KFC/GFF elite League 2023… Western, GDF, Fruta and GPF winners as round two kicks off

ROUND two of the KFC Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite league kicked off with wins for Western Tigers, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC, Fruta Conquerors and Guyana Police Force (GPF) FC over the weekend.

The round, which took place at the GFF National Training Center (NTC), at Providence.

With the installation of the temporary lights at the facility, Western Tigers and Buxton United were the first teams to take to the pitch on Saturday evening.

Buxton took the lead first with a 45th+1 minute freekick off the boots of Samuel Johnson. However, a slip up in the second half saw Buxton conceding an own goal in the 56th.

Eusi Phillips later added the cherry on top in the 72nd to hand Western the 2-1 win.

The following game saw GDF thumping Den Amstel FC 4-0.

Olvis Mitchell got GDF’s adrenaline pumping early with two goals in the 7th and 8 th minutes. However, it was only until the second half that the soldiers extended their tally with goals from Stephon McDonald and Ryan Hackett in the 79 th and 87th respectively.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, late goals had spectators on the edge of their seats as Fruta Conquerors narrowly got past Ann’s Grove FC.

After a deadlocked first half, Neron Barrow handed Fruta Conquerors the lead in the 77th minute.

Shemar Beckles equalized for Ann’s Grove three minutes later, but in the