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GFF Super League…Alpha, Pele, Western, Buxton in winner’s row; Den Amstel & Rosignol draw
Defending champion Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United racked up another three points as did Buxton United Sports Club, Pele and Western Tigers when play in the Guyana Football Federation Super League continued last Sunday at
Gregory Richardson
three venues.
Suffering at the hands of Alpha United at the Buxton Community Centre Ground in feature play was Upper Demerara’s Milerock FC, Manasseh Primo leading the victory charge with a brace with one each from the consistent Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams and Marvin Joseph who opened the scoring in the 37th minute.
The experienced Alpha side took apart the younger and inexperienced Milerock unit that stood firm in the first 45 minutes with the score reading 1-0. However, as the game matured, Alpha gradually took control despite Milerock showing stout resistance; the losers however cracked up in the last 15 minutes.
Second half substitute Primo who replaced Joseph in the 63rd minute, netted the first of his double in the 75th minute and formalized the score line in the 90th. In between his goals, Abrams (85) stuck in one of his own. Milerock was able to pull one back. Both teams utilised their full quota of substitutions.
In the opening game, home team Buxton United returned to winnings ways by needling a stubborn Amelia’s Ward United; the multi talented Clive Andries scoring the winner 3 minutes to full time in the bruising encounter. Buxton made two of their three subs while Amelia’s Ward took their full quota in their quest to at least earn a share of the points but that was not to be as Buxton took the available three.
Over at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground, West Coast Demerara, Uitvlugt Warriors, which had earlier toppled the defending champions Alpha and also recorded a come from behind win over Milerock were not able to find that same fire as they went under to Pele, 3-0.
Gregory Richardson netted all three goals for the City based side, opening his account from as early as the 6th minute. Pele never allowed the home team to find a rhythm and shooting range, as Richardson was a constant feature in the
Manasseh Primo
final third of the Uitvlugt half.
Uitvlugt, led by former National defender Orville Bobb tried their best to contain Pele even as they strived to draw level but those ambitions went with the Atlantic wind as Richardson sealed their fate in a ten minute burst. He slammed in his second goal in the 63rd minute and the third, 10 minutes later which effectively knocked the wind out of the sails of the home team. Uitvlugt made a single sub while Pele doubled that.
In the other game, the other West Demerara team, Den Amstel Porknockers had to dig deep to earn a share of the points against Berbice’ Rosignol United.
Both sides, featuring a number of young and talented players went about their quest for full points in businesslike manner but it was the Berbice side that would have cantered into the lead, silencing the home crowd in the 17th minute.
Delbert Wilson was the player who handed his side the lead but the going was never easy. While the Berbicians strived to maintain and even stretch the advantage, Den Amstel constantly worked towards drawing level but they had to wait and did show a high level of patience and maturity.
They were finally rewarded in the 65th minute when Travis Hilliman found the back of the nets much to the delight of his teammates and their fans. No further goals materialized and both teams walked away with one point each.
Rosignol made two second half changes as opposed to three by Den Amstel during the course of the encounter.
And at the BV Ground, the lone encounter saw the home team going down to Western Tigers by the lone goal of the match which was scored by Rudolph Wagner in the 15th minute of another tough match-up.
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