Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Linden: Halley’s magical Guinness Goal clinches Swag Entertainment’s 4th crown
Allan Halley’s chief marksman Allan Halley
Swag Entertainment, led by an 18th-minute Guinness Goal off the boots of Allan Halley, secured their fourth Linden Guinness “Greatest of The Streets” crown as they overcame Silver Bullets’ challenge in the final which was played to a large gathering, at the Retrieve Hard Court last Saturday night.
It was the Bullets who shot down Swag Entertainment when they clashed in a quarter-final encounter last year and this win avenged that loss in a big way.
This time around, Swag Entertainment were able to break a deadlocked game when Halley struck in the 18th minute as it counted for two goals, and proved to be the decider.
Swag Entertainment receive their championship trophy and winnings
That 2-0 win allowed Swag Entertainment to increase their tally to four and earned them $500,000 and bragging rights as they have qualified for the National Championship which is being sponsored by beverage giant Banks DIH.
For placing second, Silver Bullets received $400,000.
Earlier, Swag Entertainment humbled YMCA 3-0 on the back of a Halley hat-trick, with one coming in the 25th minute and the other, a Guinness Goal which counted as two in the 29th minute.
A look at the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” final featuring Swag Entertainment and Silver Bullets
In the other semi-final, Silver Bullets overcame DC Ballers 2-0 to advance to the final. The scorers were Jermaine Samuels (19th minute) and Amaniki Buntin in the 26th minute.
The main supporting game was the third place match between the losing semi-finalists and that game was won by YMCA, who defeated DC Ballers 3-0 with Kevin Gittens (14th minute), Kymani Price (16th minute) and Jamal Bentick (19th minute) accounting for their goals.
YMCA were $300,000 richer while DC Ballers collected $250,000.
In the plate game for $60,000, the winners were Spaniards, who defeated Turf President in a battle among the losing quarter-finalists.