Anns Grove United, Melanie FC, BV Triumph FC and Mahaica FC recorded victories in the latest round of the East Demerara Football Association leg of the Guyana Football Federation Under-17 Youth Ensemble Programme.
Anns Grove registered a convincing 3-0 win over Victoria Kings, with Yohance King, Justin Halley and Kymane Kellman sharing the goals.
King opened the scoring in the 20th minute before Halley doubled the advantage in the 63rd. Kellman sealed the result with Ann’s Grove’s third goal in the 73rd minute.
Melanie secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Buxton Stars FC.
LeBron Semple put Melanie ahead in the fifth minute, but the lead lasted only 10 minutes as Malachi Jervis equalised for Buxton Stars.
With the teams level at 1-1, Mark Glasgow struck in the 48th minute to secure all three points for Melanie.
BV Triumph FC also collected maximum points following a 2-0 victory over Plaisance FC. Rovano Miles scored twice for the winning team.
The most productive attacking performance came from Mahaica, who defeated Mahaicony Western Lions FC 5-2.
Mahaica raced into a three-goal lead through Juelon Jones in the 14th minute, Joel Chapman in the 17th and Julian Hunte in the 24th.
Mahaicony Western Lions responded through Damien White in the 41st minute, but Keevil Austin restored Mahaica’s three-goal advantage in the 44th.
Kareem Henry added Mahaica’s fifth goal in the 70th minute before Nashaun Rigby completed the scoring for Mahaicony Western Lions in the 83rd.
Attention will now turn to the second round of matches at the Golden Grove Ground on September 20. Opening-round winners BV Triumph United and Anns Grove United will battle Buxton Stars and Plaisance respectively, while Mahaicony Western Lions and Victoria Kings will each hunt their first victory when they meet at 14:00h. The round will conclude with an intriguing contest between winning sides Melanie and Mahaica Determinators at 15:30h.
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