Santos emerge as winners in latest round of Women’s League

Santos Football Club’s women’s team pulled off a hard-fought victory on Friday night to rebound from a prior loss in the ongoing Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Division One League.
Santos pulled themselves from a deadlock with Ann’s Grove United’s women to end with a 2-0 win at the GFF’s National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in the first of a thrilling double-header.

Following a stalemate in the first half, Alliyah France capitalised on some chaos in the box to slip one past the Ann’s Grove keeper, breaking the ice in the 37th minute of the contest.
Though Ann’s Grove’s defences looked to hold on, Kristy Daniels sent one blasting past the keeper from outside the box in the 59th minute to seal the victory for Santos.
Also part of the double-header on Friday was an engrossing, last-minute draw between the tournament’s two hinterland teams, Mainstay Goldstar FC and Rivers’ View FC.
Ashley Cozier handed Mainstay Goldstar the lead early on, making the most of a mistake on the goalkeeper’s part to slip the ball into the net in the 16th minute. However, it would not be easy going for the Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) side in the remainder of their attack as Rivers’ View held them off on every other attempt.

At the next end of the pitch, Rivers’ View could not seem to find the net, relinquishing a handful of opportunities. That was until the final minute of the contest when a Mainstay defender handled the ball in the box, granting the Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) outfit a lifeline.
Varinah Daniels made no mistake, lobbing the ball into the top-left corner of the goal for the equaliser in the 60th minute. In dramatic fashion, the whistle went off when play was restarted, resulting in the 1-1 draw.
The Women’s Division One League will continue on Wednesday, October 8, with another exciting double-header. At 18:00h, Den Amstel FC take on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC while at 19:30h, Fruta Conquerors go toe-to-toe with the unbeaten Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC.