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Banks Beer / GFA KO Cup…Sunburst Camptown, Fruta Conquerors send ominous warning
Both Sunburst Camptown and Fruta Conquerors were in no mood to accommodate any threat to their ambitions of advancing further in this year’s Banks Beer / Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Knockout Cup after registering emphatic wins when the competition got underway on Sunday with a double header, at the GCC ground.
In the feature game played in wet conditions before a crowd of about 3,000, a star-studded Fruta Conquerors line-up led by ‘Golden Jaguars’ striker Vurlon Mills crushed Flamingo 11-0, while Sunburst Camptown though not exacting a similar scoreline was equally punishing on Houston Stars who they demolished 5-0.
Action in the opening game that featured Sunburst Camptown and Houston Stars.
Camptown FC from the onset displayed their dominance against opponents that looked outclassed and it took just 9 minutes for the Campbellville-based side to take the lead through Captain Reshawn Sandiford, who took advantage of a combination of the soggy outfield and poor judgement by the goalkeeper to score an unexpected goal.
Bouyed by the early strike Camptown continued to assert themselves and a captivating solo run from their inspirational captain deep within their own half led to a brilliant finish from the ever lurking Devon Forde in the 16th minute which sent the large crowd into wild celebration.
The score remained 2-0 going into the half time interval.
The second period started brightly for the boys from Houston who tried desperately to find a “foothold” in the game. They attacked relentlessly to pull back a goal and came close to doing that, but were denied by a brilliant save from the dependable Oswald Cornette stationed between the uprights.
Clearly in need of a goal to make the contest a bit more interesting, Houston Stars went on an all-out blitz which was met with some threatening counter-attacks by Camptown and they were eventually rewarded through Forde, who netted his second in the 60th minute, while Anthony Sancho followed suit with a brace of his own in the 70th and 88th minutes to complete the rout.
Tournament favourites Fruta Conquerors sent a clear message to all pretenders to the throne that they mean business by simply annihilating a game, but obviously outclassed Flamingo team. The game started at a frantic pace and creating buildups and maintaining possession was a difficult proposition on the muddy surface as both teams fought for the ascendancy in the early exchanges.
Conquerors almost broke the deadlock with a brilliant build up only to be denied by a brilliant save from former national goalkeeper Gerald Williams. The attacking pressure continued and the stalemate was finally broken through miscommunication between keeper and defender which allowed the talented Jahal “Chico” Greaves to swoop in and score in the 31st minute.
After that Flamingo briefly showed some attacking intent, but was thwarted by the resolute backline of Conquerors marshaled by the commanding Joshua “Brownie” Brown and the versatile Trevon “German” Lythcott”.
Aggressive wing play and marauding overlapping runs sliced open the wretched Flamingo defence and it was only a matter of time before the floodgates were opened.
Jermaine “Panky” Junor added his name to the scoresheet four minutes before half time.
The resumption brought no respite for the Flamingo side as Conquerors looked to inflict further misery on their opponents who seemed devoid of attacking schemes. Lacking the creative compass to be competitive, they were simply outmatched, outgunned and simply outdone by the better side. The talented Mills eventually got into the act, scoring from a well taken strike in the 56th minute. The ensuing carnage led to a further 9 goals with Mills netting two more in the 67th and 86th minutes to end with a hat-trick, while Greaves did likewise with two moer in the 82th and 89th.
Joshua Brown in the 48th, Steve Nelson 70th, Dwayne Lawrence 74th and Eon Alleyne 90th completed their tally.
Action continues with another double header tomorrow at the same venue.
In the first game, Blueberry Hill FC takes on Caribbean United at 18:00 hrs and that will be followed by the clash between GFC and Kwakwani Strikers from 20:00 hrs.
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