GFA League: Fruta Conquerors slam Black Pearl 13-1

By Iva Wharton

Fruta Conquerors inflicted a 13-1 drubbing on Black Pearl in the lone Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Super League encounter on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.

Jahal Greaves and Jomo Hinds were clinical against the hapless Black Pearl defence, with each scoring a helmet trick.

Jahal Greaves
Jomo Hinds

Greaves scored his four goals in the 51st, 80th, 80th and 87th minute, while  Hinds who came onto the field as a 58th minute substitute  hammered home his  four strikes in the  74th, 76th, 82nd and 90th minute respectively.

The lone goal for Black Pearl was scored by Dwaine Burrowes in the 79th minute after he himself was called to the field as a substitute in the 61st minute.  The GFA League continues tonight at the GFC Ground, Bourda with two matches. From 18:00 hours in the curtain raiser Santos will tackle Fruta Charlestown  followed by University of Guyana engaging Fruta Conquerors in the feature match at 20:00 hours.

The GFA league started last year with some fifteen teams competing in the tournament.

It is through this tournament that the Premier League and First Division will be selected. The first ten teams in this tournament will form the Premier League and the remainder the First Division.