Heated quarter-finals billed for Saturday

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Zone …

After Wednesday evening’s opening matches in the fifth annual Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Zone at the Haslington Market Tarmac, 16 teams have made managed to progress to Saturday’s round-of-16 and quarter-finals.

Defending champions Beterverwagting B were able to draw a bye while Top-7 won 2-1 on sudden death kicks against Beterverwagting A after the game ended 1-1; scoring for Top-7 was Phillip Williams in the 12th minute while Delroy Dean equalised in the 18th. Plaisance-A were also on the winning side as they defeated Golden Grove South 1-0- via Warren Gilkes conversion in the 13th.

In summary of the other matches, Plaisance B- 1 v Portmore United-B-0; Young Jiggers-1 vs Uprisings-0; Lusignan Prison-1 vs Nabaclis-0; Melanie-B-3 vs Annandale Warriors-0; Turkeyen-5 v Mahaica-0; Future-2 vs Doctor Yard Assassins-1; Buxton D&J-0 vs Non Pariel City Boys-0, Non Pariel won 1-0 on penalty kicks; Bare Root Mafia-0 vs Clonbrook Strikers-0, Clonbrook won 1-0 on penalty kicks; C-Division-0 vs Hard Ballers-0; C-Division won 3-2 on penalty kicks; Victoria Church Yard United-1 vs Paradise-1, Victoria Church Yard won 1-0 on sudden death kicks, Belfield Ballers-1 vs Haslington Hypers; Buxton Diamond-0 vs Golden Grove North-0, Buxton Diamond won 1-0 on penalty kicks and Melanie-A-1 vs Haslington North-0. Organisers are urging the players to be prompt for an early start on Saturday.