Fruta Conquerors maintain lead in Elite League
The first two Elite teams to play at the MSC ground in Linden: Fruta Conquerors left and Buxton United
The first two Elite teams to play at the MSC ground in Linden: Fruta Conquerors left and Buxton United

….beat Buxton 2-1

By Ras Wadada

A young Fruta Conquerors team withstood the physical aggression of Buxton United to record their third win in the GFF-Stag Elite League when action continued yesterday at a partially water-logged MSC ground.
Heavy overnight showers on Saturday that went until after lunch yesterday delayed the start of the Elite League football in the mining town of Linden. The rain-drenched MSC ground could not be marked until an hour before the opening game;forcing the game to kick-off at 17:05 hrs.

Eon Alleyne,scorer of Conquerors first goal last night,leaves Buxton’s Okemi Edwards on his way to goal. (Ras Wadada photos)
Eon Alleyne,scorer of Conquerors first goal last night,leaves Buxton’s Okemi Edwards on his way to goal. (Ras Wadada photos)

When the first game of Guyana’s top flight football finally kicked-off, neither team settled or adapted to the soft conditions and both resorted to more physical aggression in a dull first-half that ended 0-0.The two keepers were rarely called upon to make saves in a first period that accounted for few shots on target at both ends of the field.
The most clear-cut opportunity was presented to Buxton in the 19th minute, but Eson Hamer could not get a boot unto the ball, squared across the goal mouth from the left side by Dillon Wright, as he ran in at the far post to an unprotected goal.

Substitute Eon Alleyne gave Conquerors the lead after seven minutes of the 2nd half when he fired in a low right-booter from inside the area that left the Buxtonian keeper flat-footed.
Within a minute Buxton levelled the score after debutant goal-keeper, Leon Sealey-Yow punched an attempted shot on goal unto the body of defender Cecil Jackman and the ball rebounded into the net for the first time against the Conquerors side in the competition.The goal was,however,credited to Clive Andries.

‘Super Sub’ Kwame La Fleur then produced a sumptuous winner after collecting a perfect pass from Jermin Junor in the 78th minute. La Fleur held his composure on receiving the pass inside the area on the right side before unleashing a low-curling right-footed shot to the far post that left custodian Marks unmoved at the near post.
Buxton were denied another equalizer when 18 year-old Sealy Low made a brilliant save in the 84th, diving to his left to make amends for his earlier mistake.
Conquerors maintain the lead in the points table as they move to ten points after four games while Buxton suffered their third consecutive loss to be left on 3 points.

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