National Futsal Cup 2017
Action on night two of the inaugural National Futsal Cup being contested at the National Gymnasium saw North Ruimveldt, Silver Bullets and Dave & Celina All-Stars notching up victories in high-scoring encounters, while Future Stars and Swag Entertainment were the benefactors of walkover victories.
Playing in their first match of the tournament, the “Brazilian team” were soundly thrashed by North Ruimveldt, who put seven goals past them while conceding only once.
Joshua Brown and Gerald Gritten bagged a brace apiece, with Browne’s goals coming in the 7th and 18th minutes and Gritten’s in the 13th and 14th minutes respectively. Travis Grant in the 3rd, Kacy John in the 4th and Ryan Hackett in the 9th minute had a goal apiece, while Wellinson was the lone goal scorer for the Brazilians.
In a high octane encounter, Silver Bullets edged past North East La Penitence in a thrilling 6-4 encounter.
Jermain Samuels scored in the first minute of the game to give Silver Bullets the lead, but North East’s Delon Hunte replied in the 3rd, Romel Matthews was next in the 4th minute, as he restored the Bullets’ advantage, while Omar Williams made it 3-1 in the 5th minute.
It was end-to-end action in this riveting fixture, as Rawle Adams pulled one back for North East in the 6th minute, but Damion Williams netted for Silver Bullets in the very next minute, to throw the crowd into an uproar.
Siblings Alwin and Kelvin Moore equalized for North East with goals in the 12th and 14th minutes to leave the game delicately poised at 4-4. However, Damion Williams and Jermaine Samuels completed a brace each, in the 15th and 16th minutes, to edge Silver Bullets ahead and win an enthralling game.
Tucville needed sudden death penalties to down Agricola Champion Boys after normal time saw a 2-2 stalemate. Collis Samuels scored in the first minute of the game and added a second in the 11th minute for Agricola, while Dennis Edwards in the 8th and Leon Sealey in the 13th minute scored for Tucville, to send the game to penalties, which the latter duly won 3-2.
Dave and Celina’s All-Stars made light work of West Back Road, beating them 6-2. Four goals came from Donovan Francis (7th, 12th, 15th and 19th minutes) and a goal apiece came from Rawle Gittens and Kenard Simon, in the 9th and 14th minutes, sealed the deal.
Josephius Charles and Ned Fraser, in the 13th and 17th minutes respectively, were the lone goal scorers for West Back Road.
Albouystown-A needled Bent Street, with Moses Gritten grabbing a goal in the fourth minute; while Back Circle breezed past Alexander Village 5-1. Jermaine Beckles (3rd and 11th minutes) and Stephon McLean (12th and 16th minutes) bagged a brace, while Sylvester Richardson netted in the 15th minute.
