Soesdyke, Den Amstel & Ann’s Grove triumph on night of upsets

Minnows on the local football scene, Soesdyke Falcons proved to be a real party pooper when they came from behind to beat Mahaica Determinators to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Hamilton Green Cup Knock-out football tournament.
When action continued on Sunday evening at the Victoria ground, East Coast Demerara, despite trailing by two goals early on, Soesdyke shocked Mahaica by hitting four past their custodian to storm in to the quarter-finals.
It was excitement from the first whistle as Ian Abel struck in the second minute to give Mahaica the early lead, Kurt Roberts was next to get on the score sheet for Mahaica who seemed to have the game in their pocket.
However, Orin McLean pulled one back with a well taken goal in the 39th minute to leave the score at 2-1 going into the halftime break.
Three second half goals would bring heartbreak for the Determinators as Orin Joshua netted a brace in the 60th and 70th minutes while teammate John Gordon slotted home in the 71st to put the icing on the cake.

Earlier in the night, Den Amstel notched up a comfortable 2-0 victory over Golden Grove in game one with Morgan Denny and Jillian Payne finding the back of the net in the 7th and 57th minutes respectively.
The recently promoted Buxton/Bakewell produced a good showing against seasoned campaigners Ann’s Grove but were needled as they bowed out of the tournament.
Phillip Williams was the lone goal scorer for Ann’s Grove.
All three winners are now in the quarter-final stages with five more matches to be played as teams hunt for the remaining quarter-final berths.
Action will continue on Sunday, October 1 at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground with another triple header.
In the opening game, Santos FC will come up against Uitvlugt from 17:00h followed by the Western Tigers FC versus Mile Rock FC clash at 19:00h. the final game of the night brings together GFC and Eagles United from 21:00h.
The action will then shift to the McKenzie Sports Complex ground the next day, Monday October 2 with a double header. The opening fixture brings together Police FC and Silver Shatters then Winners Connection will tackle Riddim Squad.