A DOUBLE from Monedderlust FC’s Atlyn Brown guided his Berbice side to a 2-1 win over Daniel Talbot and his Buxton United Squad as the KFC Elite League continued on Friday evening with round two.
First half goals from Brown in the 6th and 26th minutes gave his team the advantage in the first half of the match-up.
A late second half goal from Buxton United’s Daniel Talbot pulled back the score line 2-1 in the 87th minute of play but Monedderlust FC managed to hold on for the remaining minutes for the narrow victory.
The feature clash between Den Amstel and Ann’s Grove ended in a draw
Anns Grove’s Kemroy Alfred registered the opener for his team in the 18th minute of play and the score remained unchanged for the reminder of the first half.
In the second half Den Amstel’s Akeem Dublin hit the back of the net in the 47th minute for the equalizer. Anthony Benn then added to the lead in the 76th as they fought their way back into the game.
Den Amstel, already tasting victory with a 2-1 lead in the dying minutes were hard done when Alfred came back to the fore in the 90th minute with his second to ensure a share of the spoils as the game ended 2-2.
The second round boasts 45 matches set to be played at the National Training Centre for a grand prize of 2 million dollars with 2nd to 4th place pocketing $1,200,000, $800,000 and $500,000, respectively.
Guyana Defence Force FC is top of the table, with Slingerz FC in second and Guyana Police Force FC in third.
The league continued last evening (Saturday) with Fruta Conquerors playing Western Tigers and Police coming up against Santos.