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Several teams through to quarterfinals of Inter Ministry/Corporation football

Jun 26, 2012 Sports

John Fernandes Ltd (JFL) was the first team to advance to the quarterfinal round with a 4-1 drubbing over the Ministry of Education when action in the Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition continued at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground on Saturday June 23 last.
Jamal Joseph netted a brace in the 9th and 13th minutes for the winners, while Alden Lawrence netted in the 22nd minute and Delroy Henry scored the decider in the 29th minute.
J & S Electrical also booked a place among the final 8 teams by defeating Ministry of Public Works 2 – 1. Deon Alfred (14th) and Nigel Denny in the 27th minute orchestrated the win for J & S while Oni Duncan narrowed the margin in the 23rd minute for Public Works.
G P C was also in winners’ row with a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing over GT&T.  Kelvin McKenzie started the onslaught in the 14th minute with support from Ken Agard in the 20th and 22nd minutes, while Alpha Sylvester capped the total in the 29th minute.
Action continues this evening with the final 3 first round games starting at 18:00hrs. In the first encounter, GT&T will tackle Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while Ministry of Education take on the Guyana Revenue Authority.  Media United will come up against the Ministry of Tourism where the winners will seal a place among the final 8 teams.
Several other teams have already advanced to the quarterfinal stage including Banks DIH Ltd and Republic Bank from group A. The Bank of Guyana will know their status after the winner of game 3 in group B has been established, while John Fernandes (JFL) awaits the results between Education Ministry and GRA.  Should the GRA win they will oppose the New GPC to determine the team to advance along with JFL in group C.
Meanwhile, J&S Electrical and GNSC are the two Group D teams contesting for a spot in the quarterfinals which starts this Saturday at 17:30hrs.
The first prize on offer is $250,000 and a trophy while the second place finishers cart off $175,000. The third and fourth place finishers receive $75,000 and $25,000 respectively.
Activities are being staged under the Powerade brand, a nutritional drink manufactured by main sponsors, Banks DIH Ltd. Several other corporate entities have joined with Banks DIH and contributed towards a successful tournament including Giftland Office Max, Talk is Cheap, Ross Gas Station, Body Max and Hopkinson Mining among others.
Among those teams competing for honours are GNIC, GPI, Neal and Massey, Lucky Dollar, Digicel, Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Republic Bank, Courtney Benn Contracting Company, Guyana Water Authority, GPL and NIS among others. The organizers are Dennis ‘Chow’ Hunte and Mark Young.

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