Gurias climb up
By ELIZABETH VUVU
AGMARK Gurias reaffirmed their determination to climb up the
point ladder by ousting reigning championsMabey & Johnson Muruks
in a 16-8 victory at the Kalabond Field in Kokopo yesterday.
Coming off from a win against Besta Eagles the previous weekend,
the Gurias wasted not time to score their first try through a
brilliant piece of play when Jessie Alunga combined to send
skipper Menzie Yere over the tryline.
Yere as usual side-stepped his way through two defenders before
planting the ball on the ground. Alunga failed the conversion
and the score remain 4-nil in favour of East New Britain team.
Muruks Sola Rupa levelled the score with a try on the left wing
after a good combination passes, then followed by a successful
conversion kick from Malakai Owen to take the lead 6-4.
Gurias gave away another penalty to see Muruks Owen add another
two points to lead 8-4.
Just before halftime, Opisa Pomaba score for Gurias to take the
lead 10-8 after a successful conversion.
In the second half it was all Gurias as they put up a good
defence to keep the opposition scoreless. In turn, they scored
through Ricky Sibiya while Malatau collected the penalty to win
the match 16-8.
