Region 4 send an ominous warning with a 6-1 triumph over Region 7

REGION Four got their campaign in the One Guyana President’s Cup football tournament off to a winning start after they thumped Region Seven, 6-1, at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, on Wednesday evening.

The men from Demerara-Mahaica, who undoubtedly have the strongest team on paper, given the load of national players, won the match after just 45 minutes of play.

Kelsey Benjamin scored in the first minute of the match and the goals kept coming as Ryan Hackett made it 2-0 three minutes later.

Omari Glasgow made it 3-0 in the 18th and Colin Nelson extended the dominance with a goal in the 20th, while Hackett got another in the 35th.

The joy for Region Seven was when Glasgow scored an own goal in the 41st, but he quickly made amends by scoring in the first minute of injury time.

Earlier, the ENet-sponsored Region 10 and Region Five played to a 3-3 draw

The lads from Upper Demerara-Berbice had the match in the bag until the 90th minute when Region Five levelled the scores. Region 10 dropped behind from as early as the eighth minute with Delroy Fraser converting the penalty after a needless foul in the box by the men in orange.

There was then an own goal from Ntini Bobb (30th) and 16 minutes later, Donavan Francis had his first of two goals to give Region 10 a 2-1 cushion at halftime.

Francis extended the lead in the second stanza and Olvis Mitchell scored the second goal for Region Five in the 55th minute, while Abvmchi Benjamin latched on to another unguarded ball in the box to equalise on the stroke of full time.

The tournament continues today with Region Eight up against Region Nine from 18:00hrs, followed by Region Two and Region Three from 20:30hrs at the National Track and Field Facility.