The last year’s GFF second division league champions, Falcons FC are going unstoppable in their debut Gambia Football Federation (GFF) 1st Division League after thumping the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) 5-3 in their week-4 fixture of the league played at the Late Ousman Saho Field in Old Yundum on Friday.
The Blue Armed (Falcons FC) took an early lead when Alieu Jammeh scored the opener in the 10th minute with a fine finish. Mutarr Ceesay made it 2-0 for Falcons in the 24th minute from a scramble in the box, while the GAF pulled one goal back from Rashidou Bah’s strike before the break.
The Abuko-based team, Falcons FC started the second half from where they left in the first period by extending their lead to 3-1 through Adama Jammeh’s beautiful header in the 47th minute.
Alhagie Saine made it 4-1 from a swift counter attacking move with a powerful strike into the back of the net in the 58 minute, before Mustapha Njie then wrapped up an emphatic win for the division one newcomers with a calm finish from close range.
The Soldiers (GAF) scored two late goals in the game through Modou Lamin Fofana’s brace in the 76 and 90+4 minutes but it wasn’t enough as Falcons held on to win 5-3. A staggering score line and a heavy defeat for the Gambia Armed Forces who were ambushed and disarmed in broad daylight by the division’s new boys.
This victory gave Falcons FC who are yet to lose a single match 10 points and moved to top of the standings, while GAF dropped to 8 position with 4 points after four matches.
Elsewhere, Brikama United got their season on track by securing their first win of the campaign following a 2-0 defeat of Elite United in the 8pm game at Bakau’s Independence Stadium on Friday.
Mustapha Drammeh opened the scoring for the Sateba Boys in the early 4th minute of the first period before Sainey Bojang extended the lead for Brikama United in the 47th minute of the second half.
Brikama is on 6 points now on 6th position having played goalless stalemates in the previous three matches before this encounter, while Elite United who continues with their struggle now dropped to 12 position with 3 points after recording three losses and one win so far.
Wallidan FC also came from behind to beat Steve Biko 2-1 in the final match of the night at the stadium on Friday.
The Beach Boys, Steve Biko took the lead in the 20th minute of the game while Wallidan came from behind with two goals through Alagie Camara and Mechini Gomis in the 30th and 52nd minute respectively to give them their second win of the league.
The win moved the Blues (Wallidan) to 2nd position above Real de Banjul (who was playing with Hawks on Sunday) with 8 points, while the Beach Boys (Steve Biko) now fell to 11th position with 4 points after 4 matches.
Gamtel FC were forced into a 1-1 draw by Banjul United in the only league encounter on Saturday played at the Late Ousman Saho Field in Old Yundum.
Banjul United took the lead in the early first minute of the game, while Gamtel FC restored purity through Abdoulie Kah’s goal in the 58th minute of the second half, forcing the game into a stalemate.
At the time of going to press on Sunday, two encounters were playing at the stadium as Team Rhino were playing against the defending champions Fortune FC, before Real de Banjul taking on Hawks FC in Banjul-derby in the second match.
Meanwhile, the 1st Division League week-4 fixtures will end today, Monday at the Independence Stadium in Bakau with two interesting encounters when Waa Banjul will play Samger in the earlier game, while Marimoo will battle it out with the Gambia Ports Authority (GAF) in the late encounter.
