Monedderlust hold 2nd-ranked Western to entertaining draw

Monedderlust Football Club, after taking the lead first in an entertaining contest on Saturday night, came away with an upsetting draw against Western Tigers when the seventh season of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League continued.
Surely, one would assume that the second-place Western Tigers would be able to hold off the Berbice outfit at the GFF National Training Centre (NTC), Providence, East Coast Demerara, but Atlyn Brown soon put doubt in the minds of his opponents’ supporters.
In the sixth minute, Brown enjoyed a superb pass forward, making the breakaway run to slip the ball past Western’s keeper to put Monedderlust ahead.
However, Western equalised in the 30th minute through William Europe and then took the lead two minutes later with a goal off the boots of Shem James.
It became a 3-1 affair in the 63rd minute when Europe completed his brace, but Western were not prepared for what was coming.
Monedderlust persisted in their press forward which eventually paid off in the 74th minute when Nial Reynolds found the back of the net.
In the dying minutes of the game, Dawit Watts got one past the keeper, sending the ball into the left corner of the goal in the 85th to bring Monedderlust level with Western Tigers.
Time would eventually expire with the score locked at 3-3, as Monedderlust took home some crucial points from their opponents.
The Elite League is set to continue this Wednesday with a double-header at the same venue.
Ann’s Grove United will take on Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC at 18:00h while at 21:00h, Santos will battle Den Amstel FC.