Former winners to collide in tonight’s semi-finals

Guinness Greatest of the Streets…

The Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Tournament  is down to four teams and one of the semi-final  matches tonight at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac will be a colossal clash  between  defending champions Sparta Boss and inaugural winners Back Circle.

Sparta Boss’s Sheldon Shepherd (with ball) and Solomon Austin (far right) are two players who will be in the limelight of tonight’s semi-final matches
Sparta Boss’s Sheldon Shepherd (with ball) and Solomon Austin (far right) are two players who will be in the limelight of tonight’s semi-final matches

Sparta Boss have been without some of their marquee players but that has not taken away from their dominance, albeit, some of their matches had to be decided spot kicks.
With the likes of Eusi Phillips, Sheldon Shepherd and Solomon Austin, the men in blue who are also the country champions, have managed to score five goals thus far as opposed to Back Circle’s two.
For the   for 2011 winners,   Sylvester Richards and company have a tough task ahead of them but considering that all teams have conceded goals, breaching Sparta’s defence is possible once they can apply constant pressure.
In the other match, a street-smart Tucville is pitted against an energetic Broad Street team. Broad Street Bullies have scored 10 goals,  the most in the tournament to date  but will come against a team that despite only scoring thrice in their preceding matches, are known for  their smart tactics that usually   frustrates the opposition.
For Broad Street, Quaci Weeks and Lennox Cort maybe still nursing injuries from their bruising encounter against Bent Street in the quarter-finals on Sunday but will have recover fast as they will be some of the players who will carry the load of the team.
The Tucville unit, which comprises to a large extent, city club footballers will have the expertise of Delon Alfred, Dennis Edwards and Leon Richardson to shepherd the unit into what would be their final in the six years of the event.
The grand finals will be held on Friday at the National Park Tarmac where the teams will be battling for over $1M in prize monies and trophies.
The winning team is set to receive $500,000, runner-up $200,000, 3rd place $150,000 and 4th place $100,000.