Women’s Division One League: Upwards movement for Fruta Conquerors, Ann’s Grove after recent wins

…League continues today

There were wins on the cards for Fruta Conquerors and Ann’s Grove United’s women’s teams, which ultimately bettered those teams’ standings in the ongoing Women’s Division One League, powered by FIFA.
A doubleheader at the National Training Center (NTC), Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Friday last saw Ann’s Grove United cruising to their first win of the tournament. Crystel Sutton drove the ball home for the first goal in the ninth minute, while Alestacia Adrian’s shot from just outside the penalty box in the 15th made it a 2-0 affair.

Ann’s Grove’s defences would hold off Monedderlust in the second half to seal the 2-0 win.
Then, Fruta Conquerors steamrolled River’s View FC 5-0 in the following encounter. It didn’t take long for Dellana Small to break the ice, sending an unsuspecting, flat shot past the River’s View keeper in just the second minute.
As the half wound down, Rihonna DaCosta hit back-to-back, identical shots from outside the box in the 30th and 30th+1 to push Fruta’s lead to 3-0 at the half.
In the second, National U14 player Shemia Hing, in her debut for the Tucville-based outfit, slipped one past the keeper in the 48th minute, while Dellanza Small returned in the 52nd to complete her brace and Fruta’s win.
On account of the win, Fruta Conquerors have pushed themselves past Santos FC into the third position with three wins, one draw, and two losses for 10 points in six games.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC still leads the table with 21 points from a perfect seven wins in as many games, while the Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC is second with 18 points from six wins in six outings.
Santos are in fourth with nine points from three wins and two losses in five games, while Western Tigers’ eight points have them in fifth place with two wins, two draws and three losses in seven games.
Following their first win, Ann’s Grove United have moved up one place from ninth to eighth, with four points from a win, a draw and five losses in seven games.
The Women’s Division One League will resume tomorrow with two more fixtures on the cards. At 18:00hrs, Monedderlust will look to rebound from a loss against Den Amstel FC, while at 19:00hrs, Fruta Conquerors takes on Santos FC in what is expected to be a nail-biting clash.
The teams are competing for a $1M grand prize in the league phase of the competition, a historic first for women’s football in Guyana.