Botofago rout Winners Connection, Eagles too hot for Net-Rockers

BOTOFAGO Football Club stormed their way into the final of the Upper Demerara Football Association/Net-Rockers Football Club Community Cup Under-20 tournament after they emphatically came from one goal down in the 1st minute of the game to demolish tournament favourite Winners Connection 4-2. As was expected, Winners Connection scoring machine Marmalique Davidson opened the score sheet with a phenomenal set play just after the whistle was sounded, to signal the start of the game.
However, though it seemed as if it was going to be a walk in the park for Winners Connection, Botofago held their faith, kept their composure and stuck very well to their game plan which earned them the equaliser in the 20th minute off the boot of the flamboyant Jamol Haynes.
On resumption after the halftime break with the scoreline level, whatever was said by coach Colin Moore brought a new momentum to the eventual winners, as they literally took the game away from Winners Connection, courtesy of a Jevon Bobb 58th minute strike.
Two minuets later, Tevin Thompson added another one to the lead, eyeing the coveted hardware on display. Winners Connection’s Adrian Cadogan with his eyes on the prize as well, ensured that the game was kept alive when he found the back of the net in the 78th minute.
However, Haynes drove the final nail in Winners Connection’s coffin with his second goal in the 84th minute earning his team a well-deserved spot in the final, with the final scoreline reading 4-2.
Meanwhile, in the second semi-final fixture of the day, Eagles United thumped host club Net Rockers 5-2, to set up a showdown with Botofago in the final..
Eagles United drew first blood in the early stage of the game, when Kurt Johnson registered a blistering hat-trick, finding the back of the net in the 5th, 30th and 34th minutes of play, leaving the host club in disarray.
Despite being three goals down, Netrockers bounced back with a goal of their own in the 41st minute, thanks to the versatile Shane Luckie, as they took the lemon-time break with a two-goal deficit, trailing Eagles 3-1.
When play resumed for the second half, Eagles added another goal, this time off the boot of Kellon Primo in the 67th minute and even though Anthony Layne responded for Netrockers with his 69th minute strike, the game was put out of their reach when Kwesi Quintin found the back of the net for Eagles in the 72nd minute.
Current;y, Davidson of Winners Connection is leading in the race for Most Goals, with his 13 strikes and can add more to that, when his side face Netrockers in the third place playoff this Sunday from 14:00hrs, before Eagles and Botofago meet in the final, two hours later, with both matches being played at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.