GFA/Banks Beer Cup Round Robin football tournament... Alpha United detain Police; Blackwater FC defeat Northern Rangers

GFA/Banks Beer Cup Round Robin football tournament… Alpha United detain Police; Blackwater FC defeat Northern Rangers

Dec 21, 2014 Sports

By Michael Benjamin

Alpha United FC’s early domination of the GFA/Banks Beer Cup Round Robin football tournament has propelled them to the top of Group ‘A’ after crushing victories over Blackwater (17-0) and Northern Rangers (16-0). The pundits had already predicted a similar thrashing over the Guyana Police Force when those teams clashed as action continued in the tournament at the GFC Ground last Friday evening.
True to prediction, Alpha prevailed, but the lawmen turned in a determined performance and made their nemesis work overtime, restricting them to a 2-0 victory. Daniel Wilson continued his rich vein of form to score in the 11th minute, while Dwight Peters extended the lead from the penalty spot in the 65th minute.
In the opening fixture, Blackwater defeated Northern Rangers 3-2 following successes by Angus Barker (20), Stephon Christopher (47) and Jamine Beckles (52) for the winners, while Shawn McCalmont (10) and Gregory Jones (58) narrowed the margin of victory for the losers.
The Police had, earlier in the tournament, dished out a 3-0 drubbing to Blackwater FC and approached the Alpha game with similar tenacity. The lawmen met their opponents head-on, attacking and counterattacking with gusto. Dwight Peters made the first decisive move for Alpha when he weaved his way down the left flank to the opposition’s goal.
The effort was flawless and looked sure goal until the Police custodian, Darius Frank, moved forward and in one fluent movement, kicked the ball into the centre of the field.
The persistency of the ‘Hammers’ strike force was evident as they upped the ante and one minute after the botched chance Alpha struck through a perfectly timed strike from Wilson.
Alpha’s striker, Adrian Adonis, then sent in a stinger after receiving a pass from the right flank but once again, the Police custodian proved his worth, tipping the ball over the uprights. Moments later, Travis ‘Zorro’ Grant sent in a stiff jab after weaving his way past the opposition’s midfielders but once again the Police custodian performed his theatrics to keep the ball out. Several other raids by Alpha’s front men were intercepted by a strong Police defence and Wilson’s success was the only reward for the Alpha team at the end of the first session.
They had also lost the services of Manuel Vargas who received an instantaneous red card in the 15th minute following an infringement and subsequent verbal altercation with the referee.
The Police retained their competitive spirit into the second session and Rawle Haynes presented a dangerous preposition on the right flank. Dwayne Jacobs had been quiet for most of the game but came to life early in the second session, valiantly sprinting forward, only to be checked by Atto Wallace on the defence cordon.
The Alpha strike force were working in tandem but the Police remained undeterred and Rawle Haynes came ominously close to equalizing the situation after a solo effort that brought him in close proximity of the Alpha’s goal; he became over anxious and spoiled the chance down the side of the goal.
Manasseh Primo then took charge after receiving a dolly of a pass and was on the verge of scoring an easy goal when the Police goalkeeper advanced and improperly brought him down; the referee decided to punish the infringement with a penalty kick. Dwight Peters was given the responsibility and his power shot zipped past Frank with unerring accuracy.
Thereafter, both teams attacked but despite the ‘big names’ in the Alpha team, the lawmen pressed on hoping for a change in fortunes.
Primo featured once again when he latched on to a ball and adroitly dribbled to the opposition’s goal.
He looked all skill and poise until he administered a ferocious shot that sailed high in the air landing on North Road.
The clock was ticking away the seconds and in an effort to narrow the score, the Policemen started to compile constructive passes but were swarmed by Alpha’s midfielders.
The final chapter was read out when one of Alpha’s strikers launched a free kick over the fence and the referee’s whistle coinciding with its fall into oblivion.
Play continued at the GFC Ground last evening and resumes at the same venue at 18:00hrs today with another potentially scorching double header. Beacon FC will oppose Camptown, while Riddim Squad match skills with Santos FC.

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