Mahaica Determinators, Pouderoyen live to fight another day

Turbo knockout football tournament…

Mahaica Determinators FC and Pouderoyen FC gifted themselves another shot at the $800,000 spoils of the Turbo knockout tournament after eliminating their opponents.
The third night of action got off to a thrilling start on Monday evening when Pouderoyen met with Buxton Stars at the Ministry of Education Ground in a one-sided affair.
Pouderoyen wasted no time in giving themselves the upper hand, as they controlled ball possession in advantageous fashion. After a few attempts, the first goal came off the boots of Darrell Abrams in the 16th minute. Even though Pouderoyen had the momentum, the remainder of the half was a hard-fought battle for a goal, but neither side was successful.
Marvin Griffith opened the second half with Pouderoyen’s second goal, thus putting his team in cruise control. Twenty minutes later, Ashley Harding made it a trio of goals, making a Buxton comeback even more difficult. Buxton Stars did not even have a chance to reply to Pouderoyen’s dominance, hence suffering a 3-0 loss.
The second match of the night featured Fruta Conquerors’ Under-20 team and the Mahaica Determinators. The youngsters put up a tough defence against the experienced East Coast side and expertly diverted several attempts, but slipped up once when Kwon Giddings pierced the goal in the 27th minute to register Mahaica’s first goal. Little did both sides know, this slip would cost Fruta Conquerors the game as Giddings’ goal was the winning one owing to Fruta Conquerors’ inability to find an equaliser.
Buxton Stars and Fruta Conquerors have now joined Western Tigers Under-20, Buxton United Under-20, Beacon FC and Pele FC who have all been eliminated. On the other hand, Police, Santos, Riddim Squad and Northern Rangers have advanced to the next round of competition.
The straight knockout tournament, which is being coordinated by the Petra Organisation, will continue this evening at the same venue when Georgetown Football Club (GFC) was scheduled to go up against West Coast Demerara’s Den Amstel at 18:30h. After that encounter is wrapped up, at 20:00h, Campton and Grove Hi Tech will battle for a chance to advance.