Defending champions GDF tame Western; Niles’ triple leads Slingerz

THE Guyana Defence Force on Saturday evening tamed West Ruimveldt-based Western Tigers when the two met in the feature clash of season six of the Elite League at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC).

The Guyana Defence Force side, the defending champion was led in the goals column by Abumchi Benjamin, Stephen McDonald and Sherwyn Ceasar.

The first half saw the two sides with plenty of opportunities after with a few ‘goal-mouth’ scrambles, but neither was able to convert in the first 45 minutes.

After the resumption, Benjamin gave the soliders the lead in the 50th minute of play.

Stephen McDonald doubled the advantage seven minutes after the first and the soldiers started to execute better in the final third in the 90-minute contest.

A sedate period would follow before Sherwyn Ceasar broke the silence in injury time, gifting the defending champions a comfortable 3-nil victory.

Meanwhile, the opening contest saw Slingerz trashing Buxton United 6-nil after goals from Darren Niles and Marcus Tudor.

Tudor was the difference-maker in the first half with goals in the 36th and 39th minutes of the contest.

The second half saw the explosion of Gabriel DeSouza who tripled the lead in the 55th minute.

Former Santos player turned Golden Jaguar, Darren Niles, registered a brace after successful strikes to the back of the net in the 60th and 83rd minutes.

Niles would return two minutes into injury time to complete his first hat trick for the West side powerhouses, Slingerz, as they kept their unbeaten streak.