Slingerz FC secured their sixth win in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, dismissing Buxton United by a 4-0 score line on Wednesday at the Camp Ayanganna ground.
Veteran forward Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams recorded a second half double in the 77th and 89th minutes while Colin Nelson and Julian Wade started the rout in the 36th and 39th minutes correspondingly.
As a result of the win, Slingerz FC moved onto 18 points while in the process completing the double over Buxton United following their 2-0 in the first round. With the loss, Buxton remain in the sixth position with nine points.
Following 36 minutes of resistance, the Vergenoegen side finally broke the deadlock 36 minutes into the affair compliments of a powerful Nelson header into the left side of the net, after collecting a left-sided cross from a free kick within the right side of the box.
The first goal simply opened the flood gates for the West Demerara unit as Adams scored three minutes later, slotting his effort into the left hand corner, after collecting a flat right-sided cross which evaded everyone within the right side of the area.
Abrams then had a great chance to add his name to the scorer’s sheet following his immediate entrance, racing onto a through pass following a counterattack, only to be denied by the keeper Jason Cromwell in a one-on-one situation.
Nonetheless, Abrams made no mistake in his second attempt at the goal, cutting into the left side of the box before placing his effort clinically into the lower right-hand corner past the advancing Cromwell.
He would then complete the score line in the 86th minute from the penalty mark after being brought down within the left side of the box, powering his right-footed effort into the top left hand corner of the net. In the feature contest, Alpha United outplayed Fruta Conquerors 2-0.
Action in the event is slated to continue today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) with a doubleheader. In the opening fixture at 18:00hrs, league leaders, Pele will oppose Buxton United while Slingerz FC will tackle the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) from 20:30hrs.
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.
