The in-form Fruta Conquerors took on the dogged defending champs Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the first battle of a double-header as action in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF’s) Elite League III continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground last night. But contrary to popular expectation, they were held to a 1-1 draw.
Part of the ongoing action in the GFF III Elite League
In what many thought would be an exhibition of domination, considering the Conquerors’ stupendous form, each team proverbially broke an arm and a leg in trying their best to penetrate the other’s defence; but this was futile, as the half time score of 0-0 would suggest.
Undaunted by the self-sacrificing army men, Conquerors managed to score a goal in the 66th minute when Domini Garnett pierced that back of the GDF net.
But in the face of almost certain defeat, the valiant GDF miraculously produced an equaliser in the three minutes of extra time the referee had added to the game when Sherwyn Caesar planted a bomb deep in the Conquerors’ domain a mere second before the final whistle.
Ryan Hackett tries to attack against GDF
In the other match of the night, Western Tigers FC battled Den Amstel to a 1 – 1 draw as well.
Scores remained level at half-time, but 14 minutes into the second half, Ryan Adolph managed to slip one in to give the Tigers the lead.
Den Amstel needed to make something happen fast, and in the 79th minute it did, when Jamaal Harvey scored the equalizer.
The rest of the match was straightforward, as both teams defended well to end the night even.
