A new champion will be crowned in the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” East Coast Demerara zone on November 5, as Vryheid’s Lust defeated title holders Melanie-B in the quarterfinal round on Saturday at the Haslington Tarmac.
Vryheid’s Lust downed Melanie-B 2-0 on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended 1-1. Prior to the conclusion, Vryheid’s Lust took the lead in the fifth minute, while Melanie-B equalised in the seventh minute.
Vryheid’s Lust will now oppose Beterverwagting (BV)-A, after the latter defeated Church Yard 2-1. Delroy Deen and Ralph Pollard scored in the third and 11th minute respectively. For the losers, Rashleigh Morrison scored in the sixth minute.
On the other hand, Liliendaal Hustlers and Non Pareil will compete in the second semi-final matchup. Liliendaal Hustlers edged Old School 1-0 on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended 0-0.
Non Pareil defeated Victoria Eagles 3-2, after overcoming a 0-2 deficit. Andrew Murray netted in the ninth minute, alongside a “Guinness Goal” (GG) [a goal scored in the final three minutes of normal and regulation time which counts as two] in the 18th minute. For the losers, Sherwin Skeete scored in the fourth and seventh minutes. The semi-final section and eventual final will be staged on November 5 at the same venue.
Meanwhile, Portmore will face-off with Team Cruel, and Buxton will battle Uprising in the Plate division semi-final round, following quarterfinal wins. Portmore defeated Belfield 3-0. Colin Jones recorded a GG in the 18th minute, while Denzel Junior netted in the eighth minute.
Team Cruel downed Bare Root 4-3. Jerome Harrigon bagged a double in the sixth and 16th minutes, while Ian Dooker and Jemar Harrigon netted in the fifth and 15th minutes respectively. For the losers, Dequan France scored in the ninth minute as well as tallied a GG in the 19th minute.
On the other hand, Buxton Diamond downed Paradise 2-1 on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended 1-1. Prior to the conclusion, Teshawn Gordon scored for Paradise in the sixth minute, while Alister Thomas equalised in the 13th minute. Uprising defeated Haslington 2-0. Dante McAulay registered a (GG) in the 19th minute.
Complete Results
Guinness Goal (GG) – 2 goals
Quarterfinals
Game 1
Victoria Eagles 2 vs Non Pareil 3
Non Pareil scorer
Andrew Murray – 9th and (GG) 18th
Victoria scorer
Sherwin Skeete – 4th and 7th
Game 2
Church Yard 1 vs BV-A 2
BV scorers
Delroy Deen – 3rd
Ralph Pollard – 11th
Church Yard scorer
Rashleigh Morrison 6th
Game 3
Hustlers 0 vs Old School 0
Hustlers won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Game 4
Melanie-B 1 vs Vryheid’s Lust 1
Vryheid’s Lust won 2-0 on penalty kicks
Vryheid’s Lust scorer
A Thomas – 5th
Melanie scorer
Anil Hernandez – 7th
Plate Section
Game 1
Portmore 3 vs Belfield 0
Colin Jones – (GG) 18th
Denzel Junior – 8th
Game 2
Paradise 1 vs Buxton 1
Buxton won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Buxton scorer
Alister Thomas – 13th
Paradise scorer
Teshawn Gordon – 6th
Game 3
Team Cruel 4 vs Bare Root 3
Team Cruel scorers
Jerome Harrigon – 6th and 16th
Ian Dooker – 5th
Jemar Harrigon – 15th
Bare Root scorer
Dequan France – 9th and GG –19th
Game 4
Haslington 0 vs Uprising 2
Dante McAulay – GG – 19th
Semi-finals
BV-A vs Vryheid’s Lust
Liliendaal Hustlers vs Non Pareil
Plate Semi-finals
Portmore vs Team Cruel
Buxton vs Uprising
