Hubert Pedro’s 36th minute goal proved to be the decider, as equalizing was too tough a task for Ann’s Grove to handle.
Meanwhile, defending champs GDF were set to play Victoria Kings, but with a goalless first half in the books and what looked like much of the same in the second, GDF pulled a rabbit out of its hat when Dowlin Fraser managed to hit the back of the net in the 84th minute of the game. With six minutes remaining until full time, GDF were happy to go on the defensive and maintain the lead.
