Uitvlugt upset NA United; Den Amstel squeeze Santos

IT was a night of contrasting wins when the 2017 Limacol Round-Robin Knock-Out Football competition returned to the Leonora Stadium on the West Coast of Demerara, last Wednesday evening.

In the first game, the home side Uitvlugt made light work of their Berbician counterparts New Amsterdam United by three goals to one while Den Amstel eased past Santos 1-0.
Uitvlugt’s attacking style of play proved too much for the New Amsterdam team with goals coming from Jamal Harvey (1st, 73rd) and Trayon Bobb (15th)
Harvey spoke to the media after, saying “to come from a loss in the first game to a win in the second game is a great feeling”.
He says the side will be looking to continue their style moving forward.
Meanwhile game two saw Santos downed 1-0 at the whistle with the decisive strike coming five minutes into injury time thanks to Joshua Butts.

With that win, Uitvlugt move into second position in Group B, leaving the leaders Western Tigers untouched with six points but pushing Eagles United down to third due to superior goal difference.
Den Amstel, on the other hand, move into the lead of Group C with Ann’s Grove second, Santos third and Pouderoyen in the cellar.
The final round of matches begins today when Grove Hi-Tech face Northern Rangers at GFC from 18:30hrs and Uitvlugt oppose Western Tigers from 20:30hrs.

Currently in third place, the Grove side will have to register at least a draw to climb into second position in Group A, which is held by Milerock (three points from two games), while a win would see them shoot into the lead with Winners Connection on four points from four games.
Should Northern Rangers win by a four-goal margin, they will lead the group while a win by less than that margin will place them second.
In the second game, the table-toppers of Group B, Western Tigers, will confront second-placed Uitvlugt. Should the Tigers continue their unbeaten streak, they will move further ahead in the group while Uitvlugt must win by more than two goals to move into the lead.