Local footballers impacting in New York

Jul 09, 2011 Sports

The Guyanese footballers currently campaigning in the United States are making the best of their opportunities so far. Three of the seven are on trial with a top New York club for professional contracts while the others are keeping Team Guyana in contention for top honours in the Digicel Caribbean Cup.
National captain and top defender Howard Lowe, goalkeeper Ronson Williams and midfielder Abassi McPherson displayed their skills before officials of FC New York in an initial session and will have another trial later this week.
FC New York is a leading contender in the United States Soccer League (USL) Pro, which essentially is one level below Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of competition in the country.
And its coach Paul Shaw and president Dough Petersen have been immediately impressed with the Guyanese trio, especially Lowe.
According to Guyana’s international coordinator Garth Nelson, The team President Dough Petersen has dubbed Lowe “Ice Man” and has made him a leading candidate to be drafted into the team for next year’s rooster.
Nelson said the Guyanese players can only be drafted for 2012 as the 2011 season is well underway and will conclude within three months.
USL clubs are allowed seven foreign players and one or more of the Guyanese trio could be the first to represent the club which produced an impressive showing in a narrow 2-1 loss to MLS powerhouse New York Red Bulls, in the US Cup before a huge crowd and national television audience last weekend, at Red Bulls Stadium.
The Cup is the United States version of England’s FA Cup which involves clubs from all levels of competition in a knockout series. The trio and the other four players are aiming to win Team Guyana’s first ever Digicel Caribbean Cup title.
Team Guyana defeated St Lucia and held the Grenada national team, which competed in the Gold Cup, to a 0-0 draw, in their highlight performances so far. They also drew with Dominica before the locals joined the squad.
Nelson said he is quite impressed with 19-year-old Kevin Beaton, a former Topp XX striker who scored a hat-trick against St Lucia and netted another three-goal tally against a Greek New York lineup in a practice game last week. “He has a bright future and should make a big impact for the Guyana national team in the near future,” the New York-based Nelson stated.
Devon Millington, Dwight Peters and Dwain Jacobs are among the other locals campaigning in the Big Apple.
Meanwhile Nelson confirmed that Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson, Guyana’s leading forward, was traded from the USL’s Carolina Rail Hawks to Puerto Rico Islanders, and not to the MLS’s Seattle Sounders, contrary to local reports. (Orin Davidson)

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