UDFA GT Beer final... Gittens strike earns Federal Winners Connection three-peat title against Silver Shattas

UDFA GT Beer final… Gittens strike earns Federal Winners Connection three-peat title against Silver Shattas

Jan 03, 2016 Sports

Topp XX edge Net Rockers 2-0

In front of a frenzied capacity crowd of adoring football fans the Federal Winners Connection veteran striker Rawle ‘Boney’ Gittens once again delivered by scoring the lone goal of the game as his team beat Silver Shattas 1-0 in the final of the third annual Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) GT Beer championship, thus capturing a historic win with their third straight GT Beer championship at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground on New Year’s Night.
The back-to-back title win did not come easy for the champions to pocket the $800,000 first prize and the winning trophy and replicas, as their opponents Silver Shattas did make the final a memorable one, but for the fact they were unable to convert chances which went their way, while the composed play of Winners Connection allowed them to come away with yet another sterling performance and are still to be beaten in three years of this year end competition.
Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) president Sharma Solomon told the crowd on hand that come this year end the UDFA will be working in partnership with the authorities of the MSC to improve the seating conditions, while Banks DIH Communications Manager Troy Peters, in front of GT Beer Manager Jeoffrey Clement assured the fans that the beverage giants are committed to continued sponsorship under the GT Beer brand for this tournament.
The versatile Winners Connection started with a burst as their front line of veteran Gittens and 20 year old striker Marmalaque Davidson did create some anxious moments for the opposing goalkeeper for Silver Shattas but the relative underdogs Shattas were not kept quiet as their duo on the forward line of Rawlston Fraser and Colwyn Drakes made the defence of Winners Connection work overtime as the two sides impressed with their counter attacks.
While Winners Connection looked slightly the better of the two sides early in the first half the Shattas announced their intentions before the half time whistle came, but Winners Connection bounced back to steady their flow even though the first half ended scoreless.
The second half was a continuation of the Winners Connection trying hard to get the go ahead goal, but their defence held together by the warring captain Marlon Maxius, often had their plate full in dealing with this courageous Shattas side. However, when it looked like an extra period of play would be necessary the wily striker Gittens was there to slam home a diagonal cross from the right side inside the 18 yards box which stunned the helpless Shattas goalkeeper in the 88th minute of regulation play which virtually sealed the win for a third successive year of this championship in favour of the champions Winners Connection.
In the supporting game, goals from second half substitute Oswald Benjamin and veteran player Collie Hercules were enough to give Topp XX a 2-0 win over Net Rockers in their third place game earlier.
The presentation of the various prizes and individual awards will be done at a date to be announced during the coming week by the organisers.

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