GDF women prevail in penalty shootout

Action between GDF (green) and Upper Mazaruni in the (GFF)/GNWFA Super-16 Women’s Festival at the National Training Centre, Providence yesterday.

Tournament heavyweight Guyana Defence Force (GDF) overcame Upper Mazaruni 3-2 on kicks from the penalty mark when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Super-16 Women’s Festival continued yesterday.

The match entered the penalty shoot-out scenario after being locked 0-0 at the end of normal and extra time at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Inefficiency highlighted the penalty shoot-out as both sides spurned two chances each from the distance, with the score delicately poised at 2-2 heading into the fifth and final round.