Berbice Football Association’s (BFA’s) Monedderlust FC were all smiles at the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF’s) National Training Center (NTC) on Tuesday night, after narrowly getting past Ann’s Grove United in a hard-fought battle, by which they picked up their first full three points of the sixth season with a 2-1 victory.
Atlyn Brown opened the scoring for the Berbice side in the 27th minute, and it wasn’t until the second half that Shaquan Moore of Ann’s Grove levelled the scores in the 68th. Then in the 80th minute, Monedderlust were granted a penalty opportunity, which was successfully converted by Stephon Moore to seal the victory.
Later in the evening, Den Amstel added 3 points to their tally with a 4-1 victory over a hapless Buxton United FC. Anthony Benn was the first to add his name to the scoresheet, in the 8th minute, and Gideon Payne made it a 2-0 affair in Den Amstel’s favour in the 19th.
Monedderlust FC (neon green) battling Ann’s Grove United
Buxton’s Teshawn Gordon managed to pull one back for his side in the 28th, but two late goals off the boots of Benn and Joel Humphrey in the 82nd and 90th+2 sealed the deal for Den Amstel.
The first half of the 2024 season will come to a close this Saturday with an entertaining double-header. In what is being touted as the clash of the season, defending Champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC will come up against Slingerz FC in a battle for the top of the table. Each of these teams currently has a perfect 24 points from 8 games, but GDF hold the top spot owing to their superior goal difference of 36, as compared to Slingerz’s 33.
The top two teams will begin their battle at 21:00hrs, prior to which Santos FC and Western Tigers FC will go head-to-head from 18:30hrs.
The second half of the League is scheduled to reconvene on Saturday, May 18th.
