Swag Entertainment reigned supreme on Saturday at the Amelia’s Ward/Wisroc Car Park when they achieved a three-peat of titles in the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Linden Championship.
Swag Entertainment defeated Universal Ballers in a nail-biting 2-1 final on their way to their third consecutive championship.
With the win, Swag became only the second team to achieve such a feat, after Showstoppers of West Demerara claimed three consecutive zonal titles.
In the championship game, Universal Ballers’ Mortimer Giddings found the back of the net first in the fifth minute to hand his team the lead. However, Swag Entertainment’s Deon Carter struck four minutes later, to bring the scores level.
With time running out, it was Swag’s Colwyn Drakes who found the game winner in the 13th minute, slotting home from the centre of the field after receiving a left-sided pass.
In the third-place playoff, spectators were treated to sudden-death kicks from the penalty mark, after a contest between Speightland and Anybody Got It ended in deadlock.
From the penalty mark, Speightland prevailed 4-3 over their opponents.
Earlier in the night, semi-final action went down at the same venue, with eventual champions Swag Entertainment getting the better of Speightland 2-1, on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended with the scoreline reading 1-1. On the other hand, Universal Ballers dismantled Anybody Got It 4-0, on their way to the final.
Along with their championship trophy, Swag Entertainment carted off a $400,000 grand prize, while Universal Ballers had to settle for $200,000. Speightland pocketed a $150,000 third-place prize, while Anybody Got It received $80,000 for their fourth-place finish.
Complete Results
Final
Swag Entertainment 2 v Universal Ballers 1
Swag Entertainment scorers
Deon Charter – 9th
Colwyn Drakes – 13th
Universal Ballers scorer
Mortimer Giddings – 5th
3rd Place
Anybody Got It 0 v Speightland 0
Anybody Got It won 4-3 on sudden-death penalty kicks
Semi-final Round
Game 1
Universal Ballers 4 v Anybody Got It 0
Universal Ballers scorers
Jamal Caster – 4th
Tevin Crawford – 20th
Amoniki Myers – 23rd
Mortimer Giddings – 24th
Game 2
Swag Entertainment 1 v Speightland 1
Swag won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Swag Entertainment scorer
Donovan Francis – 3rd
Speightland scorer
Kester Randolph – 17th
