On a rain-damped pitch at the Bartica Secondary School Ground, Mil Ballers FC’s hopes of going forward in the Bartica leg of the GFF-KFC Under-20 Tournament were swamped by a resilient Rivers View FC and Mark Richards Jr.
Richards, with a depleted team behind him, continuously raided the Mil Ballers’ goal area, and eventually notched four goals to his name before the final whistle. Coach Kenneth Edwards team’s attack strategy helped them to overcome a hardy opponent, 4 goals to 1, with Colin May burying one at the other end for Mil Ballers.
Rivers View will now wait to meet the winners after the Lazio FC and Agatash United FC battle in the second semi-final on Saturday. The first semi-final will be contested on today between Potaro Strikers FC and Rising Stars FC.
The Bartica leg of the tournament will be played among eight clubs, namely Beacon, Rising Stars, Lazio, Wolves United, Potaro Strikers, Rivers View, Mil Ballers and Agatash and will run from May 13 to 19 at the Bartica Secondary School Ground with match from 16:00 hrs.
The winner of each leg will participate in the national playoffs in Georgetown.
The association matches are from April 27 – May 20 while the National playoffs are May 31 – June 9 and eligible players must be born on or after January 1, 1999.
At the association level, should scores remain levelled at 90 minutes, 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)
