Bartica Regatta Football: Finalists to be decided in tonight’s semi-final matches

The two teams that would be battling for the top prize of an ounce of gold or its equivalent in cash would be known after the proverbial dust is settled in tonight’s semi-final matches of the Bartica Easter Regatta Football competition.
Organised by the Bartica Football Association (BFA) in conjunction with the Bartica Regatta Committee (BRC), this football competition is being contested at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, where the final two quarter-final matches that were played last Tuesday evening served up another set of surprise results.
AX Galaxy, the proverbial new kids on the block, continued their fairytale run when they turned back the challenge of Mil Ballers by the lone goal of that contest, which came off the boots of Melvin Otero in the 31st minute.
It was AX Galaxy’s second win in as many matches, their having defeated Agatash FC by four goals to nil in an elimination clash in the opening match of the competition last Saturday night. These ‘new kids’ will now attempt to replicate their winning performance against Rivers View FC tonight, the Rivers View lads having taken care of business against Rising Stars by the margin of two goals to one.
Antonio Jones in the 43rd minute and Andrew Simmons in the 55th minute had laid the early foundation for Rivers View to stave off a late surge from Rising Stars, whose lone strike was recorded by Ian Gomes five minutes to full time. That strike was, however, too little and too late to save the Rising Stars from crashing out of the promise of gold in this tournament.
The action in tonight’s other semi-final match will get underway at 19:00h, and would feature Potaro Strikers coming up against Lazio, these two teams having defeated Wolves United and Beacons respectively in their opening matches of this knockout competition.
Tonight’s respective winners will play in Saturday night’s final, which would be preceded by the third-place matchup among the respective losers. These matches would be punctuated by the final of the female tournament, the semi-finals of which were set for last evening.
On Sunday, powerboat racing will take centre stage, with the likes of Randy Belle and Dave ‘The Jaguar’ Scott in their Formula One boats expected to create a storm in the welcoming waters of the Golden Beach.