League leader Fruta Conquerors maintained their grip atop the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League, downing Linden unit Milerock 2-0 on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.
Veteran forward Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams broke the deadlock in the ninth minute with a clinical strike.
Racing onto a poor back pass by the defender, Abrams stormed into the centre of the penalty box and finished under the advancing Sesi Norville into the middle of the net.
The clash was put beyond the reach of the Mining Town outfit when Domini Garnett etched his name on the scorer’s sheet in the 45th minute.
The speedy Garnett latched onto a low cross from the left side of the field, stabbing his first time effort into the back of the net.
Fruta Conquerors now has 35 points while Milerock remains in seventh place with 15 points.
Meanwhile, New Amsterdam [NA] United and Victoria Kings battled to a scoreless stalemate.
Kings, on 24 points are in fifth place while NA United remains in ninth position with 10 points. The event continues today at the same venue with another doubleheader.
educted three points for failing to turn up at a match.
