Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone tournament…
…Silver Bullets, Presidential, Swag Entertainment also bag wins
Defending champions in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone tournament, the youthful High Rollers, stormed their way into the quarterfinal round of play when they defeated NK Ballers 1-nil on Friday evening at the Silver City Tarmac in the opening round of this tournament’s 2020 season.
Futsal giants Silver Bullets, Swag Entertainment and Presidential also recorded similar performances in the opening round. Silver Bullets demolished Haynes Hitters 4-2; Presidential registered a win over Elite Ballers by a similar margin; and Swag Entertainment
sent a stern warning to the field by brushing aside Barsenal 5-1.
In other opening night results, Retrieve Unknowns defeated Quiet Storm 1-0 on penalty kicks, after their game ended 0-0 in regulation time; and Amelia’s Ward Russians edged Capital Storm 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks following a scoreless regulation time interval. Further, last year’s losing finalist, Amazings, defeated Dave & Celina’s via the walkover route.
Events coordinator Rawle Gittens declared, “The opening night illustrated the enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the tournament, as the fans — who descended on the venue in the traditional large numbers — were treated to quality and exciting action, which is certainly only going to improve as the tournament progresses.”
He explained: “With the tournament only being four days in duration, everyone was required to compete on the opening night, as the tournament is being contested utilizing an elimination format. The eventual winners will progress to the quarterfinal section, with the losers advancing to the Plate Exhibition Round. The winning teams from the quarterfinals will then advance to the semi-finals, while the four losing quarterfinalists will also enter the Plate Round. The Plate Round will conclude on the final night of the event, and will be held before the third-place playoff.”
The quarterfinal round of matches was underway up to press time.
The other playing nights for the tournament are February 7th [semi-final round] and February 8th [Final]. The Berbice Zonal tournament is slated to commence upon conclusion of this Linden tournament.
Winners of this event will collect $400,000 and the championship trophy, while the runner-up team will pocket $150,000 and the respective accolade. Third- and fourth-place finishers would receive $100,000 and $75,000 respectively, together with a trophy.
Complete Results
Game 1
Retrieve Unknowns: nil,
vs Quiet Storm: nil
Quiet Storm won 1-0 on
penalty kicks
Game 2
Presidential: 4, vs Elite
Ballers: 2
Game 3
Dave & Celina’s vs
Amazings:
Amazings won via walko
ver
Game 4
High Rollers: 1, vs NK
Ballers: nil
Game 5
Amelia’s Ward Russians:
nil, vs Capital Storm: nil
Amelia’s Ward Russians
won 3-2 on sudden death
penalty kicks
Game 6
Swag Entertainment: 5,
vs Barsenal: 1
Game 7
Silver Bullets: 4, vs
Haynes Hitters: 2
