Golden Grove and Bachelors/Adventure Paradise Sports Club clinched lopsided wins yesterday when the National Milling Company (Namilco) Thunderbolt Flour U17 national championships continued.
At the Melanie Community Centre ground, Golden Grove whipped Buxton Stars 6-0 while Bachelors/Adventure Paradise Sports Club defeated Buxton Youth Developers 4-2.
The Golden Grove unit effectively ended any hope of the match being a contest as they blasted in three goals in the feature affair against Buxton Stars. Shamar Kingston opened the scoring in the 18th minute, his first of three strikes.
Delron Skeete increased their advantage in the 30th minute before Kingston registered his double on minute later. The rout continued in the second period as Kingston completed his hat-trick three minutes into the resumption.
The score line ballooned to 5-0 as Clevon Montrose netted in the 60th minute and the finishing touch was then applied four minutes later as Michael Woode added his name to the scorer’s sheet. Golden Grove received three points for the win.
Akin to the first matchup, the contest between Bachelors/Adventure Paradise Sports Club and Buxton Youth Developers was basically over at the end of the first half.
Ingram Charles opened the scoring with a ninth minute strike before Colin Hendricks doubled their advantage compliments of a 22nd minute conversion.
Tichard Gordon got into the scoring act as he bagged a first half brace. His first came through a 30th minute conversion before laying on the second in the 40th minute to push the score to 4-0.
Complacency highlighted the second period for Bachelors/Adventure Paradise Sports Club as they took their foot off the gas, allowing the Buxtonians to record consolation goals in the 57th and 75th minute through Jaffarel Williams and Akeem Adonis respectively.
Bachelor’s/Adventure Paradise Sports Club gained three points for their efforts.
The zone will continue today at the same venue with another doubleheader. In the opening fixture at 21:30hrs, Mahaica Determinators will tackle Buxton United while the feature contest will pit Plaisance against Victoria Kings from 11:30hrs.
Meanwhile, over in the West Demerara leg, Wales claimed three points without breaking a sweat as they defeated Beavers FC via walkover. This section will resume today with Den Amstel tackling Slingerz FC.
West Demerara Current Points Standings
Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Den Amstel 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 12
Slingerz FC 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
Wales FC 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
Beavers FC 5 1 4 0 5 17 -12 3
Eagles FC 1 0 1 0 1 5 -4 0
