{"id":15617,"date":"2024-01-19T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15617"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:03:01","slug":"slingerz-fc-triumphs-over-victoria-kings-secures-return-to-elite-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/slingerz-fc-triumphs-over-victoria-kings-secures-return-to-elite-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Slingerz FC Triumphs Over Victoria Kings, Secures Return to Elite League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a thrilling encounter at the Ministry of Education Ground, Slingerz Football Club secured a narrow victory over Victoria Kings, marking their successful return to the Elite League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Football Federation promotional matchup on Sunday witnessed an intense battle, with Slingerz FC claiming a hard-fought win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into the clash, Slingerz FC was the favored side, but Victoria Kings presented a formidable defense, making it a challenging contest for the West Demerara team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite dominating possession, Slingerz FC faced a resilient Kings defense in the first half, resulting in a goalless score at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undeterred, the West Demerara football side continued their offensive efforts in the second half, missing a few early chances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The breakthrough finally came in the 54th minute when Simeon Moore&#8217;s strike found the back of the net, securing a one-nil victory for Slingerz FC as regulation time ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach Charles Pollard expressed satisfaction with the win but noted his disappointment in his team&#8217;s execution, especially considering the missed opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With their return to the Elite League, Slingerz FC sets its sights on achieving glory, anticipating more challenging encounters against the top clubs in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory over Victoria Kings marks a significant achievement for Slingerz FC as they re-enter the Elite League, aiming for continued success in the competitive football landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling encounter at the Ministry of Education Ground, Slingerz Football Club secured a narrow victory over Victoria Kings, marking their successful return to the Elite League. The Guyana&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15617","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\/15617","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=15617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15619,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15617\/revisions\/15619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}