SANTOS and BV/Triumph are the first two teams to reach the quarter-final round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knock-Out Football tournament, after registering victories over Buxton United and Northern respectively.

In the opening game of the double-header card which was played at the Tucville Community Centre ground on Monday night, BV/Triumph of East Coast edged Northern 3-2, while in the feature match Santos beat Buxton United 2-0.
Leon Hopkinson, Akim Curry and Delroy Deen scored for BV/Triumph in the 11th, 23rd and 48th minutes respectively, while Omali Nassy and Orandel Squires responded for Northern in the 28th and 46th minutes respectively.
Christophe Wensly opened the score line for Santos in the 18th minute and an own goal off the boot of a Buxton United player in the 63rd minute accounted for goal number two.
The double-header was originally set to be played at the Georgetown Football Club, ground on Sunday evening, but due to the heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday, the match had to be rescheduled for the Tucville ground.
Both Santos and BV/Triumph are assured of receiving $250 000 each for reaching the quarter-final round and will be looking to advance to the semi-final round when they play their next match on Christmas Day and Boxing Day respectively.
The other six teams to reach the quarter-final round will also each receive $250 000.
This was announced by a representative of the sponsors when the tournament was launched last month.
Two more quarter-finalists will be decided this evening when the tournament continues at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground with another double-header involving two Linden teams opposing two Georgetown teams.
In the opening match from 18:00hrs, Net Rockers of Linden will face Guyana Defence Force (GDF) while from 20:00hrs Milerock of Linden clash with BK Western Tigers.
Net Rockers reached the second round by defeating Flamingo 3-0 in their opening fixture of the tournament, while GDF registered a 6-1 thrashing of Botofago in the opening round of matches.
Milerock edged Beacon 1-0 in their opening game and BK Western Tigers trounced Kwakwani Strikers 6-1.
The winning team of the tournament will receive $4M and a trophy with the runners-up carting off $2.5M and a trophy.
The third- and fourth-place finishers will walk away with $1.5M and $1M respectively along with trophies,.
Several individual incentives are also up for grabs including the Most Valuable Player and the Best Goalkeeper awards.
Meanwhile, another double-header is scheduled for Friday at the GFC ground where Sunburst Camptown are down to meet Winners Connection from 18:00hrs and Den Amstel will face Mahaica Determinators from 20:00hrs.

(By Michael DaSilva)