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Annual Women’s Football Tournament… Eagles’ United soars to championship honours
The architects of Foxy Ladies’ success l-r Stacy Adams, Uan Wilson, Shamika Marcus and Tiandi Smith.
Foxy Ladies outfox Demerara Queens for third place
A decent crowd of cheering supporters trooped to the Tucville Ground last Sunday evening and were rewarded with two action packed encounters when the finals and third place playoff of the Annual Women’s Football Tournament were contested at the Tucville Ground.
The matches were keenly contested and when the smoke had cleared, Eagles United soared above its competitors to take the championship trophy after dishing out a 2-0 whipping to Demerara Queens, while Foxy Ladies outfoxed Little Divas for a 3-1 victory and the eventual third place. The architects of the Eagles United’s victory are Terryka Joseph (53) and Lakeisha Pearson (69), while Tiandi Smith (4), Stacy Adams (8) and Uan Wilson (14) struck for the Foxy Ladies. Abioce Heywood contributed Little Divas sole success in the 13th minute.
The feature game between the Eagles’ United and Demerara Queens commenced at a hectic pace with both teams attacking and counterattacking to grab the initiative. Eagles had a first shot at goal after one of their strikers weaved her way past the opposition’s defence and drew the keeper out of her comfort zone. The ensuing kick was, however, mistimed and slid harmlessly down the left side of the goal.
The battle continued at a furious pace, characterized by tactical passes by the Eagles, while the Demerara Queens maintained a strong defence intermingled with good offensive strategies. With fresh legs on both sides, the two teams attacked and defended well and held each other to a first session stalemate.
The teams started the second session at a fiery pace and a wicked left foot shot by Joseph out of a goal scrimmage screamed past the Demerara Queens custodian and settled in the network long before she had moved. As the battle continued it was obvious that the Eagles were the stronger, more tactical bunch. Their second goal was a zipper when Pearson dribbled past the opposition’s defence and drilled their custodian from an acute angle just off the left post.
Abioce Heywood is regarded as the lynchpin of the Divas and she endorsed this faith during the early exchanges when she effortlessly dribbled past the opposition’s defense. She then spoiled the effort with a tame kick that was scooped up by the Foxy Ladies’ custodian.
Tiandi Smith then immediately took over and showed how it’s done when she struck the ball from way down the centre line and it swirled past the opposition’s custodian’s outstretched hands and settled in the network. Adams pressed home the advantage 4 minutes later from the penalty spot, while Heywood’s goal punctuated those two before Uan Wilson sealed the deal for the Foxy Ladies.
The Divas lost the services of their star player, Heywood, after she was cited for aggressively running down the Foxy Ladies’ custodian just after the penalty was struck. She was shown a yellow card and subsequently the red since the referee claimed that she had received an earlier yellow card. The dapper striker vociferously protested saying such was not the case, all to no avail.
Meanwhile, Sherrilyn Kingston was voted the Most Valuable Player and was duly rewarded with a trophy for her efforts while Nichola Leacock and Andrea Lashley shared the honours for the most goals after they both netted 4 apiece.
Eight teams battled for honours in a round robin format and then the knockout stage over the past few weeks. Participating teams were Foxy Ladies, GDF, Little Diva Flames and New Amsterdam Warriors (Group A) and Eagles United, West Side Conquerors, Demerara Queens and Kuru Kuru (Group B).
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