There were mixed results when the triple header football competition organized by The New Amsterdam Branch of The Guyana Teachers Union and the Hearts of Oak Masters Football Club was played. The one day football fiesta was played on Friday last at the All Saints Scott Church Ground Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam under lights.
In the first encounter in a female match – Berbice High School (BHS) female students and Tutorial Academy Secondary (TASS) female students played to a 0-0 draw.
The second game on the night’s card saw Hearts of Oak Masters of Berbice coming from behind to defeat their Georgetown Masters counterparts 2-1. Former national player Kurt Alphonso was in good touches, slotting home a double in the second half to give his team victory after Rod Henry had earlier given the visitors the early advantage with a first half strike.
The feature matchup, which pitted the New Amsterdam/Canje Teachers and their West Berbice counterparts, saw the game living up to its expectation as it ended in a in a 1-1 stalemate. There was not much separating the two teams and in the end the results showed.
Colin Bowery opened the scoring in the 20th minute for the NA/Canje teachers to give them into the advantage at lemon time. The West Berbice team fought hard and were rewarded with five minutes left to play in the 60 minutes encounter when Booker T Williamson found the back of the net to even things up.