UG Kings of Studies II football tournament…
The Kings of Studies II football tournament, hosted at the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus on Saturday from 10:00 hrs, eventually resulted in Five-o defeating Saints Renegades in a hard-fought encounter from which they emerged this year’s champions.
The tournament received considerable support from spectators, and more than 100 student-athletes participated in the one-day activity. The matches, played alongside the newly-constructed Behavioural Sciences Building, were played in a round-robin style and consisted of two five-minute halves, after which the knockout stage, comprising of two semi-final games and the final game, were staged.
With tournament rules dictating that, ‘a goal (scored) in the final two minutes of play is worth two (goals)’, a total of 65 goals were scored, 20 in the knockout stages alone.
The grand finale was a back-and-forth encounter, with both teams going on a rampage from the get-go. A couple of missed opportunities from either team only motivated them more, especially with $100,000 on the line.
The first half ended with the two teams deadlocked, but the eventual victors persisted; they were able to score a goal in the final 2 minutes of play, and exploited the tournament rule mentioned above.
At full time, the scores read 2-0 in favour of Five-O, and they carted off the spoils while Saints Renegades and Goons FC won $50,000 and $25,000 respectively. All prizes included medals and trophies.
Jessie Marshall was adjudged MVP, while Mark Chester was adjudged the highest goal scorer.
