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Dec 25, 2012 Sports
-Northern Rangers gets rid of Blue Berry Hill
It started as early as the first minute of play when striker Gerald Whittington dribbled past two defenders, before hitting a tame shot past a surprised University of Guyana custodian and after that it was one-way traffic as Santos hammered a hapless bunch of academics 12-0, before a fair-sized crowd to progress to the next stage of this year’s Banks Beer / GFA Knockout Cup which continued on Sunday, at the GCC ground.
Whittington, who is best known for his prolific scoring in local football, netted two more goals in the 32nd and 56th minutes to complete a hat-trick, while the dreadlocked Michael Pedro was the top goalscorer of the eveing, hitting in four goals in the 17th, 28th, 48th and 75th minutes to complete the rout of a clearly outclassed UG team.
Also, on target for the winners were William Europe (25th and 78th), Jermain Bamfield (44th), Jermaine Fraser (51st) and Lerone Charles (70th).
In the opening fixture, Northern Rangers led by goals off the boots of Sherwin Vincent (57th) and Jermaine Scott (77th) finally got rid of a determined Blue Berry Hill FC by a 2-1 margin.
Shemroy Dover (47th) converted the lone response for the Lindeners in what was definitely an evenly contested encounter which could have gone either way.
Meanwhile, the tournament continues today with another double header, at the Tucville ground, commencing from 18:00 hrs.
The Organisers were forced to switch from the GCC ground to Tucville due to the waterlogged conditions at the former location.
In the first game, the in-form Guyana Defence Force (GDF) take on Black Pearl and that will be followed by the feature clash that pit Linden’s Netrockers versus the Guyana Police Force at 20:00 hrs.
Both games should provide fans with end to end action and with $9million in prize money up for grabs, $4million of which goes to the winner, even teams starting as favourites will know that strength on paper does not necessarily translate to victory on the field.
However, the Army over the past year has really transformed itself into one of the better teams in the country and with their decisive edge in the fitness department Black Pearl could easily find the going tough against a team that usually runs the opposition into the ground.
The soldiers will be depending on the services of Eusi Phillips, Marlon Benjamin and Devon Harris to lead their charge for victory, while Lomen Johnson holds the key for Black Pearl.
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