UG, GTI draw 1st blood in MODEC tertiary tournament

Excitement and high expectations coursed through the Queen’s College Ground on Sunday afternoon as the inaugural edition of the MODEC Tertiary Education Football tournament kicked off, the first of its kind for football in Guyana.
During a simple march-past and opening ceremony, MODEC Technical Manager Joao Soares encouraged the players to make the most of the on-field opportunity while also adhering to the rules of the sport.
Aside from Soares, MACORP’s Marketing and Communications Manager Nadia De Abreu; Demerara Mutual’s Oceola Van Doimen and Head of the Ministry of Education’s Allied Arts Department, Nicholas Fraser were on hand to witness the tournament’s commencement.

After the University of Guyana (UG) was awarded a trophy and $20,000 for having the best march-past team, the Turkeyen Campus team followed up with another win, downing the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC), 5-0.
Keron Soencer opened the scoring for UG in just the 10th minute, but they were made to wait a bit more for their second, which came off the boots of Ronalhdo Sobers in the 32nd minute.
Romeo Bradford’s 35th-minute strike sent the Turkeyen troops into the half-time break with a 3-0 advantage. In the second segment, Deandre Anderson extended their lead in the 55th minute while Jaleei Alcindor added the cherry on top in the 75th minute for UG’s dominant win.

Another lopsided victory followed, as the Government Technical Institute (GTI) decimated Texila American University (TAU) 7-1.
It was only until the 24th minute that the first goal was witnessed in that contest, coming off the boots of Akeem Smith. Two minutes later, Alton Fraser doubled the lead for GTI while goalkeeper Emmanuel Lewis made it a 3-0 affair by the 47th.
Madu Chukwudera (55th); Seaton Rogers (60th), Elijah Desouza (85th) and Kevin David (89th) all added their names to the scoresheet for GTI, completing their seven.
At the other end of the pitch, Kevin David punctuated GTI’s scoring with a strike in the 81st for Texila’s consolation.

The MODEC Tertiary Education football action will continue on Tuesday, February 10 at the Scotts Ground in New Amsterdam with another double-header. There, the Upper Corentyne Technical Training Centre (UCTTC) will take on UG’s Tain Campus from 16:00h while at 18:00h, Port Mourant Technical Institute (PMTI) will do battle with New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI).
The following day, a single clash is scheduled for the Bayrock Stadium in Linden where Linden Technical Institute (LTI) will look to defend their home turf against the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) from 16:00h.