Den Amstel register first win
Den Amstel FC opened their winning account at the KFC Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League with a 3-2 humdinger on Tuesday.
Played at the GFF National Training Centre (NTC) at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), Den Amstel took an early lead by way of a Tyrek Grant goal in the 16th minute, but it was only until the second half that the fireworks began.

In the 73rd, Keanu Lawrence beat the Ann’s Grove defenders and executed a brilliant cross to find the back of the net. Four minutes later, Grant made it a 3-0 game in Den Amstel’s favour after tapping in an assist.

However, Ann’s Grove fought back as Alden Lawrence pulled off the perfect header for their first goal in the 81st. Then in the 83rd, the Den Amstel keeper was tried and tested multiple times, until he could not hold on to the final, goal-scoring shot from Ryan Seales.
Tried as Ann’s Grove did, they were unable to find the equalizer with little time left on the clock.
Following the match, Den Amstel’s captain Rondel Hutson expressed relief at bagging their first win.

“Well, we was training a lot, we have a lot of youths in the team right now, most of the players were adopted by other teams but so far, with the youths, we’re working with them and along with a good coach, we’re getting there. Constantly practice and more games to come, we’ll get better,” Hutson said.
In the following game, the smattering of fans gathered at the NTC were treated to an entertaining draw between the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC and Western Tigers FC. The likes of Ryan Hackett and Eusi Phillips, from wither side of the coin, were ‘knocking on the door’ early on, but it’s was a defender’s game, resulting in the nil-all draw.
The Elite League will continue this evening at the same venue, where Santos FC will take on Fruta Conquerors FC at 19:00hrs. That will be followed by a clash between Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC and Milerock FC at 21:00hrs.