Limacol football offering fans excitement and consistency
The second edition of the Petra Organised Limacol Football Tournament is in full flow and Co-Director of the organizing body, Troy Mendonca feels the tournament will offer fans excitement on a consistent basis.
His position comes due to the fact that the round-robin knock-out tournament has 24 group matches with some of the associations’ best teams on show.
The first two matches were thrilling draws which gave an indication of how invigorating the tournament will be for fans
More so, based on the scheduling there were will specific playing on weekdays and weekends aimed at attracting more fans of the “beautiful sport.”
With such planning, Mendonca firmly believes the tournament will offer excitement and consistency.
“What we have to accept is that Guyanese patrons and players are so enthusiastic about football and what they want to know is that on specific dates there is football and we are offering that to them especially in the round-robin stage,” Mendonca stated.
Thursday evening, was the second night of matches and the organizer is so far impressed with the level of intensity among all teams.
He said, “We are happy about the games on the opening night, seeing teams going at each other hard, there were no advantages; the level of play is reasonable for teams that are not involved in the elite league but most of teams were recently involved in competitions as late as December so they are prepared.
The double-header which was scheduled for the McKenzie Sports Club ground, Linden on Saturday has been moved to Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Bourda as rehabilitation works are currently going at the Linden premier football venue but there are discussions to have a shift back to Linden at some point in the tournament.
Additionally, the Co-Director posited that this tournament will certainly help to develop football in Guyana, as it gives teams who may not gain the exposure of Elite teams a chance to showcase talent.
“When we formed the group our mandate was to revitalize football at the school level and to fill in any gaps that will be beneficial to the sport; a year ago the elite was formed and we saw the opportunity to bring together the second best teams in the country,” Mendonca explained.
Tonight at the Leonora Stadium top clubs from the West Coast Demerara will be in action beginning with Uitvlugt FC clashing with Eagles United from 18:30h, followed by Pouderoyen against Den Amstel at 20:30h.
