The quarterfinal round of the sixth Annual Mohamed’s Enterprise Futsal Tournament, organised by the New Era Entertainment Group, concluded on Saturday last at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hard court with some exciting but not entirely surprising victories.
Daniel Wilson
Four teams now remain in the tournament, and a total of $2 million in cash and prizes would be doled out to the top performers.
The first team to qualify for the semi-finals was Dave & Celina All Stars, having edged out fan favourites Germans United 2-1, courtesy of goals off the boots of Benjamin Opasu and Soloman Austin. The young and talented Andre Mayers netted the consolation goal for Germans.
Hard Knocks then convincingly trampled Royal Warriors 8-4 in the quarterfinal fixture, and look like the team to beat.
Hard Knocks’ victory was spearheaded by Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz, who banged home four and three goals respectively, while Colin Nelson added the eighth.
After that, High Rollers slipped past LA Ballers by a solitary goal during their 11-goal thriller, the ping-pong contest causing the huge turnout of fans who had flocked the venue to be on their feet throughout the contest.
Omar Brewley
Omar Brewly netted a hat-trick for the semifinalists, while Johan Simmons, John Regis and Shane Haynes each contributed one goal for the victory. Jaleel Hamilton bagged a brace for LA Ballers, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the loss.
Then Donovan Francis netted a hat-trick to lead NK Ballers to the final semifinal spot, their having got past West Side Connection 6-4.
The fixtures for the semifinal leg will be released in tomorrow’s edition of this publication.
The curtains will fall on the event this Saturday, and the winning team would pocket $600,000 while second place would receive $250,000. Teams finishing third and fourth would take home $100,000 and $55,000 respectively.
