If you are a fainted-hearted person, well, avoiding the National Gymnasium on Saturday would have been your best option, since victory in the matches swayed from side to side, keeping all of the sizable crowd in attendance off of their seats.
The first match of the night saw Tiger Bay and title favourites Bent Street going goal for goal at each other, with the latter coming out victorious and securing their spot in the semi-finals.
West Front Road placed road blocks but Leopold Street found ways through
Kelsey Benjamin scored two goals (16th & 18th) while Captain Daniel Wilson had three, and arguably scored the goal of the tournament with a strike from half of the court, which entered the top left of the net with all persons unmoved.
Deon Alfred scored a hat-trick, but it certainly was not enough to withstand the inexorable force.
The other match to bring the excitement was with Leopold Street, who found favour with the crowd and defeated West Front Road 3-1 in the second quarterfinal of the night. Darren Benjamin, Eon Alleyne and Omallo Williams all scored once for the victors, while Hubert Pedro was the lone scorer for West Front Road.
Alpha Warriors, with top goalkeeper Richie Richardson between the sticks, defeated California Square 3-2 after penalty kicks, following a 2-all deadlock at full and extra time. Lennox Cort and Vurlon Mills scored for Warriors, while Dillon Henry and David George netted for California after extra time.
In the feature quarterfinal match, Sparta Boss edged past Future Stars 5-4 after extra time. Jeremy Garrett’s hat-trick coupled with Sheldon Shepherd’s brace accounted for the boss’s victory.
Meanwhile, a double from Kareem Knights and solitary goals from Marvin Carter and Jamal Collier added to Future Stars’ losing tally.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Sunday at the aforementioned venue.
