Senior Men’s Football Leagues 2023: Action continues in Georgetown, West Dem, East Dem; wins for Uitvlugt, Pouderoyen on the West Side

Crane Rovers and Belle West were on the receiving end of a beating on Sunday at the Tuschen Community Centre ground when the Senior Men’s League of the West Demerara FA continued.
In the first game of the double-header, Uitvlugt Warriors made light work of the Rovers, winning 3-0. On target for the winners were Keshawn Andrews(31′), Travis Fraser (39′) and Casper Evans (60′). This was the 2nd win for the Warriors, who remain 1 of 3 perfect teams after 2 rounds of matches.
In the 2nd match, Dwayne St. Kitts scored penalties in the 20th and 26th minutes to pilot Pouderoyen to a 2nd win from as many games. Paul Singh pulled one back for Belle West in the 11th minute, while Leroy Semple made it 3-1 in the 80th minute.

Beacons and Pele win in City
Former city and national champions, Beacons FC and Pele FC, registered easy victories on Sunday when the Senior Men’s League of the Georgetown FA returned to the GFC ground.
In the 1st game of the triple-header, Camptown FC were a no-show for the 3rd successive game, and Riddim Squad earned 3 points without kicking a ball.
In another effortless display, Beacons notched up a 5th win from as many games to tighten the stranglehold at the top of the 9-team 2nd- tier League. Against Black Pearl FC, Shamar Fraser netted in the 35th minute, and Antwande Abrams in the 57th, to secure a 2-0 win and maintain the perfect run of Beacons.
The feature match was special for the in-form Orlando Lovell, whose treble(3′, 27′ and 31′) paved the way for Pele’s 4-nil humiliation of the youthful homeside GFC. It was the 5th conversion in 2 games for the 21-year-old Lovell, while Daniel Gibson scored the other goal in the 63rd minute as Pele moved to 10 points from 5 games in 3rd place, one point and one place below 2nd placed Riddim Squad.
Guyana’s 2nd tier Senior Men’s League played by teams of the nine Regional Associations have all been mainly funded by the Guyana Football Federation’s M-FAP (Members-financial Assistant Programme).
Herstelling Raiders replace Timehri Panthers at the top
Herstelling Raiders have taken the lead of the 9-team Senior Men’s League of the East Bank FA after the 5th round of matches. The unbeaten Raiders registered their 4th win in the 2nd game of the triple-header, played at Timehri Red Ground last Sunday, as Diamond United went under 1-3, their 2nd loss after 4 games.
Levi Wilson scored the opener in the 4th minute, and Ray Green man made it 2-0 in the 27th minute. Ixias Da Silva then pulled one back for Diamond in the 32nd minute. Raheem Angus sealed the victory 5 minutes into the 2nd period.
The 3 points lifted Raiders to the top of the points table with 13 points, while Diamond remained in 4th place on 6 points.
The other unbeaten side, Timehri Panthers, could only muster a 2-2 tie against Soesdyke Falcons in the feature game. Jonathon Bailey (7′) and Shawn Steele (22′) steered the Panthers to a comfortable lead, that lasted until the dying moments of the game. Two late conversions: by Marvin Wilson in the 83rd and Shakeem Billison 2 minutes into injury time, secured a vital point for the Falcons.
The allocation of a mere point has dropped Panthers to 2nd place, on 11 points after 5 games, while Falcons retained 3rd position on 7 points from 4 matches.
The opening game on Sunday resulted in a 2nd win after 4 games for Circuit Ville, who outlasted Samatta Point-Kaneville 4-2.
Tyequan Robinson broke the deadlock in the opening minute for a Samatta lead, but Ronaldo Nunes levelled the score in the 8th minute, and eight minutes later, Alex James gave Circuit Ville the 2-1 advantage.
In the 34th minute, Daquan Bovell made it 2-all. Schumar Schultz restored the lead for Circuit Ville in the 73rd minute, and 3 minutes from the end, Desmond Chester made it 4-2.
The 3 points pushed Circuit Ville to 6 points and 6th place, while Samatta remained on 4 points and slipped to 7th position.