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GFA U-17 league Beacon, Pele draw 5-5; Fruta Conquerors thump Santos 3-1
Beacon and Pele Football Clubs played to an exciting draw while Fruta Conquerors hammered Santos FC 3-1 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFC) Under-17 league commenced yesterday at the Tucville ground.
At the end of regulation time Beacon and Pele were level 5-5 in the first game of the double header. Marlon Nedd’s solo effort put Pele in front six minutes on. The striker collected the ball from midfield, weaving his way through the opposition’s defense before finishing from just inside the 18 yards box.
The game settled down nicely with both teams sharing possession equally, but it was Pele who doubled the lead in the 32nd minute when Kerron Haywood tapped in a cross from the right side just outside the penalty area.
Fruta Conquerors’ Randy Layne on the offensive yesterday
Beacon pulled one back before half time courtesy of a Samuel Hunte free kick, just beyond the 18 yards box in the 39th minute. Shamar Barrow found the equalizer for Beacon one minute after the interval while Hunte gave them the lead in the 52nd.
Pele drew level seven minutes later when Nedd fired in his second goal of the game. He danced his way past two defenders before finding the back of the nets from inside the penalty area. Haywood ensured that Pele retook the advantage when he netted his second goal in the 61st minute, slotting home a right side cross.
But the stubborn Beacon leveled things once again in the 71st minute; Keifer Brandt heading into the back of the nets. Haywood completed a hat-trick in the 76th minute to give his team hope before Beacon’s Negal Headley header found the back of the net in the 79th to draw the scores level.
Santos dominated the opening exchanges in the second game and deservedly went ahead when Lynill Holder headed home in the 30th minute. Fruta Conquerors tried desperately for an equalizer but Santos went to the break enjoying a slim 1-0 lead.
Conquerors showed more determination in the second half and Randy Layne pulled one back in the 61st minute. Delroy Holigan gave Conquerors the lead in the 72nd minute side while Layne doubled the advantage three minutes later.
Despite several efforts thereafter, Santos found it difficult to breach their opponents’ defense again as it ended 3-1 in favour of the home team.
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