Young Gunners & Speightland crowned “One Guyana Kings & Queens Beach Football” Champs

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Speightland captured the Female segment of the “One Guyana Kings & Queens Beach Football” competition through a goal each from Shenessa Cornelius (left) and Nikita Wayne.
Speightland captured the Female segment of the “One Guyana Kings & Queens Beach Football” competition through a goal each from Shenessa Cornelius (left) and Nikita Wayne.

Linden came alive on Sunday night as the “One Guyana Kings and Queens Beach Football” came to an end in the compound of the PPP/C Office in Mackenzie, Linden with male outfit Young Gunners and the females of Speightland emerging champions of the competition.

Young Gunners just needed a single goal from Ryan Arthur to seal the Men’s segment of the “One Guyana Kings & Queens Beach Football” competition.

The ‘Young Gunners’ needled the ‘Hi Flyers’ through a first minute Ryan Arthur strike without response to lift the Men’s trophy while Speightland handed Hururu a thrilling 2-1 defeat to win the trophy on the distaff side.

Shenessa Cornelius and Nikita Wayne were on target for the victors with the latter sealing the deal in the 17th minute after Cornelius had opened proceedings in the very first minute. Hururu scored three minutes from full-time to give Speightland an anxious few closing minutes with Nickisha Persaud on target in the 37th minute.