Region Three, Seven record latest victories
THE One Guyana President’s Cup football tournament continued Tuesday night at the National Track & Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora, for match night six of the competition that is currently in the Group round-robin stage. Region One held Region Ten to a goalless draw while Region Three thumped Region Two 11-0 before Region Seven needled Region Nine in an entertaining feature match.
The 11-0 win for West Demerara/Essequibo Islands against Pomeroon-Supenaam was the first of the triple header of the night.
In the second match, Region Ten, who were ranked as one of the pre-tournament favourites alongside Region Four & Three, did not impress and were held to a nil-all draw against Region One, who were smacked with a 6-0 defeat against Region Three in their opening match.
In the feature match, coach Vurlon Mills was left dumbfounded as his side; Region Nine, lost their first match in three games after winning the previous two.
The men from Cuyuni-Mazuruni would have been thankful to their striker Andrew Simmons whose free kick blasted into the back of Region Nine’s net in the 21st minute. A timely goal which eased the pressure momentarily since the men from Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo had been dominating proceedings. Although Region Seven led from the 21st minute, Region Nine dominated the game with the bulk of possession and chances created but they failed to produce the final finishing touch.
Matches continue tonight at the Albion Community Centre ground in Berbice with a double-header that will see play kicking off at 18:00hrs with Region Three matching skills with Region Five while Region Six will lock horns with Region Eight in the feature match that gets underway at 20:30hrs.
The One Guyana President’s Cup is a collaboration between the Government of Guyana, the Guyana Football Federation and the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation.
