(Kaieteur News) – Region Ten Scorpions (Men) and Paruima Football Club (Women) closed out Guyana’s Heritage Games sporting activities in style on Sunday, capturing the respective Men’s and Women’s football titles at the Everest ground in Georgetown.
Paruima Women delivered a commanding performance in the Women’s final, dismissing Matarkai Women 4-2 after two heated halves before Region Ten Scorpions staged a thrilling comeback victory to dethrone Region Six in the Men’s championship match.
Paruima Women’s team are the new Heritage Games Football champions following thrilling 4-2 encounter against Matarkai. (NCN photo)
In the Women’s final, Darlys Elliman and Xuxa Thomas provided the early spark as Paruima raced into a 3-0 lead before the break.
Elliman opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Thomas doubled the advantage in the 30th. Merlyn Percy then struck just a minute later to put the Region Seven side firmly in control at 3-0 heading into halftime.
Matarkai, however, refused to surrender without a fight.
Feona Benjamin and Veronica Chatta pulled two goals back early in the second half, reducing the deficit to one and briefly raising hopes of a dramatic turnaround.
Paruima quickly extinguished those hopes.
Region 10 Scorpions seal 2026 Heritage Games campaign with 3-1 victory.
Celita Bascon restored the two-goal cushion in the 68th minute, finding the back of the net to seal a 4-2 victory and send Paruima FC celebrating with the 2026 Heritage Games Women’s trophy.
The Men’s final produced an even more dramatic finish on Sunday, with Region Ten Scorpions overturning an early deficit to claim a 3-1 victory over Region Six.
Region Six appeared to have seized control when Sevede Squicel broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, scoring in the 40+2 minute to give his side a 1-0 lead at the interval.
Goal Scorers: Captain Joel Yhap, Kymani Sealey and Aloysius Edwards mount spirited 3-1 comeback victory for Scorpions.
The Scorpions responded with purpose after the break.
Captain Joel Yhap restored parity in the 55th minute before Kymani Sealey completed the turnaround six minutes later, firing Region Ten into a 2-1 lead in the 61st.
With Region Six searching for a response, the Scorpions delivered the decisive blow in the 73rd minute.
Aloysius Edwards struck late to make it 3-1, effectively ending Region Six’s hopes of reclaiming the championship and completing a memorable comeback for Region Ten.
The final whistle confirmed Region Ten Scorpions as Men’s champions, while Paruima’s dominant display secured the Women’s crown, bringing the football component of the 2026 Heritage Games to a fitting close.
Source: Kaieteur News
