THE Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda will come alive on Sunday (January 27) as the STAG Beer Revival Cup final is staged with the GFC team doing battle with Police FC in a bid to capture the inaugural title.
Both teams grabbed their final spots last Sunday. Police were the first to seal their spot as they narrowly beat GT Panthers 2-1..
Steffon Ramsey was the first to score for Police in the 37th minute and they went into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead.
However, when play resumed in the second half, Sherral Daniels struck for the Panthers in the 57th minute to equalise. It was end to end action but Deon Rodney’s 70th minute strike sealed the deal for Police.
The second game of the night between Fruta Conquerors and GFC was a thriller which had to eventually be decided via penalties.
Fruta Conquerors took the lead through the boot of Dellon Williams in the 35th minute but GFC soon equalised three minutes later with a goal from LaVaughn Innis.
With the game at a stalemate 1-1, both teams played their hearts out. In the 85th minute Fruta received a gift in the form of a penalty but Williams shot wide of the goal.
With regulation and extra time failing to produce a winner, the game went down to penalties. GFC held their nerve to beat Fruta 3-2.
The winner of the final of the STAG Beer Revival Cup is expected to walk away with $500 000, while second- and third-place will receive $250 000, and $150 000 respectively.
The Revival Cup was launched last year by the GFA with support from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to cater for football clubs within the Georgetown area.
