GFC trounce Den Amstel to make it out of 1st round
Turbo Knockout Tournament
Another night of scintillating football in the Turbo Knockout Tournament saw Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Campton FC being the final two teams to make it out of round one.
A Den Amstel striker takes on two GFC defenders in their heated encounter
The straight knockout tournament always promises a higher level of competition as players fight to the death to avoid immediate elimination. And it was a display of exactly that at the Ministry of Education Ground on Wednesday night as GFC and Den Amstel met for their knockout game.
The first half of play showed great defence tactics by both sides as neither side could pierce the other’s goal. However, the second held more entertaining plays as Alberto Basanto started the half with a goal for GFC. The Georgetown team thrived on this momentum as three minutes later they were celebrating again, this time the goal came from LaVaughn Enniss. Extending the lead, Enniss struck again in the 59th minute. The tally of three was too much for the Under-20 Den Amstel team. Although they had close calls, they were unable to score, resulting in GFC’s 3-0 victory.
A snapshot of the fierce battle between Grove Hi Tech and Campton
Goa scorer LaVaughn Enniss admitted that the game did not go as planned, but the team were still thankful for the win.
“It was a hard-worked victory from the fellas, first half didn’t go as we planned, but we stick to our game plan and play our team ball and we come through with a 3-0 victory,” he stated.
The second game of the night and last one of the round saw a stiff battle between Campton and Grove Hi Tech for the last quarterfinal spot. Though the teams attacked relentlessly, the first half went without a goal, much to the dismay of the vibrant crowd. The second contained fresh determination from both sides as their shots were steered closer to home, but still not on target. Jermain Backles of Campton had the golden boot of the night as he struck a lone goal in the 76th minute. Given that regulation time was quickly expiring, Backles’ goal ended up being the winning one, in a 1-0 edge for Campton.
The quarterfinals of the tournament will continue today, Friday, November 16 at the same venue where Riddim Squad will tackle Northern Rangers at 18:30h and later Police will look to arrest Santos at 20:00h.
