Camptown face Winners Connection; Den Amstel tackle Determinators at GFC tonight

SUNBURST CAMPTOWN will face Winners Connection while Den Amstel tackle Mahaica Determinators when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Football tournament continues this evening at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

The two winning teams will advance to the quarterfinal to join Santos and BV/Triumph in that round, in which all quarterfinalists will receive $250 000 each.
Sunburst Camptown reached the second round through an emphatic 10-0 drubbing of Essequibo, while Winners Connection edged Guyana Police Force 2-0 to advance.
Den Amstel, on the other hand, edged Silver Shattas 3-2, while Mahaica Determinators needled Riddim Squad 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after the two teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation and extra time.
The quarter-final round begins next Wednesday (Christmas Day) with a double-header that will see the winners of this evening’s game between Sunburst Camptown and Winners Connection come up against Santos and the winners of the Den Amstel/Mahaica Determinators match meet the winners of the Monnederlust versus Slingerz game which will be played on Sunday at the GFC ground.
The overall winners of the tournament will receive $4M while the second-, third- and fourth-place teams will earn $2.5M, $1.5M and $1M respectively.
Meanwhile the double-header that was scheduled for the Mackenzie Sports Club ground on Wednesday evening was rescheduled to tomorrow at the same venue, with Net Rockers playing Guyana Defence Force from 18:00hrs and Milerock taking on BK Western Tigers from 20:00hrs.

(By Michael DaSilva)