New Amsterdam (NA) United edged Cougars FC by a 1-0 score line when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour U17 Championship commenced on Sunday.
Staged at the Burnham?Park ground, New Amsterdam, Odinga Smith was the difference in the encounter, as he found the back of the net in the 69th minute.
Smith netted with a well-placed shot into the right corner, evading the outstretched hands of the opposing custodian. The event resumes on Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile the Monedderlust FC versus Hopetown United Rangers FC has been postponed and will now be held Saturday from 3.30pm.