Stag Elite League... Pele blank Buxton; 10-man Slingerz arrest GDF 4-2

Stag Elite League… Pele blank Buxton; 10-man Slingerz arrest GDF 4-2

Nov 01, 2015 Sports

Pele Football Club continued their winning ways in the Stag Elite League (SEL) with a

Slingerz goal scorers from right, Dwayne Jacobs, Julian Wade and Vurlon Mills.

workmanlike 2-0 win over Buxton United in the feature game of Friday evening’s double header at the Georgetown Football Club ground.
The evening’s opening game produced a 4-2 win for Slingerz Football Club who were reduced to 10-players when Colin Nelson was booked for the second time in the 27th minute, his first was in the 10th minute.
The setback came for the West Side based team when they were already 2-1 ahead after the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had taken the lead in the 9th minute through a Eusi Phillips goal.
Pele, looked somewhat ordinary in the first half of a game that saw Buxton looking a threatening bunch as they created a few good runs but the experience of the Pele side led by the SEL leading goal scorer was the difference in the end in the first half (Genesis) of the league.
Richardson continues to be a constant bother to every defence he has come up against so far and Friday was no different. His nagging runs and plays were finally rewarded in the 61st minute when his right foot missile just inside the area rocketed past the goalie.
That was the break that Pele required to ease the tension. The advantage would double in the 74th minute and it was Richardson again who was involved on the end of another successful run. This time he laid the ball off for Keoma Gravesande to finish clinically in the roof of the nets.
The GDF it were that drew first blood against Slingerz compliments of a Eusi Phillips 9th minute goal. It was the ideal start for the Soldiers which saw Slingerz having to dig deep against a side that brings lots of energy to the park.
Vurlon Mills drew Slingerz level in the 22nd minute and they took the lead three minutes later when Julian Wade netted the first of his double in the match. Two minutes after taking the lead, Slingerz found themselves having to revisit their game plan when one of their main defenders, Colin Nelson was booked for the second time.
Rather than panicking, the West Side based unit kept the Army at bay as they worked overtime. The lead was doubled for Slingerz by Wade with his second goal in the 61st minute but GDF’s Delroy Fraser gave his side some hope when he reduced the advantage within striking range in the 83rd minute, Slingerz 3 GDF 2.
With the minutes ticking away, Dwayne Jacobs restored the two goal advantage for Slingerz with two minutes remaining in regulation time.
Meanwhile, two more matches will be contested today at the Tucville ground. GFC take on Fruta Conquerors while Alpha United match skills with Monedderlust in the opening game at 18:00hrs.