THE Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Police FC are the latest teams to advance in this year’s Mayor’s Cup Football tournament, when play continued at the GFC ground last Wednesday. GFC advanced to play Den Amstel on February 9, after defeating Uitvlugt 3-2. Police dismantled Haslington FC 7-0 to set up a showdown with Pouderoyen.

In the second game of the night’s double-header, GFC, playing at home, got the go-ahead goal by Dwayne Fordyce just ten minutes into the contest.
Fordyce had earlier threatened Uitvlugt’s goal but, his effort slammed into the crossbar, However, this time around he (Fordyce) collected a pass from Kareem Knights and made no mistake in giving GFC the lead, 1-0.
National player Calvin ‘Dutty Cup’ Shepherd made it 2-0 in the 28th minute after evading several defenders and the goalkeeper to find his way to an empty net.
Uitvlugt responded through Shemal Smith ten minutes after Shepherd’s goal and the visitors almost levelled the scores just before the stroke of halftime when Seon Bobb right-footed attempt was barely held by the GFC custodian.
The score read 2-1 at halftime in favour of GFC who extended their lead when Fordyce completed his double of the night in the 58th minute.
But a blunder by the GFC goalkeeper in the 75th minute led to Uitvlugt scoring off the boot of Jamaal Harvey. Try they did, but Uitvlugt were not able to further penetrate GFC’s defence and lost 3-2.
In the opening game, Rawl Haynes scored a hat-trick for the Guyana Police Force in the 43rd, 47th and 78th minutes while Alistair Wilson, Anthon Wallace, James Bowman and Rawle Thornhill accounted for the other four goals for the lawmen.
Action in the tournament will continue today at the GFC from 19:00hrs when Riddim Squad FC oppose Golden Grove and Western Tigers tackle Agricola Red Triangle. (Rawle Toney)