Candy Boss Invitational 8-a- side Football: Mahaica Determinators impress on opening night

The annual year-end, 8-a-side Invitational Football tournament promoted by Candy Boss got off to a flying start on Thursday night: with four teams taking to the field at the All Saints Ground on Princess Elizabeth Road in New Amsterdam, and a
goal-feast characterising the opening night, with 15 goals being scored in the double-header.
The opening game saw Paradise Invaders going down 3-1 to Cougars ‘B’, the team which replaced Orealla in the tournament.
Dave Singh opened the scoring in the 9th minute to send Cougars ‘B’ into the lead, but that advantage was short-lived as Haysew Mingo found the back of the net in the 25th minute to equalize for the Invaders. However, Quacy Auldeo sealed the issue with goals in the 32nd and 48 minutes, ensuring the Cougars ‘B’ win by 3-1.
The second game turned out to be a one-sided affair, as Mahaica Determinators outplayed Black Sharks of Fyrish 11-nil.

Julius Hamilton scored a treble and Brian James a double; while Samuel Vandyke, Shemol McPherson, Jason Smith, Bevan Mansfield, Christian James and Michael Lewis each found the back of the net, while Fyrish had no answer for this onslaught.
The tournament continued on Friday evening with two more matches. In the opener, Ann’s Grove came up against Monedderlust, while the night’s feature involved New Amsterdam United doing battle with Rainbow Generation.
Melanie attempted to resist being arrested by the Police Force, while Ithaca battled the Trafalgar Titans, and the feature game of the evening saw the Eagles taking on Mahaicony.
Tournament final is set for January 4 at the same venue. Over $1M in cash and prizes are up for grabs. (G-4)