Pele storms to top of Elite League

By Duncan Saul On In Sports |
Kevin Cottoy (right) of Monedderlust FC trying to evade the pursuit of Pele’s Ronel Gordon during the latter team’s win in the GFF Stag Beer Elite at the GFC ground (Orlando Charles photo)
Kevin Cottoy (right) of Monedderlust FC trying to evade the pursuit of Pele’s Ronel Gordon during the latter team’s win in the GFF Stag Beer Elite at the GFC ground (Orlando Charles photo)

Pele snatched the lead at the top of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, dismissing Monedderlust FC by a 3-0 score line on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Travis Grant led the assault for the Georgetown unit with the fastest goal of the event in 50 seconds while Gregory Richardson and Darren Harris contributed with strikes in the 31st and 81st minute respectively.

As a result of the win, Pele moved to the top of the standings with 14 points, leapfrogging Alpha United who sit on 12 points.

Coming into the match on the back of an impressive win,