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Nov 09, 2014 Sports
Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his Did you know series and this week the spotlight has been cast on veteran Guyanese Commentator Joseph Reds Perreira in a role many may not know.
Did you know that World Fame Sports Commentator Joseph Reds Perreira was Coach of British Guiana Football Team in May 1966?
World famed cricket and sports commentator Joseph Reds Perreira was the man calling plays when British Guiana Football Team led by Monty Hope toured Barbados in May 1966 and competed in an International triangular Series with Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. The Soca Warriors played unbeaten to emerge as Champions. Reds Boys started with a hard fought one-all draw against host Barbados at the Kensington Oval.
The host scored first when Victor (Gas) Clarke netted in the 21th minute, British Guiana evened things up in the 39th minute through Frankie Forde. In Game number two, played at the same venue British Guiana suffered a four- Nil drubbing from the Soca Warriors. The goal scorers for the twin island Republic were
Kevin Barassa 39 Min
Gerry Browne 41 Min
Bobby Sookram 54 Min
Archibald 69 Min
British Guiana Third Game was a nil- all draw with host Barbados. They also lost their final match 2- nil against Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago played unbeaten defeating Barbados 2-nil, and 4-2 and humbling British Guiana 4-nil and 2-nil. Gerry Browne of Trinidad was named most valuable player of the tournament. After the tournament several British Guiana players were reported to the B.G.F.A for indiscipline conduct; including Captain Monty Hope, Veteran Hubert (Senor) Braithwaite, Gerald ‘Beef’ Francisco, Alvin Braithwaite and Patrick Britton.
The 1966 British Guiana Team that participated at Barbados Triangular Series:
Birdette Marshall – Goalkeeper
Compton Callender – Goalkeeper
Winston Callender
Michael Mitchell
Cosmo Layne
Imgram Layne
Monty Hope – Captain
Desmond Phillips
Jimmy Shuffler
Ovid Henry
Patrick Britton
Gerald Francisco
Hubert Braithwaite
Alvin Braithwaite
Frankie Forde (deceased)
Godfrey Norville
George Niles (deceased)
Joseph (Reds) Perreira – Coach
Cyril Ramalho – Manager
S.G Headley – Assistant Manager
Please note: ‘Reds’ Perreira was debarred from coaching by the G.F.A after the Barbados tour. Captain Monty Hope was banned for life. Hubert (Senor) Braithwaite and Gerald (Beef) Francisco were banned for two years, while Alvin Braithwaite and Patrick Britton were banned for the rest of 1966 following investigations.
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