Alpha “The Hammer” United seemed to have returned to their usual destructiveness on the football field when they inflicted a 5-0 thrashing on Georgetown Football Club (GFC) on Sunday in the Guyana Football Federation’s Stag Elite League Finale.
Playing on GFC’s home turf at Bourda, home team had no answers for the aggression of Alpha United, as national striker Dellon Lanferman scored a terrific hat-trick, which propelled his team to the resounding victory.
From the onset, Alpha United looked the team to beat, as Lanferman notched up his first goal in the second minute, followed by Anthony Abrams four minutes later. Abrams again was on the pounce when he scored his second goal in the 30th minute to put the visitors up by three at half time.
Though GFC had some moments of brilliance, they were not able to capitalise and Lanferman added two more goals to his tally in the 48th and 93rd minutes, which effectively put the final nail in the coffin for GFC, in what has been a dreaded Finale campaign.
GFC have not won any of nine matches to date and with only one draw, it effectively puts them in the cellar position. Alpha United, on the on other hand, should be renewed by the performance as they now look to cement third place with five wins from their nine matches and two draws.
In the other match, Pele bounced back from some lacklustre performances in the league Finale to comprehensively defeat Monedderlust 4-1.
Colric Beckles gave Pele the early lead with his strike in the 38th and two minutes after Gregory Richardson registered his first of two goals in the match to end the excitement in the first half.
Konata Mannings was the next point-man as he extended the lead with a goal in the 58th, but an error of judgment in Pele’s defence allowed an own goal to be scored and the score line now read 3-1.
That soon changed when Richardson scored once more in the 64th minute, to give Pele a much needed victory. Pele will remain in fifth place with their third win of the Finale, but they move four points in touching distance of fourth place Guyana Defence Force.
The Berbicians, on the other hand, are just below Pele, but have only gained six points from their nine matches.
