East Bank, Berbice, Upper Demerara register wins

THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC) at Providence was a hive of activity yesterday afternoon with four thrilling matches in match day two of the Tiger Rentals Under-13 development football tournament. Registering victories were East Bank Football Association (EBFA), West Berbice ATC and Upper Demerara.

The day’s play kicked off just before 11:00 hours with two simultaneous matches. In the first game, EBFA defeated Bartica 2-0 while West Berbice proved too good for West Demerara with a similar 2-0 victory.

Twelve-year-old Nicholoi Archer and Clifton Sampson accounted for East Bank goals with one each, while Quivion Julius of Rosignol Secondary scored the first for West Berbice with Leron Grosvenor getting the second.

In the other matches yesterday, East Coast were held to a 1-1 draw by Georgetown ATC after being up 1-0 thanks to Mark Glasgow but Darius Chester found the back of the net to ensure Georgetown walked away with a point.

Meanwhile, Upper Demerara defeated East Berbice 3-0 in the fourth and final game. Devon Stuart got two goals while Darius Chester scored the other.

This inaugural tournament is sponsored by Tiger Rentals that has plugged in over $10m. The tournament will feature clubs and Academy Training Centres (ATC) going head to head for top honours while member associations of the GFF have been funded to run inter-association football tournaments.

On January 7th, the EBFA kicked off their inter-association tournament with two matches at the NTC. Diamond United edged Agricola Red Triangle 4-3 while Timehri A team defeated Herstelling Raiders 8-0.