Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Riddim Squad sealed their semifinal berths in the Stag Nation Cup, eliminating Grove Hi-Tech and Den Amstel respectively on Wednesday at the Tucville Ground.
The lawmen riddled Grove Hi-Tech by a 3-0 margin to book a date with Western Tigers on Sunday January 29th. The matchup was effectively over by the interval, as the GPF blasted three first half goals.
Anthio Wallace took aim at the East Bank of Demerara unit in the seventh minute, directing a glancing header into the right corner, after latching onto a left side cross inside the six yard area.
A goalkeeping blunder led to the GPF increasing their advantage, as Kester Dundas scored in the 21st minute.
Racing into the six yard yard area, Dundas stabbed home into the lower right corner, after a right side cross from Quincy Holder was spilt by the custodian, into his path.
Wallace then bagged his second of the evening in the 43rd minute to complete the eventual scoreline, sliding inside the six yard area to direct a cross from the right side of the field, into the left corner.
Moments later it went from bad to worse for Grove Hi-Tech, asTrevor Jones was issued with a red card for using abusive language towards an opponent.
The Grove unit lost a second player in the 81st minute, after Delroy Dotson picked up his second bookable offence in the second half, which failed to match the intensity of the first period.
Meanwhile, a horrendous goalkeeping error in the 82nd minute handed Riddim Squad a 2-1 win over Den Amstel in the opening fixture.
With the score locked at 1-1, Kevin Gordon unleashed a right foot strike from 22 yards out in the centre of the field, which slipped under the grasp of Ryan Hunte and settled into the back of the net.
Prior to the mistake, Kevin Agard had given Riddim Squad the lead in the 19th minute, rifling a powerful strike into the top left corner, after racing onto the ball on the right side of the field.
However, Kevaughn Ward equalised in the 32nd minute, blasting into the lower left corner, after collecting a pass within the left side of the penalty box.
Riddim Squad will now face Santos for a berth in the final.
