On a night that featured convincing wins for Pele and Beacons, Northern Rangers overcame a 1-0 deficit to upset Santos 3-1 when the Corona Beer Invitational Football Championship continued on Friday.
The Kitty-based unit handed Santos their first loss to date under soggy conditions at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda, compliments of second half goals from Quincy Madramootoo and Steven Sankar, as well as an own goal in the space of 16 unforgettable minutes.
Falling behind to a Kacy John 22nd minute strike into the top left corner, Rangers grabbed the equaliser in the 74th minute when Madramootoo scored, volleying into the lower right corner, after a loose ball fell favourably into his path inside the six-yard box. A horrendous blunder from the goalkeeper gifted Rangers the lead 10 minutes later as a simple through pass into the center of the penalty area, slipped through the grasp of the custodian,