THE upsets continued in this year’s Mayor’s Cup football tournament as matches played at the No.5 Ground in Berbice saw New Amsterdam edge their rivals Monedderlust 5-4 on penalty kicks, while Cougars hammered Rosignol United 4-1. With the win, New Amsterdam will now play Fruta Conquerors while Cougars will tackle the Guyana Defence Force.

Watched by a vociferous crowd at the venue in West Coast Berbice, Monedderlust and New Amsterdam were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and extra time, forcing the game into penalty shootout.
New Amsterdam had taken the lead after converting a penalty in the 43rd minute but Monedderlust equalised when Jamal Joseph found the back of the net in the 65th minute.
Monedderlust’s Kevin Layne Jr was up first but his shot from the spot was denied by smart goal-keeping from the New Amsterdam custodian.
Delroy Ferdinand then netted to give New Amsterdam the advantage and remained in the lead when Adrian Adams scored, though Monedderlust replied through Henry Watts.
Both Jamal Joseph and Samuel Johnson scored for their respective teams, so too did Kelvin Cottoy and Graham Thomas.
Only needing a goal to stay alive in the match, Monedderlust found their goal off the boot of Atlyn Browne but New Amsterdam scored their kick that saw them advance further in the tournament.
In the opening game of the double-header, after a goalless first half between Cougars and Rosignol, Alvin Reynolds got the go-ahead goal for the eventual winners in the 53rd minute.
Cleroy Joseph made it 2-0 in the 65th minute and it became out of reach for Rosignol when Collis Burnette added for Cougars in the 78th minute giving them a 3-0 advantage.
Sherwin Parris gave Cougars their fourth and final goal of the match while Mark Wronge in the closing seconds of the game scored for Rosignol United. (Rawle Toney)