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Jun 08, 2014 Sports
When play in the CULT energy drink sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-17 league continued yesterday at the Grove Playfield, East Bank Demerara, two exciting games were the order of the afternoon.
In the main event, Agricola Red Triangle held their nerve to defeat a game Kuru Kururu Warriors 2-1, while in the first game, Herstelling, with a few supporters of their own, recorded their biggest win to date in their short history, a 7-0 trouncing of Soesdyke Falcons.
Agricola meant business from the word go but had to contend with a determined Warriors unit that matched them every step of the way. Dakhown Matthews, Agricola’s Captain led his team from the front.
He it was that opened the scoring from the penalty spot after a Warriors player handled the ball in the area; slotting home in the 6th minute. The Warriors never let up on their offensive game as they sought desperately to even the score.
Their persistence eventually brought the desired results thirty-two minutes on, Joshua Grant it was who blasted the nets to draw them level. But two minutes later, Agricola restored the advantage when Matthews took matters into his own hands yet again.
He collected the ball midway into the opponents half, worked his way forward before unleashing a powerful right foot shot which effectively turned out to be the winning strike. Both teams enjoyed a fair amount of possession thereafter with the Warriors coming close to equalizing as did Agricola.
Nut neither team was able to touch the score sheets again with Agricola taking full points and the Warriors, none.
The opening game saw Herstelling coming of age by turning in a huge performance in dismantling the challenge of Soesdyke Falcons, 7-0.
Coach Devon Winters’ hard work with his charges has been bringing rewarding results in the past two months at the senior level as well.
Herstelling dictated the flow of the game as they went on to record their biggest win to date. Leading the charge was Cion Alfred with a hat-trick, the first player from the club to achieve such a feat.
Alfred was on target in the 15th, 20th and 66th minute and received admirable support from Denzil Devon who netted a double, striking in the 35th and 58th minutes respectively.
There was one goal each for O’Neil Sharp in the 42nd minute and Curt Rohee who rocked the nets in the first minute of the game, the fastest goal of the tournament to date.
Competition will continue at the same venue on Saturday with two more matches. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals after playing each other once.
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