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Coordinator expects a humdinger of a final
Denzil Thompson
Mayor’s Cup Coordinator, former national footballer and coach, Lennox Arthur, expects a humdinger of a final when the Guyana Defence Force collide with a resurgent Santos in the final of the tournament tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda.
Arthur was talking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday and informed that systems are in place for a wonderful evening of football.
He indicated that efforts have been made to ensure the comfort of the fans by having additional seating at the venue and also Lennox Cush has provided additional lighting for the venue so patrons will get an enhanced view of the proceedings.
On the action, the former outstanding national player stated that action opens as early as 5:30pm with an exhibition encounter between East Bank teams Timehri Panthers and Grove Hi Tech.
This will be followed by the third place playoff at 6:45pm between Rhythm Squad and Fruta Conquerors.
The final kicks off at 8:30pm between GDF and Santos.
Arthur pointed that the Army has a good following and many of their fans are expected to show up and root for their team. On the other hand, he said that Santos have got good support from the country teams and they have shown resurgence under Coach Denzil Thompson, a former national goalkeeper.
Lennox Arthur
Arthur commended the job Thompson has been doing with Santos, pointing to the fact that before he took over he was in charge of Pele and saw them win the Mayor’s Cup then taking Kashif and Shanghai glory. He moved to Santos and saw the team rise like the phoenix from the ashes, rebuild and are now playing for the Mayor’s Cup.
He anticipates a keenly fought encounter between the two sides that will both be going all out for the win.
The champions will collect the first prize of $500,000, while $200,000 goes to the second placed finisher, third receives $100,000 and the fourth placed side collects $50,000.
Arthur is extending heart felt gratitude to members of the corporate community that have assisted. Among them are Roshan Khan, DDL, Banks DIH, Digicel, Guyana Beverage Company Ltd, Giftland Office Max, Macorp, Courtney Benn and Nazar Mohammed of Mohammed’s Enterprise.
Two prizes for the Most Valuable Player were donated by Keishar’s and AH&L Kissoon Ltd, while Digicel will hand over a cell phone to the player scoring the most goals.
Former national footballer Keith Smartt has donated the beautiful Lien Trophy for the tournament along with the MVP trophy.
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