DELROY Fraser and Kelvin both registered doubles in Rosignol United and New Amsterdam United’s victories over Winners Connection and Riddim Squad respectively, when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ Banks Beer National Premier continued on Sunday last at the Number Five, West Coast Berbice ground on Sunday.Representing the Berbice Football Association (BFA), Rosignol United trounced Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) Winners Connection 4-2 through a double from Fraser in the 19th and 72nd minutes and one goal each from Delroy Ferdinand and Horace Roach in the 39th and 47th minutes respectively.
In the other match played at the same venue, Joseph recorded his double in the 51st and 78th minutes, while Delroy Deen nailed home one in the 14th minute to give New Amsterdam United a 3-2 victory over Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Riddim Squad, for whom Steffon Hope and Devon Jeffrey scored in the 27th and 58th minutes respectively.
In two other matches played on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, UDFA’s Milerock beat their UDFA counterparts Young Achievers 3-1, while West Demerara Football Association’s (WDFA) Den Amstel edged UDFA’s Silver Shattas 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out after the two sides were locked 0-0 at the end of regulation time.
After playing five matches, Young Achievers are still to secure a single point while they have scored a miserly four goals and conceded eight, with Winners Connection being next at the bottom of the points table with three points from five matches. They won one match and scored nine goals but conceded 18.
Another UDFA team, Silver Shattas, have four points from five matches, having conceded 11 goals while finding the back of their opponent’s net seven times.
Three teams, Mahaica Determinators, Grove Hi-Tech, and Santos are on five points from as many matches. Mahaica Determinators have scored five goals and conceded eight, Grove Hi-Tech have so far scored seven goals and conceded 12, while Santos scored five goals and conceded 11.
New Amsterdam United are on six points from five matches with 10 goals to their credit and nine against.
BV/Triumph are on seven points with five goals to their name and four against. They are followed by Den Amstel and Riddim Squad on eight points each. Den Amstel have 13 goals to their name and eight against, while Riddim Squad have so far scored six goals and conceded seven.
The four teams (Buxton United, Rosignol United, Milerock, and BK Western Tigers) have 10 points each from five matches.
Buxton have eight goals for and three against, Rosignol United have 11 goals for and 10 against, Milerock have eight goals for and five against, and Western Tigers have seven for and an equal number against.
Alpha United lead the points standing with 15 points from five matches. They have 15 goals for and two against and they are being followed by Guyana Defence Force on 14 points from five matches. The soldiers have 11 goals for and five against.
Meanwhile, the League will continue on Sunday with eight matches at four venues.
At the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Winners Connection will face Silver Shattas from 18:00hrs, while Milerock take on Alpha United from 20:00hrs, and one match is scheduled for the Beterverwagting ground where the home team meet Mahaica Determinators from 15:30hrs.
At the Number Five ground in West Coast Berbice, New Amsterdam United face Grove Hi-Tech from 17:00hrs, and Rosignol United meet Buxton United from 19:00hrs. The Georgetown Football Club facility will stage three matches, with GDF taking on Young Achievers at 16:00hrs, Riddim Squad clashing with Den Amstel at 18:00hrs, and Western Tigers opposing Santos from 20:00hrs.

(By Michael DaSilva)