One Guyana President’s Cup: Region 4 thump Region Seven 6-1

The New GPC’s Region 4 team was the only one to walk away with a victory on night two of the One Guyana President’s Cup Regional tournament.
Sponsored by the New GPC Inc, the Region 4 team began their campaign with a bang on Wednesday night at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC) at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) when they secured a commanding victory over Region 7.
The second game of the night — even considered the headliner — saw Region 4’s Kelsey Benjamin striking in the very first minute of the game. Benjamin’s strike was followed by a 4th minute goal off the boots of Ryan Hackett as the Region 4 team made their intentions crystal clear. A penalty opportunity soon came the way of Omari Glasgow, who took it expertly to push the scores to 3-0. Colin Nelson joined the party in the 20th, while Hackett completed his brace in the 35th minute.
Region 7’s consolation goal came in the 41st minute of the encounter and by no effort of their own, being an own goal. Nonetheless, Glasgow continued the scoring, finding the back of the net for Region 4 in the 45th minute +1.

The 6-1 halftime score remained unchanged in the second half, and Region 4 walked away with a victory that could have been by a much larger margin. Head Coach Wayne Dover also had this opinion, which he articulated as he gave his assessment of the game.
“It was a very good performance, based on the circumstances in terms of how the pitch isn’t too smooth,” Dover commented. “As much as we scored 6 goals, I think we were not (as) ruthless as we should have been. You know, and you could’ve seen, young McArthur was not on his game tonight, and he missed some easy goals. Ryan Hackett scored a couple, and take his foot off the pedal. I think, in all, we would have done better.
“The second half, we had a little drop-off, but it’s still good to give the younger players an opportunity to play, and the Bartica team came out and had a spirited second half, and we got to give them credit for that,” Dover added.
Earlier in the evening, Region 5 held Region 10 to a 3-3 draw in their opening game. Region 5 was the first to find the back of the net, compliments of Delroy Frazer in the 8th minute. However, it soon became a 1-1 game as a result of an own goal.
Back-to-back goals from Donovan Mitchell in the 45th and 46th propelled Region 10 to a 3-1 lead, but Region 5 chipped away at that deficit, and in the 55th, Olvis Mitchell added another to the Region 5 tally, while Abumuchi Benjamin waited until the last possible moment to strike the equalizer for Region 5 in the 90th.
The One Guyana President’s Cup continues on Friday December 16, with another double-header. In Group A, Region 9 will battle Region 8, while in the Group B, Region 3 takes on Region 2. Both games would be played at the same venue.