Pele Football Club got their Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League campaign off to the perfect start, edging the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 2-1 in the league opener yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility in West Demerara.
Deon Alfred and Jumane Somerset netted for the victors on either side of half time in the 38th and 48th minutes. For the Bourda-based unit, the diminutive Lennox Cort netted in the 88th minute.
With the win, Pele walked away with three points while GFC remain without a point.
The opening goal came when Williams, receiving the ball in possibly an offside position on the left side of the field, squared the ball across the box into the path of Alfred who made no mistake as he finished into the back of the net.
Another mistake, this time on their side led to Pele doubling their lead three minutes into the second period as a right sided cornerkick evaded the onrushing custodian
Conceding a right sided cornerkick following a prior Pele attack,
