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Fruta Conquerors, Guyana Defence Force, and Police Force Football Clubs secure exciting wins in Women’s League Division One, spanning Georgetown and Essequibo
Kaieteur Sports – Fruta Conquerors, Guyana Defence Force, and Police Force Football Clubs delivered thrilling performances as they clinched victories on Saturday in both Georgetown and Bartica in the Women’s League Division One.
Fruta Conquerors emerged victorious with a final score of 5 – 2 against Pakuri on November 4 at the Georgetown Football Club ground on North Road. The audience witnessed Kristina Daniels of Pakuri netting the first goal in the 16th minute, but Fruta Conquerors responded swiftly, equalising with a spectacular goal courtesy of Amanda McKenzie in the 25th minute, followed by her teammate Sandra Johnson’s strike in the 29th minute.
This gave Fruta Conquerors a 2 – 1 lead at the halftime whistle.
The second half featured two more goals from Johnson in the 49th and 67th minutes, as well as another by McKenzie in the 59th minute. Avina Adrian of Pakuri added a goal for her team in the 66th minute.
In the second match of the afternoon, Guyana Defence Force Football Club delivered a remarkable performance, securing a convincing 7 – 0 victory over Santos Football Club.
Action in the latest match of the GFF Women’s League Division One tournament.
Anastacia Horsham led the charge with a hat-trick, netting goals in the 20th, 32nd, and 37th minutes. Sasha Greaves contributed with two more goals in the 8th and 57th minutes, while Abiece Haywood and Glengie Lewis found the back of the net in the 15th and 22nd minutes, respectively.
Santos Football Club faced a formidable task trying to breach the defence of the Guyana Defence Force Football Club.
At the Bartica Community Centre, the Guyana Police Force achieved a 3 – 0 triumph against Potaro Strikers, thanks to goals scored by Siacy Adams, Tiandi Smith and Ashanti Aaron in the 30th, 49th minute and 53rd minutes of the game.
The Women’s League Division One serves as a platform for the top-tier female clubs chosen from the nine Regional Member Associations within the federation.
Seven football clubs with a roster of both current and former national players are battling for the inaugural Division One title.
Participating clubs are Santos, Potaro Strikers, Fruta Conquerors, Guyana Defence Force, Pakuri Jaguars and Guyana Police Force.
The league champions will be awarded a cash prize of $300,000, with the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-placed clubs will each be represented with cash prizes of $200,000, $100,000, $75,000, $50,000, and $25,000, respectively.
The Women’s League Division One is slated to conclude on November 11.
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