The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Division One League is boiling over as it reaches the halfway stage, with the intensity ramping up dramatically in the race for the summit.
Guyana Police Force Women now occupy the coveted top spot, but they were made to earn it, overcoming a resolute Mainstay Goldstars FC with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night.
Police, known for their high-scoring victories, were surprisingly held at a standstill.
Mainstay Goldstars executed a brilliant defensive effort, stunning their opponents to keep the score nil-all at half-time, shutting down all of Police’s advances.
However, a few tactical changes at the break by Police head coach Vurlon Mills paid immediate dividends. Alleia Alleyne broke the deadlock in the 36th minute, finally finding the back of the net.
One minute later, Shanic Thornhill slipped one past the keeper for the Police’s quickfire second.
The league leaders could only muster one more goal against the stubborn Mainstay side. Teenager Lezandra Henrito hammered a rebound shot into the right corner in the 57th minute to seal the 3-0 win.
In the evening’s other fixture, Santos FC staged a remarkable comeback, overturning a one-goal deficit to trounce Den Amstel FC 5-1.
The show’s star was undoubtedly Afeena Baptiste, who notched an impressive hattrick with goals in the 24th, 42nd, and 58th minutes. Den Amstel had earlier drawn first blood, with 13-year-old Kelly Ann Ellis netting the opener in the 18th minute.
Santos’s other goals came courtesy of Tyneisha Thorne, who slotted the ball past a diving keeper in the 48th minute after a solo run, and Gabriel Rivera, whose long-range strike from outside the box found the net in the 54th minute.
The win sees Guyana Police Force hold the lead with a perfect 18 points from six wins in as many games. Breathing down their necks are the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), who sit second on 15 points from five wins.
Santos FC’s emphatic victory moves them into third place with 9 points from five games.
Fruta Conquerors FC (two wins, one draw, two losses) and River’s View FC (two wins, one draw, one loss) are tied on 7 points, though the Tucville-based Fruta Conquerors currently edge fourth place on goal difference.
The pressure is now on the Guyana Defence Force.
They can unseat the Police Women and reclaim the top spot when they take on Monedderlust FC today, Friday, October 17, at 18:30hrs. Following that, Western Tigers will battle River’s View FC at 19:30h.
Both fixtures are set for the GFF’s National Training Center (NTC) at Providence.
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