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GFA/Banks Beer Cup…Camptown edge Santos 2-1; Rhythm Squad and Beacons draw
Sunburst Camptown Football Club rebounded from a 2-1 defeat to Rhythm Squad late last week with a similar victory
Anthony Sancho
over Santos Football Club when the Group C teams clashed in the feature game as the GFA/Banks Beer Cup round-robin/knockout tournament continued at the GDF Ground, Thomaslands last Monday evening.
The opening fixture between Rhythm Squad and Beacons, also a Group ‘C’ fixture, was keenly contested but ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Knowing that the tournament has reached the knockout stage, Camptown aggressively went after their opponents but Santos surprised them, matching their aggression while maintaining a stiff defence. As such, the first session ended with both teams goalless.
Santos upped the ante at the start of the second session and Orin Yarde broke away on the right flank for what appeared to be a simple shot; his wayward kick slid along the left side of the goal. It took staunch ball control and expert dribbling on the part of Camptown’s Anthony Sancho to break the deadlock in the 53rd minute.
He {Sancho} was a thorn in the opposition’s side and made another break shortly after his first success, this time after receiving a pinpoint offering to slam in’ Camptown’s second goal in the 61st minute.
Camptown strikers then attacked with venom and constantly fed Sancho who was on fire. The dapper striker collected one such pass and sprinted towards Santos goal but the defenders checked his advance.
The team from Campbellville Housing Scheme then changed tactics and began to widely distribute the ball. Mikail Stewart was then gifted a pass and he unleashed a thunderous kick to Camptown’s goal but the ill timed shot sailed over the uprights.
The Santos players refused to say die and Kenroy Demonic dribbled down the left flank and pasted the Camptown goalie who did well to grab onto the ball. Santos was eventually rewarded for their persistence when Jamal Downer went up to a high pass and skilfully headed the ball into the Camptown nets.
Time was terribly against him and the Santos striker valiantly attacked less than one minute after that success 
but his shot slid down the side of the goal. Moments later, the shrill sound of the referee’s whistle sealed Santos’ fate.
Meanwhile, Alpha United FC is sitting pretty with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +32 while their nearest rival, the GPF, has accrued a similar amount of points but with a goal difference of positive five.
The tournament has now reached the elimination stage and the action is expected to intensify as the respective teams look to advance. The action continues this evening at the same venue when Pele tackles Black Pearl while the Guyana Defence Force and Flamingo clash in the feature game.
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