Powerhouses and league contenders Western Tigers and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) maintained their perfect record in the KFC Elite Football League, defeating Buxton United and Den Amstel respectively on Saturday evening.
Hosted at the National Training Centre, Providence, Western Tigers overcame a one goal deficit to defeat East Coast Demerara outfit Buxton United 2-1.
Buxton took the lead on the stroke of the halftime interval, as Samuel Johnson found the back of the net in the 45th minute. Awarded a free kick just outside the 18 yard area, Johnson curled his effort beyond the reach of the opposing goalkeeper.
Inexplicably, the contest was then delayed for nearly an hour following the conclusion of the first half due to lighting issues.
However, upon the resumption, Western Tigers equalized under fortuitous circumstances in the 56th minute, as a strike from Hubert Pedro after receiving a squared pass, took a deflection off the defender and settled into the back of the net.
The come from behind win was then sealed in the 72nd minute as Eusi Phillips etched his name on the scorer’s sheet. Awarded a penalty kick following a foul on Randolph Wagner inside the 18 yard area, Phillips who was tasked with the responsibility, clinically converted his right footed strike into the back of the net.
On the other hand, GDF outflanked Den Amstel 4-0. Olvis Mitchell bagged a brace in the seventh and 8th minute, whilst Stephon McDonald and Ryan Hackett scored in the 79th and 87th minute apiece.
The event resumes tomorrow with another round of matches at the Eve Leary ground. Western Tigers will oppose Victoria Kings at 18:30hrs whilst the Guyana Police Force will take aim at Den Amstel from 20:30hrs.
Complete Results
Game-1
Western Tigers-2 vs Buxton United-1
Western scorers
Own Goal-56th
Eusi Phillips-72nd
Buxton scorer
Samuel Johnson-45th+1
Game-2
GDF-4 vs Den Amstel-0
Olvis Mitchell-7th and 8th
Stephon McDonald-79th
Ryan Hackett-87th
