KFC Elite League: Santos defeat Milerock in Round 2 opener

…League continues tonight

The Guyana Football Federation’s National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was ground zero for an entertaining battle on Sunday, as the second round of the KFC-sponsored Elite League kicked off.
On their way to a second victory and three more points in the recently-commenced fifth edition of the competition, Santos Football Club (FC) thumped Linden’s Milerock Football Club in a 3-0 affair.

Both sides failed to score in the first half of the game, but Santos Football Club found the breakthrough in the 74th minute with a magnificent goal from Captain Stephon Reynolds.
Milerock’s attempts to level the game were met with a strong Santos defence.
Daniel Ross secured his club’s second goal in the 88th minute, with the last goal from Jamal Coddington in the 90th minute just before the final whistle.
In a post-game interview, Santos Captain Reynolds said his team had a slow start, but as the game progressed “we started playing football and we started to get the opportunity and we started to score”.
He added that he was happy with the team’s overall performance.
Santos Football Club’s first win was against visitors Victoria Kings Football Club on May 16 at the Guyana Police Force Sports Ground in Kingston, Georgetown. The visiting team lost 7-0.
The KFC Elite League, which kicked off on May 14, is a priority for Guyana’s top clubs with the champions automatically qualifying for the CONCACAF/Caribbean Shield Championships.
A total of 10 clubs – Fruta Conquerors Football Club, Guyana Police Force Football Club, Guyana Defence Force Football Club, Den Amstel Football Club, Victoria Kings Football Club, Buxton United Sports Club, Milerock Football Club, Ann’s Grove Football Club, Western Tigers Football Club, and Santos Football Club – will be competing against each other over the next two months for a chance to win more than four million dollars in cash prizes.
Teams have to overcome the first hurdle of the knockout stages in the highly-competitive league to make it to the two-million dollars championship match.
There will be more football action with a double-header, today, Tuesday, May 23 at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ground, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.
Western Tigers Football Club will play Buxton Football Club at 19:00h and GDF Football Club will face Den Amstel Football Club at 21:00h.
The KFC Elite League is a key part of GFF President Wayne Forde’s strategy to grow the football audience in Guyana, while giving players a competitive platform to showcase their talent.