LIMACOL FOOTBALL: Defending champs Milerock start with win

By Treiston Joseph

Defending champions of the Limacol Football Tournament, Milerock, started their title defence on a positive note with a win 2-1 against Northern Rangers on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Fast-paced action was the order of the night as the Linden-based defending champions showcased their superiority over the Northern Rangers. Milerock showcase how dangerous of a scoring side they can be practically sealing the win in the first half. Troy Lewis struck in the 10^th minute of the match with a hard shot that rocked the net.

Milerock further separated themselves from Northern Rangers when Akeem Green struck what seemed like a demoralising blow just on the stroke of halftime in the 45^th minute. Devon Johnson would score in the 90^th+1 minute of the match to give the Northers Rangers some pride to take away from the match.

Meanwhile, another Linden-based team was in winner’s row on Saturday evening with Winner’s Connection topping Grove Hi Tech 3-1. Grove Hi Tech simply had no chance with Winners Connection scoring the first three goals in the match.

Gary Thompson opened the scoring the 13^th minute, while Sedric Hunte and Rawle Gittens followed suit with goals of their own in the 32^nd and 69^th minutes respectively as the Linden side displayed some sweet passing skills. Kevin Padmore scored a consolation goal for Grove in the 78^th minute.

The tournament continued on Monday evening at the Georgetown Football Club ground with two matches where Winner’s Connection will play Northern Rangers and the Guyana Police Force will battle Camptown.