Double for Drakes, Primo as Eagles United down Shattas 4-1
… Net Rockers edge Winners 1-0

By Joe Chapman

CURRENT joint points-leaders Eagles United and Net Rockers continued their winning ways with separate wins, their fifth straight, as play resumed in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)-run 2017/18 GTT Senior League, Wednesday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

Eagles United made it five out of five wins in the nine-team championship for 15 points as their forwards Colwyn Drakes and Kellon Primo netted doubles in the emphatic 4-1 win over Silver Shattas.

Clarence Huggins netted the lone goal for the Net Rockers, who are unbeaten from five starts. They won 1-0 over Winners Connection.

Playing the first game of the night, Eagles took the lead early when Drakes netted in the 3rd minute then thumped in his brace five minutes later, to put Shattas under pressure.
His teammate Kellon Primo then added to the miseries of Shattas when he nudged home their third goal in the 23rd minute and ended the first half in a dominant position 3-0.

Primo then scored his second goal of the night – his fourth for Eagles United – in the 77th minute as Damian Williams got a consolation goal for Shattas in the 89th minute.
The second game was more competitive with Net Rockers getting the sole goal through Clarence Huggins in the first half from a 28th minute strike.

That 1-0 advantage at halftime remained to the end of regulation play, as the Rockers are also leading with 15 points from five wins and no defeats, but are second, based on goal difference with Eagles United who have a 13 to six goal advantage .

Winners Connection have played five games, won three and lost their second against Net Rockers, who are fourth with nine points while Shattas have four points from five games played, with one win, one draw and three losses.

Tonight Rockers could take the lead when they face Blueberry Hill at 19:00hrs while the other game is between Amelia’s Ward Panthers and Topp XX.

On Sunday, two more matches are scheduled for the Mackenzie Sports Club ground with Botofago facing Silver Shattas in game one and Hi Stars take on Eagles United in the second.