Lancaster hat-trick spurs Grove Hi Tech to 5-4 win over Essequibo

- Edwards nets hat- trick in losing cause

Grove Hi-Tech of the East Bank Demerara Football Association (EBDFA) defeated an Interim Management Committee (IMC) Essequibo/Pomeroon Football Association (EPFA) side 5-4 in a Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League Playoff.

Contested at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on Saturday, Colin Lancaster led the East Bank side with a hat trick in the third, 53rd and 64th minutes. Further goals by John Matthews and Trevor Jones in the 18th and 43rd minutes respectively sealed the hard-fought win.

On target for the Essequibo side were Aloysius Edwards who netted a hat trick in the sixth, 23rd and 65th minutes and Marson Bowen who found the back of the net in the 70th minutes.