Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’: Linden sees entertaining opening night

A whopping ten games were played on Friday night in the mining town of Linden when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ tournament kicked off there.
Playing at the Silvercity Hard Court in Wismar, Gennasyde picked up the first win of the 2023 tournament when they edged Street Light Ballers 1-0. Robin Wren was the marksman in that contest, striking in the 10th minute.
Dark Side enjoyed a 4-0 victory over DC Ballers in the following game. Nicholas Gentle was on fire with a hat trick in the 9th, 10th and 11th minutes, while Kwesi Quintin registered the Dark Side’s first goal in the 4th minute.
A Guinness Goal (which counts as two goals) off the boots of Dellon Reece in the 13th gave Top Strikers the boost they needed in a 3-0 encounter with Aroaima. Andrew Rice was the Strikers’ other goal-scorer in the 4th.
The game following saw a stalemate between Universal Ballers and Coomacka at the end of regulation time. However, Universal Ballers went on to taste victory via a 1-0 edge from the penalty mark.
A tight encounter between YMCA and Presidential eventually saw the former winning 3-2 by way of a Guinness Goal. Jamal Bentick handed YMCA the lead in the 2nd, but back-to-back goals from Shemar Caesar (6th) and Maurice McCurdy (12th) put Presidential in the driver’s seat. However, Keyshawn Dey netted a Guinness Goal for YMCA in the nick of time for the victory.
Another goal-fest came when the Top Form-Street Warriors encounter ended in a 5-3 win for Street Warriors. For the winners, Janeve Waldron (13th) and Abani Dow (14th) each netted a Guinness Goal to cut the deficit. Shelton Whittaker (9th) was the other goal-scorer for Street Ballers. Jamil James (2nd, 10th) and Dariel Adolph (11th) were the goal-scorers for Top Form.
Another tense game saw Team Good Luck easing past Exodus 1-0. Delano Sulker was the man on target, in the 4th minute, for Team Good Luck’s win.
Meanwhile, Street Ballers overcame Golden Stars 3-1. A Guinness Goal off the boots of Roydell Arthur in the 13th minute and another from Shaka Lewis accounted for Street Ballers’ three, while Aqun Chester netted the consolation for Golden Stars in the 11th.
The penultimate game of the night saw its regulation time expiring with another stalemate. However, when Silver Bullets and One Side FC got to the penalty mark, the former prevailed 3-2.
Another drawn game at the end of regulation time followed, although Taliban and High Rollers fought tooth and nail. In the end, High Rollers clinched the victory 2-1 in sudden death penalty kicks.
The Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition has up to $1M in cash and other prizes up for grabs.