THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League heated up on day two with several upsets.
Defending champions Guyana Defence Force had the worst possible start to their title defence, going down 1-2 to Western Tigers FC.
The soldiers went up first in the 22nd minute off an Abumchi Opara goa, l but Western’s Simeon Moore found the equaliser in the 35th minute before Andrew Murray made it 2-1 on the verge of the break.

The second half saw no further trouble to the scorers as Tigers walked away with a 2-1 victory.
The night’s opener was a one-sided affair as Den Amstel came out with guns blazing against debutants Mainstay Gold Star out of Essequibo.

The West Coast outfit stormed their opponent’s defence and pillaged the uprights to end with a 10-1 victory.
Keanu Lawrence, Deon Alfred and Anthony Benn finished with hat-tricks to their names, while Cleavon Murray recorded the other goal in a devastating showing for the seasoned elite league side.
Jeffery Joseph scored Gold Star’s consolation goal in the loss.

Season Seven sees 10 of the country’s top teams battling over a six-month, 90-game period to determine the top Elite League side..
The games are played on the weekends at the GFF’s National Training Centre