{"id":15072,"date":"2024-01-04T16:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15072"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:52:12","slug":"slingerz-and-monedderlust-secure-spots-in-elite-league-promotional-playoff-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/slingerz-and-monedderlust-secure-spots-in-elite-league-promotional-playoff-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Slingerz and Monedderlust Secure Spots in Elite League Promotional Playoff Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Slingerz FC and Monedderlust FC have advanced to the final of the Guyana Football Federation Elite League Promotional Playoff, earning an opportunity to compete for a spot in the KFC Elite League Season 6 next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The semi-final matches took place at the Police Sport Club Ground, Eve Leary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first encounter, Slingerz FC, often recognized as a side deserving of Elite League ranks, secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Linden&#8217;s Winner&#8217;s Connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simeon Moore initiated the scoring in the 26th minute, registering the first goal for Slingerz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moore continued his stellar performance, securing a brace just before halftime, leading his team to a 2-0 advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian Wharton sealed the victory with a goal in injury time, resulting in a 3-0 aggregate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Head Coach Charles Pollard expressed gratitude for the win, he acknowledged that the victory was untidy and did not reflect the team&#8217;s skill level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollard emphasized his vision for the team&#8217;s playing style, aiming for excellence regardless of the competition level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second semi-final, Monedderlust FC faced drama from the onset, as a decision error by Beacon&#8217;s goalkeeper led to a red card for handling the ball outside the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the setback, veteran forward Anthony Abrams gave Georgetown Beacons the lead in the 33rd minute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beacons, however, faced challenges with a reduced squad and a part-time goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monedderlust FC capitalized on the situation, with Kevin Cottoy leveling the scores and Dominic Nelsen adding another for Beacon at halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second half, Monedderlust FC secured goals from Terrence Lewis and Teron Delph in the 53rd and 83rd minutes, securing a narrow 3-2 victory and advancing to the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is set to conclude on January 6th at the Eve Leary Ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slingerz FC and Monedderlust FC have advanced to the final of the Guyana Football Federation Elite League Promotional Playoff, earning an opportunity to compete for a spot in the KFC&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15074,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15072\/revisions\/15074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}