Fruta Conquerors upset Western Tiger; Police stop Santos

FORMER Elite League champions Fruta Conquerors achieved an upset victory over Western tigers in the second round of Season Six at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC).
Fruta, which has had a less than ideal outing so far in Season Six of the KFC sponsored league came back strong on Saturday evening in the double header.

Conquerors, coming off a loss in the last clash against Santos, were desperate for a turnaround in fortunes and Jermaine Beckles put them on course for a win in the 28th.
Samuel Garnett put a wrench in Fruta’s plans with a second half goal coming in the 56th minute, making the scoreline 1-1.

The Tucville based Fruta team again went ahead with Makhaya Jervis proving the difference maker in the 68th minute.
However, things would prove dicey for the Fruta based side as the picked up a red card in the dying stages of the game, leaving down a man.

After this, the eventual winners ‘parked the bus’ to bring home the win.
The Guyana Police Force FC maintained their in-the-league table standing with a 2-nil stoppage of Santos FC.

It was a sedate first half as both sides looked to advance in the final thirds looking for goal.

However good defence dominated the clash as the strikers failed to make inroads during the first 45 minutes play.
Former tournament MVP and Police FC substitute Nicholas MacArthur however had an immediate impact after he came on to give Police the lead in the 74th minute of the second half.

It looked to be a needle victory for Police until a Neron Barrow saw them doubling the lead in injury time, after 90 minutes to clinch the 2-nil victory.