One Guyana President’s Cup: Region 9 make it two in two
The GTT Region 9 all-star team are distinguishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the One Guyana President’s Cup Regional Championships, following a commanding victory on Friday night.
Back-to-back victories thus far for the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo outfit means they would be the first team to collect two group stage win incentives of US$1000 per victory.
Playing at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC) at Leonora, West Coast Demerara, Region 9 eased past Region 8 3-0. Brandon Parks was the first to find the back of the net in the 33rd minute, handing Region 9 a one-goal lead. However, the scores were troubled shortly after when Von Harding netted in the 36th minute.
While Region 8’s defenses did well enough to restrict Region 9’s prolific scoring, there was not much they could do upfront, having witnessed several near misses.
Quason Gilette struck soon after the second half began, thus pushing the score to 3-0 in the 48th.
Meanwhile, the second contest, between Region 3 and Region 2, which was scheduled for Friday night, had to be called off 11 minutes into the encounter. It was determined that the ball was unable to roll because the inclement weather had flooded the pitch. As such, the game was pushed to Tuesday, December 20th, and would reconvene from the 11-minute mark.
On the other hand, the One Guyana President’s Cup is set to continue tomorrow in Georgetown.
A glimpse of Region 9 (black and green) in action (File photo)
At the NTFC at Leonora, WCD, Region 2 will take on E-Net-sponsored Region 10 from 18:00hrs, while New GPC’s Region 4 will look to pick up another set of points against Region 8, commencing at 20:30hrs.
The One Guyana President’s Cup would concluded on January 1, 2023 with teams from each administrative region vying for $2M in grand prizes and other incentives.
The tournament’s sponsors include the Government of Guyana (GoG), KFC Guyana, GTT, New GPC Inc, Caribbean Airlines, Bank DIH, Digicel, E-Net, BACIF, JAPARTS, MVP Sports, Ansa McAl, Slingerz Family, J S Engineering Services and Supplies, Guyana Beverages Inc, Hardware Depot, Rudisa Motor Company, Marics and Company Ltd and Puran Brothers Inc.
