Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown: Gold is Money send warning as thrilling opening night unfolds

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship got off to a pulsating start with an action-packed opening night that featured goals, tight contests, and dramatic penalty shootouts.
The opening encounter between Alexander Village and Island All-Stars ended 2-2 in regulation time, with Island All-Stars holding their composure to secure a 3-2 win on penalty kicks.

A look at the opening night action during the Guinness ‘Greatest of the streets’ Georgetown edition

Tiger Bay followed with an impressive 3-1 victory over Rising Stars, displaying sharp attacking play and control throughout. In Game Three, Make it Happen and East Coast All-Stars battled to a 1-1 draw, but East Coast All-Stars prevailed 2-1 on penalties to move forward.
Team Immaculate edged California Square 1-0 in a closely contested affair, while Festival City delivered a commanding 3-0 win over Sophia All-Stars in one of the more dominant performances of the night.
Gold is Money then produced the most emphatic result of the evening, dismantling Stevedore 5-0 in a clinical display that underlined their attacking strength.
The final game saw Sparta Boss and East Bank Ballers locked in a tense, scoreless battle. Sparta Boss eventually emerged 1-0 winners on penalty kicks to bring the night’s proceedings to a close.
Attention now shifts to the Round of 32 fixtures on Friday, April 17, with several intriguing matchups on the cards. Bent Street B will face Unity Ballers at 19:00hrs, followed by Corinthians against Team Cruel at 19:30hrs.
Gaza Squad take on Laing Avenue at 20:00hrs, while North Ruimveldt oppose Z-Tekk at 20:30hrs. Albouystown meet Young Stars at 21:00hrs, before North East La Penitence clash with K-town All-Stars at 21:30hrs.
Leopold and Kingston will do battle at 22:00hrs, and the evening concludes with National All-Stars facing Team Madrid at 22:30hrs.
With an exciting opening night in the books, the stage is set for another thrilling round of street football action in Georgetown.

Game-1
Alexander Village-2 vs Island All-Stars-2
Island All-Stars won 3-2 on penalty kicks
Game-2
Tiger Bay-3 vs Rising Stars-1
Game-3
Make it Happen-1 vs East Coast All-Stars-1
East Coast won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Game-4
Team Immaculate-1 vs California Square-0
Game-5
Festival City-3 vs Sophia All-Stars-0
Game-6
Gold is Money-5 vs Stevedore-0
Game-7
Sparta Boss-0 vs East Bank Ballers-0
Sparta won 1-0 on penalty kicks

Day 2 Fixtures (Round of 32) April 17
(9) Bent St B vs Unity Ballers – 19:00hrs
(10) Corinthians vs Team Cruel – 19:30hrs
(11) Gaza Squad vs Laing Avenue – 20:00hrs
(12) North Ruimveldt vs Z-Tekk – 20:30hrs
(13) Albouystown vs Young Stars – 21:00hrs
(14) North East La Penitence vs K-town All-Stars – 21:30hrs
(15) Leopold vs Kingston – 22:00hrs
(16) National All-Stars vs Team Madrid – 22:30hrs


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