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CFU Club Championship…Alpha, lone local club still in with a chance of advancing
-InterMoengotapoe looking for a clean sweep
By Rawle Welch
Alpha United the lone local club still in with a chance to qualify for the
Alpha’s goalscorers: (from left) - Andrew Murray. Anthony Abrams and Daniel Wilson.
next round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship is in an excellent position to do so when they take on counterparts Milerock this evening in the feature game of a double header at the National Stadium, starting at 18:00 hrs.
In the opening fixture, top of the table InterMoengotapoe of Suriname and Hubentut Fortuna square off from 16:00 hrs.
The Alpha United and Milerock clash is a must win by the former if they are to proceed to the next phase since they like Fortuna have a win and a loss, while Milerock is yet to score a point and judging from their disappointing display in their previous clash against table leaders InterMoengotapoe where they were clobbered 7-1, many feel that Alpha is in a good position psychologically to inflict a similar result on them.
Alpha, the reigning club champions in Guyana haven’t looked as sharp as they are used to and that may be due to the lack of playing against top flight teams to get the kind of competition necessary to perform at optimum level in these sorts of tournaments.
Andrew Murray Jnr, Anthony Abrams and Dwain Jacobs have all looked unexciting, but Milerock as well seemed to be below the level required to progress further so even a below par Alpha might still pack sufficient fire power to beat them.
However, they may also know that beating Milerock is not sufficient, but the margin of victory could be crucial bearing in mind Fortuna score an upset over what should be a clearly superior InterMoengotapoe side that have so far looked displayed a better quality of football compared to all the other teams.
Alpha missed to many clear chances even in their clash against the Dutch side and will now have to decide to place their destiny in their own hands and not rely on any team to do so.
Dwayne Ali, Kris Camacho and Abassi McPherson have looked jaded and were repeatedly giving away possession quite easily and they will have to improve in that department, while the supply of passes will also have to pick up if they are to create the kind of opportunities for Abrams, Murray and company to take advantage of.
Milerock as was stated earlier clearly lack the potency up front and even though a few chances were created from the mid-field, the strikers were unable to capitalise on them.
The curtain raiser should go the way of InterMoengotapoe whose strike force in both games to date is as deadly as they come with the prolific Stefano Ryssel leading the way.
Captain Jimmy Patrick, Claudio Pinas and Jerrel Adensiba are all formidable players and capable of producing some exciting plays so Fortuna will have their work cut out to stop a clean sweep from the Dutch juggernauts.
Fortuna has looked good in brief moments, but they too like Milerock have not been uniformed in their attacks and lacked the chemistry, but do not count them out.
Jose Adriano Chacas Gomes, who’ve scored in both matches to date, is a skilful striker and if he gets the support from the playmakers anything could happen.
However, that has been far and few and barring an upset, they like Milerock should face the elimination axe.
Admission is $500 and school children free.
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