Opara, Garnett hit doubles as GDF and Western Tigers secure big wins

Abumchi Opara and Samuel Garnett scored twice apiece as Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Western Tigers registered convincing victories in Sunday night’s Guyana Football Federation Elite League Season Eight double-header at the National Training Centre, Providence.

GDF defeated Santos 4–0, while Western Tigers swept aside Den Amstel 5–0, with both winning teams adding two late goals to complete their victories.
Opara struck in the 57th minute and again in second-half stoppage time for GDF, while Garnett came off the bench to score in the 84th and 86th minutes for Western Tigers.
Against Santos, Trayon Bobb provided GDF’s first-half breakthrough with a goal in the 34th minute. That remained the difference at the interval before Opara doubled the advantage 12 minutes into the second half.
GDF made two changes a minute later, introducing Keron Spencer for Bobb and Colwyn Adams for Jerome Harrigan.
Santos responded with changes of their own, sending on Jafet George for Malcom Hendricks in the 62nd minute and Antwan Samuels for Ryan Dowding in the 67th. Kymani Sealey was booked two minutes later.
GDF then introduced Threnvon Pluck for Ian Dooker and Seon Cato for Shakem Welcome in the 72nd minute. Cato added the third goal in the 90th minute before Opara completed his brace two minutes into stoppage time.
Western Tigers, meanwhile, established a two-goal cushion before half-time against Den Amstel.
De Quan France opened the scoring in the 18th minute, with Hakeem Legall adding the second in the 44th. Den Amstel had replaced Kiston Gibson with Robinho Abrams in the 19th minute, while Kevon Nelson received a yellow card in the 34th.
France was booked in the 46th minute, but Western Tigers soon extended their lead through Michael Junior Oie, who scored in the 53rd.
A triple substitution followed in the 63rd minute, with Rondel Peters replacing Jamal Darren Fraser, Garnett taking over from Oie and Sean Scott Taylor coming on for Turston Gordon.
Den Amstel introduced Jonathan Conyers for Paul Payne in the 72nd minute. Western Tigers made further changes eight minutes later, replacing Legall with Keanu Laurence and William Europe with Dwayne James.
Carlos Escobar replaced Johenni Gomez and Keon Grant came on for Nelson Jaime in Den Amstel’s 82nd-minute changes.
Garnett then supplied the finishing touches, scoring twice in three minutes to turn Western Tigers’ three-goal advantage into a comprehensive five-goal victory.