Region Four, Three to contest final
HE semi-final round of the inaugural One Guyana President’s Cup football concluded on Wednesday night at the National Track & Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora where tournament favourites Region Four and Region Three booked their places in the final.

Both matches were high-scoring. In the first semi-final, Region Four demolished Region Five 8-1, before Region Three overcame a 1-0 deficit to eventually defeat Region Seven 5-2.
In the opening encounter, the men from Demerara-Mahaica continued their goal-scoring spree, breaching the defence of Region Five almost at will.

Nicholas McArthur (17th, 30th) and Omari Glasgow (51st, 55th) netted a double each, while Jeremy Garrett (42nd), Kelsey Benjamin (45th), Daniel Wilson (53rd) and Samuel Garnett (71st) each added a goal.

Region Five’s lone goal came off the cleats of Abumchi Benjamin in the 85th minute.

In semi-final two, Region Seven took an early lead when Whitney Welcome netted in the third minute of play. However, Region Three took a 2-1 lead by half-time with Delon Lanferman (24th) and Trayon Bobb (31st) on target.

Upon resumption, Lanferman scored his second goal in the 55th minute to give Region Three a 3-1 advantage, before Andrew Simmons pulled one back for Region Seven in the 69th minute to make it 3-2.

Jamal Perreira (72nd) and Colwyn Adams (81st) then put the game beyond Region Seven to give Region Three a place in the final on January 1, 2023.
The overall winners are guaranteed $2M, while the losing finalists will pocket $1M.

The tournament’s MVP will receive a house lot, compliments of the Government of Guyana, and the highest goalscorer one Honda motorcycle compliments of Marics & Company Ltd.

The One Guyana President’s Cup is collaboration between the Government of Guyana, the Guyana Football Federation and the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation.