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Belmopan F. A. 1st Division 2017-18 Opening Season weekend results

SportsBelmopan F. A. 1st Division 2017-18 Opening Season weekend results

BELMOPAN, Mon. Dec. 18, 2017–The Belmopan Football Association (BFA) 1st Division 2017-2018 Opening Season tournament continued over the weekend with games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium.

In the first of two Group B games on Friday, Cavetubing.Bz Strikers were 4-2 winners over Valencia YWAM Boyz. The Strikers got a goal each from Orin Lopez ((4′), Luis Franco (9′), Jose Rubi (22′) and Auner Carrera (33′); while YWAM Boyz got a goal apiece from Ernesto Lauriano (63′) and Jalen Myers (66′). In the nightcap, Coast Guard FC and Police FC played to a 0-0 stalemate.

Two more Group B games were played on Saturday. In the opener it was Roaring Creek FC, 5-1, over St. Margaret FC. Netting a goal each for Roaring Creek were Edmund Pandy, Jr. (10′), Clifborn Neal (16′), Wallace Williams (34′), Michael Lewis (36′) and James Davidson (85′); while St. Margaret’s lone goal was by Emil Lisbey (20′). In the nightcap, Wingz FC dropped Cotton Tree FC, 4-1, with 2 goals from Brandon Peyrefitte (71′ & 83′) and 1 each from Gabriel Lewis (52′) and Rudy Padilla (66′); while Jose Sanchez (18′) got the lone goal for Cotton Tree.

The action was in Group A on Sunday, as the opener saw Camalote Warriors grabbing a 3-1 win over Maya Mopan Rangers. All the scoring was in first half, as Camalote got a goal apiece from Berthan Bermudez (10′), Pablo Fuentes (28′) and Oliver Wiltshire (29′); while Joseph Trapp (31′) scored for Maya Mopan. In the nightcap, Julian Maldonado (2′) gave Capital United an early lead, but Edgar Galdamez (72′) equalized mid-way in the second half for Las Flores FC, to salvage the 1-1 draw.

Upcoming weekend games:
Friday, December 21
7:00 p.m. – Napoles FC vs Club Atletico
Saturday, December 22
6:45 p.m. – Police FC vs St. Margaret FC
8:45 p.m. – Coast Guard FC vs Duck Run 2
Sunday, December 23
6:00 p.m. – Las Flores FC vs Maya Mopan Rangers
8:00 p.m. – Capital United vs Franks Eddy FC

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