By Michaelangelo Jacobus
One of the world’s best strikers in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Bulgaria’s Dimitar Berbatov, once said “Sometimes, against the underdog, you can lose because they want it more. It happens to every team”.
On Sunday night, Monedderlust Football Club headed into the final of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League Promotional Playoffs and many considered them to be the underdogs coming up against West Coast Demerara powerhouse Slingerz FC. In this instance, Monedderlust clearly wanted it more.
At the final whistle, it was the Monedderlust players, fans and coaching staff that were up in jubilant celebration at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue. They defeated Slingerz 1-0 through an early fourth-minute strike off the boot of forward Brentnol Frank while the Berbice-based club’s defence staved off the offensive efforts of their opponents. The win means that the Berbicians will return to the Elite League in early February after a prolonged absence.
