KFC Elite League: GDF, Western Tigers bag contrasting wins as League winds down
The GDF FC (white and green) fought valiantly to force a positive result as the League winds down
This evening’s double-header in the penultimate night of the Guyana Football Federation’s KFC Elite League Season Six will be one to watch, as the top two teams in the League hope to keep their points up in anticipation of their final clash.
Making the action even more enthralling are the results of Wednesday’s games, where defending Champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club sneaked past Fruta Conquerors to keep their title defence hopes alive.
Surprisingly, the number 7 ranked Fruta Conquerors took the lead with back-to-back goals off the boots of Dwayne Jones and Shemar Koulen in the 24th and 25th minutes respectively. However, the defending champs equalized in the respective 39th and 41st minutes with goals from Chris Macey and Stephen McDonald respectively.
Michael Oie of Western Tigers (on ball) netted four goals in that team’s 8-1 win
Fruta Conquerors managed to keep the star-studded GDF at bay for much of the second half, and looked well on their way to forcing a draw with the League leaders.
However, in 83rd minute, heartbreak struck for Fruta, who conceded an own goal that handed GDF the needed win.
Earlier in the evening, Western Tigers thumped a hapless Buxton United FC 8-1, to reassume the fourth-place position on the League’s points table.
Randolph Wagner opened the scoring for Western Tigers in the 15th minute, and, two minutes later, Michael Oie made it a 2-0 affair. Buxton managed to pull one back in the 19th minute through Lennox Odean for a 2-1 score at the half.
Fruta Conquerors (orange) took the challenge to the defending Champions GDF
In the second segment, Western Tigers opened the floodgates, as Wagner went on to complete his hattrick in the 62nd and 69th minutes, while Oie secured a helmet- trick with three more goals, in the 68th, 79th and 81st minutes. Samuel Garnett also found the back of the net in the 38th in Western’s goal fest.
GDF will come up against Santos FC at 18:30h. While a win for GDF could solidify their 2024 championship before the final game of the season is even played, an upset by Santos (win or draw) can leave the League wide open, and propel Santos past Western Tigers on the points table again.
Slingerz FC will battle the Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC at 21:00hrs in a must-win match if the West Demerara team are still keen on challenging GDF for the championship. Both games will be contested at the GFF’s National Training Center (NTC) at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
