Alpha United arrest GPF 2-0 to reach knockout round

Dwight Peters

Alpha United secured their berth in the knockout round of the Georgetown Football Association Banks Beer Cup overcoming the Guyana Police Force (GPF) 2-0 on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Daniel Wilson opened the scoring for the ‘Hammers’ in the 10th minute, placing his first effort into the back of the net, after latching onto a square pass from Chris Camacho within the penalty area.

However, Alpha would be reduced to 10 men in the 20th minute as Panamanian import Manuel Vargas was shown a straight red card for violent conduct.

Despite suffering from a numerical handicap, Dwight Peters would put the game