Gold is Money claim Georgetown title

Guinness “Greatest of the Streets”…
Gold is Money went home $500,000 richer after their match against Albouystown ‘B’ in the Georgetown finale of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ tournament, played on Saturday night at Jubilee Park.
Prior to this finale, Sophia battled Broad Street down to the proverbial wire to claim the third place spot, and Leopold Street convincingly won the Plate Championship of the event in a match against Sparta Boss.
According to the organisers, these six teams have advanced to the National Championships, which will be staged on August 9 – 10 at Jubilee Park.
Jermin Junior’s 5th minute goal for Gold is Money was the deciding factor on Saturday. Albouystown ‘B’ had no answer for it. It meant that when the regulation time whistle sounded, Albouystown ‘B’ had to concede they were the losers, and had to settle for the runners-up prize of $300,000.

The third-place playoff was also closely contested. Neither Sophia nor Broad Street could convert passes, and the match was pushed into a dreaded penalty shootout. That became a nerve-racking event that had its fair share of misses, but Sophia emerged victorious with a 1 – nil result.

Sophia thus carted off the $200,000 third place prize, while Broad Street had to settle for the $100,000 fourth-place prize.
Playing undefeated on the final night, Leopold Street sank Sparta Boss 2 –nil in the Plate final to win $60,000; having wrecked Tiger Bay 5 – nil in the semifinal round.
Sparta squeezed past Back Circle 2 – 1 to make it to the final.
Meanwhile, the other teams that qualified for the National Championships are: Beacons (Bartica champions); Melanie ‘B’ (East Coast Demerara winners); Brothers United (West Bank/ East Bank Demerara winners); Trafalgar (Berbice champions) and High Rollers (Linden champions).