…Defending Champions GDF batter Fruta Conquerors

The KFC Elite League season 6 continued with pulsating action on Sunday at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre.

In the feature clash of the night, Slingerz continued their flawless run with a 4-1 axing of Western Tigers.

Prolific Tigers goal scorer Andrew Murray, delivered his lone goal in the 25th minute to put the West Coat side Slingerz on the back foot for a good part of the first half.

Slingerz Darren Niles who days ago returned from Golden Jaguars duty in Saudi Arabia, showed his quality as he tied it up in the 42th minute of play before the break with his goal coming in the 42nd minute, 1-1 the scores read at the break.

After the break, fellow Golden Jaguar Sheldon Holder showed up to record a brace, which put Slingerz firmly in the driving seat with his strikes in the 52nd and 56th minutes of the second half.

An 85th minute strike from midfielder Curtez Kellman sealed the victory 4-1.

Meanwhile, the opening contest saw carnage as reigning and two-time champions Guyana Defence Force were in imperious form when they came up against former winner Fruta Conquerors.

It was a blow out performance for the soldiers, as they snatched an 8-nil win.

Olvis Mitchell kicked off the encounter in fine fashion with unanswered goals in the 22nd and 30th minutes.

Delroy Fraser and Chris Macey then followed suit in the 31st and 43rd minutes as they stormed Tucville based Fruta’s final third in the first half to keep the momentum.

Just before the break Mitchell again found the back of the net to make it 5-nil before they came off at half time to complete his hat-trick.

The second half saw GDF continuing with a dominant display as Ian Dooker and Stephen McDonald in the 64th and 72nd minutes extended the lead further 7-0.

Kelsey Benjamin then made a grand return to GDF outfit with his 89th minute goal to drive the final nail in the coffin for the 8-nil victory.

The 10-team league sees each side playing 18 games in total with 90 games scheduled before the league conclusion.

The teams are battling for bragging rights and 2 million dollars first place prize with 1.2 million for second place.