KFC Elite League: GDF, Monedderlust, Western Tigers add to their tallies with wins
Defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC, Monedderlust FC, Den Amstel FC, and Western Tigers are among the latest winners in the KFC Elite League Season Six, when the tournament continued on Thursday last and Saturday evening.
The GDF FC on Thursday, in their first outing since losing team member Enoch Carmichael, made a 7-0 statement victory against Buxton United FC, a victory that was dedicated to the late goalkeeper.
Monedderlust FC stunned Ann’s Grove with a 4-1 win
Kelsey Benjamin led the charge for the soldiers with a hat-trick. After opening the scoring in the 28th minute, Benjamin went on to find the back of the net in the 35th and 45th minutes; coupled with a 30th- minute strike from Abumuchi Benjamin, GDF were 4-0 up at the half.
In the second segment, Lennox Young extended their tally in the 76th minute, while Delroy Fraser struck in the 86th and Shemar Scott added the cherry on top in the 89th for the 7-0 win.
It was a close battle between Western Tigers (yellow) and Santos FC
Earlier that night, a solitary goal made the difference between Den Amstel FC and Fruta Conquerors FC. Den Amstel’s triumph came by way of a penalty opportunity, which was successfully converted by Andre Hector in the 58th minute for the 1-0 win.
Then on Saturday night, Monedderlust added to their recent good run of form with a commanding 4-1 victory over Ann’s Grove United FC.
A string of early goals gave Monedderlust the advantage as Ryan Rose broke the ice between the two teams in the 23rd minute followed by a goal off the boots of Lomar Reed four minutes later. Then, in the 30th minute, Terique Benn found the back of the net to give Monedderlust a 3-0 lead by halftime.
It was an emotional victory for GDF FC on Thursday last
While Ann’s Grove’s Travis Williams managed to pull one back in the 52nd minute, the comeback became impossible when Atlyn Brolin further extended Monedderlust’s lead in the 86th minute.
In the second game of Saturday’s double-header, Western Tigers squeaked past Santos FC 3-2. Rondell Peters was the first to find the back of the net in the 14th minute, giving Western the advantage. However, Santos’ Bevney McGarrell immediately levelled the scores in the 15th minute.
It was only until the 45th minute that Michael Oie broke the tie for Western. While his teammate Randolph Wagner made it a 3-1 game in the 68th minute, Ryan Dowding pulled one back for Santos in the 83rd minute, but a comeback for the men in black was not to be, as time expired with the scores stuck on 3-2.
The KFC Elite League is scheduled to continue tonight with another double-header. At 18:30h, Slingerz FC will do battle with Buxton United FC while at 21:00h, a law enforcement clash will see GDF FC taking on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC; both at the Guyana Football Federations (GFF) National Training Center (NTC) at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
