KFC Elite League: GDF, Western Tigers storm to commanding wins
Defending champions, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club and Western Tigers FC pulled off dominating victories on Saturday night, when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/KFC Elite League Season Six moved into the second round at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
A battle between Western Tigers and Ann’s Grove United FC was the first match of Saturday’s double header, as Calvin “Fluman” Allen’s tactics proved to be insufficient for his former team.
Ann’s Grove’s defence held up for much of the first half until Trayon Bobb found the back of the net for Western’s first goal in the 32nd minute, with the first half ending with a 1-0 score.
Andrew Murray brought up Western’s second in the 54th minute, after which Randolph Wagner made it a 3-0 affair in the 63rd.
A look at the battle between GDF FC and Buxton United
Then, a volley into the right corner of the goal off the boots of Jermain Beckles resulted in Western’s fourth and final goal in the 70th minute.
The following game, in the initial minutes, appeared to be a test for the defending champions GDF FC; that was quickly overcome before the first 45 minutes even expired.
Cedric Osbourne first found the back of the net in the 9th minute for GDF, but 10 minutes later, Tehow Gordon slipped one past the GDF keeper, Jermain Cumberbatch, to level the scores for Buxton United.
Then in the 37th minute, the man with the Captain’s armband for GDF, Colin Nelson, pushed his team back into the lead with a goal. Just before the half ended, Abumuchi Benjamin extended that lead.
Jermain Beckles executes the shot that gave Western Tigers their fourth goal
Benjamin later completed his brace in the 63rd minute, while Delroy Fraser made it a 5-1 game in the 86th minute. Another last-gasp goal from the GDF camp saw Ian Dooker sealing the 6-1 win with a strike in 90th+2 minute.
The KFC Elite League will continue Tuesday, March 5 at the same venue, with another double-header. First at 19:00h, Slingerz FC will lock horns with Fruta Conquerors FC, followed by a clash between Den Amstel FC and Santos FC at 21:30h.
Ten Elite clubs are competing for the top spot in the league and a substantial G$2,000,000 first-place cash prize. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place finishers will claim cash prizes of G$1,200,000, G$800,000, and G$500,000, respectively.
