League leaders Slingerz FC and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will face off today when the second round of the League Finale of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League commences at the Tucville ground at 18:30hrs.
It will be the third meeting of the teams since the inception of the championships. Presently both teams sit on three points following a 1-0 win for Slingerz FC over Pele and an identical result for the army unit against Buxton United.
Their first meeting ended in a walkover win for the army unit due to the eligibility concerns surrounding several of the Vergenoegen team’s players. However, in the second matchup, Slingerz defeated GDF 4-2.
The West Demerara unit will hope they can maintain their unbeaten run against their foes and will need their star-studded roster inclusive of Vurlon Mills, Quincy Adams, Kester Jacobs and Devon Millington to fire them to the win.
On the other side, the army unit will aim to reverse their fortunes against Slingerz FC and will require an inspired showing led by the quartet of Delwyn Fraser, Oswald Cornette, Delroy Fraser and Tyson Carmichael if they are to be victorious.
Meanwhile, the feature contest at 20:30hrs will pit home side Fruta Conquerors against Buxton United. The Georgetown unit currently has one point following their hard-fought 1-1 showing against Alpha United in the event opener.
The Tucville giant is unbeaten in their meetings with the East Coast of Demerara unit, securing a 1-0 win and a 0-0 draw. They will look to the likes of Trevon Lythcott, Eon Alleyne, Shaquille Agard, Jermaine Junior and Dwayne Lindie to fire them to a positive result.
On the other hand, the duo of Denver Dennis and Clive Andries will lead the youthful Buxton United into battle as they search for their points.
Upon the conclusion of the League Finale round, the top four finishers in terms of points will face off against each other in single knockout format to decide the winner of the round.
The semi-final round will commence on May 12th while the finale and third place playoff will occur on May 23rd. The point’s leader will faceoff with the fourth placed side while the second positioned club will tackle the third positioned unit at a venue to be announced.
Winner of the League Finale 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 Finale round will pocket an additional $1,000,000.
The season champion will then be crowned when the winner of the League Genesis and League Finale respectively faceoff in a single matchup. That winner will then earn an automatic berth at the CFU level.
If the winner of the League Genesis and League Finale rounds are the same team, they will earn the automatic CFU spot, with the second berth going to the team with the most accumulated points in both rounds non-inclusive of the eventual season champion.
Likewise, if one team wins both sections of the championship, they will faceoff with an All-Star team instead of competing in a season playoff.
