Potaro Strikers FC, spurred on by an early saved penalty kick, stymied a talented and consistent Rising Stars FC, and eventually overcame them three goals to one in the Bartica GFF-KFC Under-20 Knockout Tournament played on Friday at the Bartica Secondary School ground.
Daniel Gardener and Kevin Reddy scored for Potaro Strikers FC
Following a scoreless first half, Daniel Gardener netted twice for Potaro Strikers while his teammate, National Under-17 defender Kevin Reddy, converted one from the penalty spot. Rising Stars’ consolation goal came by way of Alonzo Narine.
The other semi-final will be contested between Lazio FC and Rivers View FC at the same venue, with the final billed for Sunday at 16:00 hrs.
The winner of the competition will earn the right to represent Bartica in the National Playoffs of the GFF-KFC Under-20 Tournament in Georgetown, scheduled to be held between May 31 and June 9, 2019.
The Bartica leg of the tournament will be played among eight clubs; namely Beacons, Rising Stars, Lazio, Wolves United, Potaro Strikers, Rivers View, Mil Ballers and Agatash FC. The winner of each leg will participate in the National Playoffs in Georgetown.
The BFA matches are being held from April 27 to May 20, while the National Playoffs would be played from May 31 to June 9. For players to be considered eligible to participate, they would have had to be born on or after January 1, 1999.
At the association level, should scores remain level at end of 90 minutes of play, the match goes straight to penalty kicks; while for national playoffs, extra time will be given.
Prizes for the tournament are as follows: first place, $500,000; second place, $300,000; and third place, $200,000.
The tournament is the Bartica leg of a national collaboration between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the franchise holders of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
