All roads lead to final clash on Saturday at NTC

ON Saturday Slingerz FC will most definitely be crowned champions of the Guyana Football Federation Elite League but they will have the opportunity to enact sweet revenge in the process and rewrite their story after losing the final game of season 6 last year.

The loss had effectively cost them the league title forcing them to settle for second place on their return to the league after a hiatus; Slingerz won the inaugural season of the country’s premier football competition.

The highly motivated west side team returned this season with a near unstoppable showing in season 7 where they clinched 16 wins and a draw in their 17 outings, they will play their final match fittingly against the reigning champions GDF.

Slingerz have not just emerged league winner this season, they have done it in emphatic fashion, crushing oppositions with just 5 goals conceded while scoring 105 and many of their clashes seeing double digit score lines.

They lead the league by an unassailable 11 points with 49.

At this stage even a loss to GDF would not change the outcome of season 7.

The next closest team are the defending champions with 12 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in 17 outings with 38 points while in third place sits the Guyana Police Force with 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in 17 clashes on 37 points.

The second, third and fourth places are still up for grabs and will be dependent on the last round of matches.

Apart from the feature clash this Saturday, Den Amstel will meet third place Guyana Police Force FC.

Meanwhile in the penultimate round over the weekend Slingerz had a 3-1 stoppage of the boys in blue.

Golden boot front runner Neron Barrow opened the scoring in the contest in the 23rd minute to give the GPF the lead going into the break 1-nil.

Barrow has 33 goals.

The second half was a different tale as Slingerz regrouped and found their mojo to record the equaliser in the 64th off the boots of defender Jeremy Garnett.

Derron Niles then doubled it in the 74th to make it 2-1 before an injury time goal from Roshawn Ritch sealed the win 3-1.
In the other clash Fruta Conquerors FC went down to Santos FC 4-1.

Santos Football Club, led by Malcolm Hendricks in the 39th minute, took the early lead before a second half strike doubled it in the 64th compliments of Sigmund Cobena.

Kymani Sealey in the 70th and Albert Adams in the 80th give them a comfortable 4-nil advantage.

Fruta Conquerors Jamal Codrington gave them a consolation goal in the 85th as they took a heavy loss to end their season 7 campaign 4-1.

The sides in the relegation zone are Fruta Conquerors and debutants Essequibo’s Mainstay Gold star FC.

The league featured 90 games over a 6 months period with the winner of Season 7 of the Elite League collecting two million dollars and being awarded an automatic qualifying spot at the CONCACAF/Caribbean Shield Championships.

The 2nd place team collects $1,200,000, 3rd Place $800,000 and 4th Place 500,000.

The league is sponsored by Guyana Beverage Inc. through their Turbo brand, BACIF, Blue Water Shipping and Namilco.