BK Western Tigers led by a Hubert Pedro helmet trick mauled Kwakwani Strikers 6-1 when the Georgetown Football Association/Banks Beer Cup continued on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden.
Leading the opening half 1-0 through a Stellon David 34th minute strike, the West Ruimveldt giants would double their lead in the 61st minute
as Pedro opened his account with a header to the back of the net after latching onto a cross from the right side.
He would grab his brace two minutes later with a strike from the top of the 18-yard box across the body of the opposing shot stopper into the back of the net. His goal scoring tally would increase in the 80th minute as he found the back of the woodwork with a simple tap-in to the bottom of the goal.
Pedro would complete his helmet trick in the 89th minute from inside the penalty area, with a strike to the back of the goal. The result would be sealed as Ryan Thomas etched his name on the scorer’s sheet with a strike in the 90th+1 minute of added time.
Registering a consolation goal in the 87th minute was Shane Adams. Winning coach, Calvin ‘Fluman’ Allen during a post-match comment said:“To be honest it was a good outing from us. We had to be cautious in the opening period, then try to exploit their weaknesses in the second half.
“Right now we are working on our consistency and it seems like we are heading in the right direction. “Currently we are on a seven game winning street in all competitions. Now we have to focus on keeping clean sheets, it’s a problem area for us,” added Allen.
In the opening fixture, Linden unit Winners Connection repelled the Guyana Police Force (GDF) 2-1 through goals from the evergreen Rawle Gittens and Chris Young in the 16th and 79th minutes respectively. Briefly equalizing for the lawmen in the 67th minute was Keron Crandon.
Up to press time, the doubleheader slated for the today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda was yet to be confirmed by the organisers owing to the incessant rainfall.
The scheduled opening fixture at 18:00hrs should see Northern Rangers facing off with Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph United while the feature showdown could see Santos FC challenging Buxton United from 20:00hrs weather permitting.
