KFC Elite League: Slingerz, Den Amstel rake in 3 points

Slingerz and Den Amstel, clubs hailing from the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA), reigned supreme on Tuesday night by each picking up victories in Round 2 of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/KFC Elite League Season 6.
The first game in the double header at the National Training Center at Providence, East Bank Demerara was a battle of the oranges, in which Slingerz eased past Fruta Conquerors 4-1.
The two teams almost went the entire first 45 minutes without a goal being scored, but Slingerz FC finally found their rhythm a few minutes before the half was called.
Following a Slingerz buildup inside the box, Lovell received the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box and volleyed it into the right corner of the goal in the 45th minute.
In the 45th+2, Darren Niles played circles around two Fruta defenders before doing what Lovell had done in a one-on-one versus the goalkeeper, slipping the ball into the corner of the nets for Slingerz second goal in quick time.

Slingerz rode their 2-nil lead in the second, but were stunned in the 62nd minute when Dwayne Jones got to a dangerous ball in the box before Slingerz keeper Akel Clarke could. Jones needed only to tap the ball in for the goal, altering the score to 2-1.
Slingerz’ defence held off Fruta, and a set piece just outside the box gave them their third strike in the 80th, when Jeremy Garrett made no mistake in finding the back of the net.
Niles returned in the 86th to capitalize off an assist from Sheldon Holder. He ran through the Fruta defence and beat the keeper in the closing minutes of the game to make it a 4-1 affair.
In a brief assessment of his team’s victory, Slingerz Head Coach Alex Thomas did not rate the victory as highly as their first in the 2024 League. His comments to this publication were: “Tonight’s performance? Well done to our team. You know, they did what they needed to do to win the game, but it was one of our poor performances, because we always set our standards high. But nevertheless, 3 points is in the bag”.

The following game was a gruelling encounter between Santos FC and Den Amstel FC, which resulted in the latter coming out on top by a one goal margin.
There were numerous near misses in the first half, but the finishing of both teams left much to be desired. Eventually, a penalty opportunity went the way of Den Amstel in the 68th, which Anthony Benn perfectly executed for what became the game-winning goal.
Similarly to his Slingerz counterpart, Den Amstel Coach Kevyn Murray was not too ecstatic about his team’s performance. Murray related after the game, “I’m still not satisfied; we could’ve done way better. We didn’t have as much chances as we had in the Police game, but I think overall we still got a lot of work to put in on the training ground, and hopefully come against Fruta Conquerors stronger, more tactically fit.”
The Elite League continues tomorrow with a solitary game between Monedderlust FC and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC, set to kick off from 19:00hrs at the same Providence venue.