East Coast Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Competition
─ wins for Paradise ‘A’, Hustlers, BV ’A’
Shamar Scott’s brace which came in the 8th and 15th minutes ensured that defending champions Uprising got off to a positive start in this year’s East Coast Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition, which commenced on Friday evening at the Haslington Market Tarmac.
Played before another large turnout, among whom Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste was present, the champs enjoying tremendous crowd support, and showed why they are favoured to retain the title when they cruised to a 2-0 triumph over Non Pareil.
They took the lead in the eighth minute when Scott finished neatly following a fast counter- attack, but despite creating numerous chances, they failed to increase their advantage before the half ended.
Five minutes into the resumption, Scott was again the man on target, squeezing his effort past the last stop to give his team a two-goal cushion, which lasted until the final whistle sounded.
Paradise ‘A’ also looked in ominous form in their 3-0 win over debutants Victoria Eagles, with Tyreek Cummings slamming in a Guinness Goal, while Quincy Adams opened the scoring with a wonderful piece of artistry in the seventh minute.
Seasoned campaigners BV ‘A’ and Victoria Church Yard looked in good form, despite narrow wins. The former beat Plaisance ‘B’ 1-0, while the latter survived a penalty shootout against Melanie ‘A’ after regulation time failed to produce goals.
The final will be played on Easter Monday.
