Slingerz FC and Santos will contest the final of the third annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Cup after earning victories at the semi-finals on Sunday evening at the GFC ground, Bourda.
The two teams will contest the final on New Year’s Day 2014 at the GCC ground, Bourda, where a new champion will be crowned since defending champions Camptown and inaugural winner Alpha United were booted at the quarter-final stage.
Slingerz FC didn’t have to do much, as Western Tigers were generous on the night, slipping in an own goal to hand the West Demerara side passage into the final.
All Slingerz had to do after then was play defence, and that they did to keep their hopes alive of copping the Gy$ 4 million top prize.
In the other game, Santos, through goals from Anthony Abrams and Christoff Wensley edged the Guyana Defence Force 2-1.
As was the case in 2012, the champion team will receive Gy$ 4 million, while the runner-up, third and fourth placed finishers will collect Gy$ 2.5 million, Gy$ 1.5 million and Gy1$ million.
A new addition to this year’s tournament was the monetary incentives for all the teams, including Gy$ 250,000 each for the losing quarter-finalists, Gy$ 150,000 each for those knocked out at the second round and Gy$ 100,000 each for teams booted at the first round.
There will also be individual prizes for the Most Valuable Player, highest goal scorer, best goalkeeper and most discipline team.
The most outstanding coach will pocket Gy$ 100,000 cash.
