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Mayor’s KO Football semis set for tonight at GFC
After weeks of exciting football the curtains are about to come down on the at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda when the annual Mayor’s knockout football tournament reaches its semifinal round, the penultimate night of action, the grand finale set for Sunday.
Football fans and pundits are hoping for the mouthwatering prospect of an Alpha United and Slingerz FC clash in Sunday’s final, however, the pair must first overcome their semifinal hurdles tonight.
They are both expected to be in for a tough time but judging from their previous performances, the fans could very well get what they want.
Alpha United oppose Den Amstel in the opening game tonight at 18:30hrs shortly before Slingerz FC throw down the gauntlet against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at 20:30hrs in two mouth watering semifinal matches.
Alpha, the number one club, is expected to throw everything at Den Amstel as they seek to move forward to the championship game. Their firepower and ability is noteworthy hence their number one billing. Featuring Richard Reynolds in goal, Travis Grant, Bevon Mosley, Andrew Murray, Dwight Peters, Gregory Richardson and leading goal scorer Anthony Abrams among others, Den Amstel are definitely in for a torrid time.
The West Demerara side will depend on Jeffery Perreira, Travis Hilliman, Rodwell Hutson, Colin Wellington and Wycliff Simon to rebuff the charge of Alpha.
Slingerz of the Westside will also relish the opportunity to face Alpha and dethrone them in this Mayor’s Cup contest. But the GDF stands in their way.
Slingerz will depend on Dwayne Jacobs, Joshua Brown, Anthony Harding, Tichard Joseph, Andre Hector and Kester Jacobs to spearhead their challenge. However, the GDF will have Royan Morrison, Eusi Phillips, Marlon Benjamin, Desford Williams and Delwyn Fraser leading their challenge, all tried and tested players who know how to take the fight to opponents.
Two exciting semifinals are anticipated setting the stage for Sunday’s final.
The winner in this tournament will cart off $1,000,000, while the runner up will take home $500,000; the third and fourth place finishers will receive $300,000 and $200,000 respectively.
The sponsors on board are Two Brothers Gas Station, Mohamed’s Enterprise, General Equipment Guyana Ltd, Bakewell, Guyana Beverage Inc, MaCorp, CBR Mining, Digicel, GT&T, Guyana Lottery Company, CIDI and Ansa McAl.
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