A SPECTACULARLY executed direct free-kick by right-back Kurt Welcome dashed all hopes Sunburst Camptown FC had of making a clean sweep of their two-match tour to Bartica. In Monday night’s final encounter played at the Bartica Community Centre ground and before a sizeable crowd, Welcome produced the winner from 25 metres out when he perfectly curled an outside right-booter around Camptown’s wall that left second-half custodian Oswald Cornette unmoved, ten minutes from full time.
The game which was evenly contested throughout had home fans willing their side on at every play and when the deadlock was broken there was eruption and celebration and thereafter Beacon controlled things. The win stretched Beacon’s unbeaten run in over a year and according to coach, captain and goalkeeper Kwesi Jacobs, togetherness has been the key.
“We have been together since Coca Cola schools football and understand each other and that is the main reason we have been unbeaten in over a year.
“We also put a lot of emphasis on developing sound technical skills.
“The level of football played in the game was very high and sound skills exhibited by both sides. I must, however, compliment my defence for being rock-solid.
“This win should serve as an incentive for administrators and clubs to get their acts together and let”s continue with the development of football in Bartica.
“The victory will also bring back some confidence to fans since the sport has been dormant for over a year. It also shows we have a lot of talent in Bartica. Hopefully one day Beacon FC will be the number one team in Guyana,” assumed Jacobs in an invited comment.
His opposite, Troy ‘Bugs’ Prescod, was gracious in defeat praising the quality of the game and the performance of his youthful side. “Beacon were more aggressive and wanted the win more. I am proud of my team’s performance, but Beacon were the better team on the night where a very good goal decided a very good game.” surmise
In the opening game of the double-header it took penalty kicks to determine the winner after a 2-2 stalemate in regulation time. Malcolm Agostos and Rawle Smith were on target for Potaro Strikers while Anil Williams and player/coach Andy Bishop netted for Mel Ballers who won 5-3 in the penalty shootout, to take third place in the quadrangular tournament organised by ‘I’ Movement Promotions. Hopkinson Mining and Sky Launch Restaurant & Bar contributed significantly to the tour by the City side.