Ann’s Grove secured their first win in the inaugural Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Knockout Football Championship, downing New Amsterdam United 2-1 on Wednesday at the Golden Grove Community ground.
Keon Barry and Maxton Adams secured the vital win witnessed by a sizeable viewership compliments of first half conversions in the 19th and 28th minutes. On target in the loss was Adrian Adams in the 56th minute. Sent off in the win was Jamin Rodgers in the 76th minute.
With the victory, Ann’s Grove move onto three points from two matches while New Amsterdam United remain on three points from two fixtures.
Defeated in their first matchup 2-0 by Linden unit Topp XX, the East Coast of Demerara giant got off to the ideal start as Barry scored, finishing past the keeper into the back of the net from within the box, 19 minutes into the matchup.
The score then became 2-0 nine minutes later as Adams rifled his right-footed effort past the keeper, after racing into the penalty area. With the score remaining unchanged going into the half time interval, the Berbicians were handed a lifeline 16 minutes into the second period as Adams netted, lobbing his effort over the advancing keeper into the centre of the net, after racing onto a through pass within the box.
The Berbicians then felt they had grabbed the dramatic equaliser in the 73rd minute as Adams unleashed a lobbed-shot from outside the box, which was destined for the back of the net after sailing over the custodian, only for a team-mate standing in the offside position to head the ball into the empty goal.
Ann’s Grove was then reduced to 10 players three minutes later as Rodgers picked up his second yellow card for a
