Eagles United, Winners Connection battle for top honours tonight

Linden Mayor’s Cup 2019…

The stage is set for tonight’s grand finale of the Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup Football championship, wherein the top ranked Eagles United are set to face Haynes & Lewis Winners Connection.

In the third-place match which precedes, Capital FC are pitted against Net Rockers. Both matches will be contested at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.
The night’s proceedings will kick-off from 18:00hrs, when a Linden Select Under 20 team face the National Under 17 squad in what will be an interesting encounter, as the Linden side will seek to show their talents in this warm up game.
Eagles United are confident that they can bag yet another title, and their top players would include their captain, Colwyn ‘Buck’ Drakes, and Donovan Francis, who both are in rich form; while their supporting cast will be ready to ensure they put away the challenge of the Haynes and Lewis Winners Connection, which will depend on the expertise of Shaquille Frank leading their strike line.
To reach the final, it went down to penalties to decide that Winners Connection would end the hopes of Net Rockers 4-3, following a 1-1 draw. This was after Shaquille Frank had sent Winners Connection into the lead with a 32nd minute strike. Shane Luckie equalled the scores in the 36th minute, and this tussle went back and forth without any decision.

It was finally decided from the penalty spot, and by then Frank had switched positions and had gone into the citadel, where he heroically stopped a shot that would send his team through by a 4-3 margin.
The second game was a lively affair, with Capital FC showing great promise. The heart of the Eagles United side was evident, and Eagles took the lead through Donovan Francis in the 16th minute. When Duquan Hercules’ free kick tied this up for Capital FC in the 32nd minute, the game was tense, as both sides sought to gain the advantage.
A double by Colwyn ‘Buck’ Drake would separate the sides for good, when he banged home in the 86th to give Eagles a 2-1 advantage, and one minute later, another shot by Drakes sealed the 3-1 victory.