Slingerz FC continued its upward march in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, defeating Buxton United 2-0 on Saturday at the No. #5 ground, West Coast Berbice.
First half goals from Julian Wade and Domini Garnette in the 21st and 44th minutes ensured the Vergenoegen side walked away with the three points.
With the win, Slingerz FC now move to nine points alongside Alpha United but leapfrog the latter due to their superior goal difference.
Buxton United remain in seventh position on three points.
It was the familiar story for the West Demerara unit as they missed several chances in the opening exchanges.
Wade eventually settled the anxiety for Slingerz 21 minutes into the encounter, lobbing his effort over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net from outside the penalty box.
The culprit of several misses in the period, Garnette ensured that the Vergenoegen side went into the half time with their lead doubled, slotting home clinically into the back of the net from within the penalty area.
Despite their sizable advantage, Slingerz failed to increase their lead in the second stanza as their struggles within the attacking third continued.
Garnette had a great chance to increase their advantage in the 56th minute, flashing his effort wide of the lower right hand corner from within the right side of the box, after skipping past his marker.
Vurlon Mills then saw his effort denied in the 69th minute as he fired his shot into the leg of the defender after collecting a lobbed past while racing into the centre of the area.
Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams was then the guilty party in the 83rd minute, blasting his effort high over the crossbar from within the right side of the box, after racing onto a through pass.
In the second fixture of the night, Monedderlust FC downed the Georgetown Football Club 2-1. Action in the event is slated to continue on Tuesday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground with another doubleheader.
Winner of the round will pocket $4,000,000 while the second, third and fourth place teams will collect $2,000,000, $1,000,000 and $500,000 respectively. Similarly, the point’s leader prior to the knockout stage in the League Genesis round will pocket an additional $1,000,000.
Current Points Standings
Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
Pele 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 11
Slingerz 5 2 0 3 6 1 +5 9
Alpha United 5 2 0 3 7 3 +4 9
Fruta Conquerors 5 2 2 1 6 7 -1 7
Monedderlust 5 2 3 0 6 8 -2 6
Guyana Defence Force 5 1 2 2 7 8 -1 5
GFC 5 1 3 1 4 7 -3 4
Buxton United 5 1 4 0 2 7 -5 3
