JUNIOR football is expected to make a welcome return to the East Coast of Demerara on Saturday morning when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Under-13 League gets under way at the Beterverwagting (BV) ground. Ten clubs in the association have registered to compete and have been evenly placed into Groups A and B with games scheduled for the BV and Buxton grounds on Saturdays and Sundays.
Comprising Group A are Buxton United, Melanie, Mahaica Determinators, Youth Developers, BV and Ann’s Grove United who will play at the Buxton ground.
Group B games which will be contested at the BV ground will see competition between Black Water, Plaisance, Bakewell Buxton Stars and Victoria Kings.
Games will be played for one hour duration (segments of 30 minutes) with each player, according to the competition rules, being allowed to play a minimum of 10 minutes.
Substitutions will be rolling and a subbed player can only re-enter the game if all the other subs are used.
Only players born on or after January 1, 1999 will be eligible to play. Teams guilty of playing any overage player will forfeit the game to the opposing team and will also be penalized by the organisers.
The competition gets commences on Saturday with Group B matches from 10:00hrs as Black Water face Plaisance then Bakewell Buxton Stars meet Victoria Kings in the feature match.
Action will switch to the Buxton ground on Sunday morning where three Group A games are scheduled. At 09:00hrs, Buxton United will match skills with Melanie then Mahaica Determinations will face Youth Developers while the final game of the day brings together BV and Ann’s Grove.
A win is worth two points while a draw will attract one point. Any team giving up a walkover will see the other team gaining two points and two goals as their reward.