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Feb 24, 2015 Sports
By Michael Benjamin
The match kicked off at around 22:30hrs under light showers which got progressively heavier, and the atmosphere colder as the night wore on, but footballers of the Slingerz Football Club compensated by restoring
the warmth into the hearts of their fans with a sizzling and tactical display that humiliated Western Tigers FC 5-0 which earned the Vergenoegen based team the prestigious trophy and the million dollars donated by Banks DIH Ltd when the curtains came down on the Mayor’s Cup Football Championships at the Georgetown Football Club Ground last Sunday evening.
Football buffs were also entertained one match earlier when Fruta Conquerors FC, after erratic performances in the early stages of the competition, finally got it right and dished out a 6-1 drubbing to Pele to clinch the honours in the third place playoff. Monedderlust FC was also in winners’ row when it defeated the Guyana Police Force 2-0 in an exhibition match that netted the winner the ‘A’ Division Commander Trophy donated by that principal, Clifton Hicken.
The prolific, Daniel Wilson, continued with his rich vein of form for Fruta Conquerors after netting a hat-trick in the 49th, 57th and 69th minutes, supported by a brace from Odel Williams (36, 66) and a solitary strike from Sheldon Holder (9). Marlon Nedd (63) narrowed the score for Pele, albeit inconsequentially.
Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams sent in two successes for Slingerz (89&90+2) and received commendable support from Julian Wade (9), Dextroy Adams (16) and Dwayne Lawrence (81).
Slingerz stamped its authority from the onset and it seemed as though the plan was to apply pressure in the early stages of the game to offset the opposition. Julian Wade set up Slingerz’ first goal after passing the ball to Adams whose firm kick left Western custodian, Derick Carter, clutching at thin air as the ball nestled in the network.
Slingerz second goal was simply a beauty as Adams was forced to shoot from an acute angle when the opposition’s defensive bore down on him; his right foot shot was unerring and sent his team up 2 nil.
Slingerz appeared to be the more tactically sound team with slick passes and great combinations but star striker, Vurlon Mills pleaded guilty after spoiling a simple chance when he had only Carter to deal with. The dapper striker attempted to make amends shortly afterwards when he gifted a pass to Julian Wade but his efforts were wasted as his teammate flunked the shot with a wayward shot over the upright.
The dependable Dwain Jacobs was also guilty of tardiness when he was gifted a pass in what appeared to be a simple shot but the dapper striker flunked the chance with a misdirected kick.
The two teams were locked in an interesting duel but despite several other near misses by players from both sides, the score remained at 2-0 at the halfway break.
The Slingerz players really distinguished themselves in the second half where they made fodder of the opposition. Western Tigers’ porous defence coupled with a team that appeared to have lost the will to fight, encouraged Slingerz to press home the advantage and Mills, Julian Wade, Clive Nobrega and Solomon Austin worked in tandem to strengthen Slingerz position with clever passes and enterprising raids.
‘Awo’ Abrams, who had been kept quiet for most of the duel, experienced a change of fortune as the game wound down and his double strike pushed Slingerz to a comfortable lead where they remained up to the final whistle.
The win was well received by the man behind the team’s administration, Javed Ali, who joined with throngs of other supporters in congratulating his boys as they celebrated the momentous occasion just after the sound of the final whistle.
Meanwhile, coordinator of activities, Lennox Arthur, congratulated the winning team while expressing gratitude to the patrons that flocked the venue to see the matches. Arthur was also grateful to members of the corporate community for their input saying that it was integral towards the success of the tournament. He said that the organizing team is currently in the process of examining the various performances in order to establish the individual awards including Best Goalkeeper and that player receives the DeSinco Trading Trophy, Most Valuable Player for the Alfred King and the Most Prolific Goal scorer who cops a 3-piece suite compliments of AH&L Kissoon. This will be done at the presentation ceremony to be announced later.
Those corporate individual entities that supported the tournament include Aruwai Plaza and Resort of Georgetown and Bartica respectively which has put up the 3rd prize of $200,000 while Bakewell donated the $100,000 4th prize. The second prize is $300,000. Other supporting businesses include Bakewell, MACORP, Busta, Sterling Products, John Fernandes, GT&T, TCL, CIDI and the Vieira brothers of Houston. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Courtney Benn have also chipped in, while Ricks and Sari and Keishars have also donated hampers for the outstanding performers.
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