Last year’s runners up Hustlers received a dent to their 2018 campaign when they were needled by Brothers United on sudden death penalty kicks during the second night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Street’ Football Championship West Demerara/ East Bank Demerara Zone staged at the Pouderoyen Tarmac on Wednesday.
Watched by another partisan and sizable gathering, Hustlers and the Brothers unit, who are a composition of four brothers and close friends, were unable to break the goalless deadlock at the end of regulation and extra time.
Goal Getters and Parfait Harmony also produced a close match
Also staying in contention for a knock-out spot was ESPN who hammered Front Line Ballers 3-0 led by the dynamic duo of Pernell Schultz and Trevon Lythcott. Shultz scored in the 13th and 15th while Lythcott converted in the 14th.
More so, Harmony Warriors got the better of Police ‘A’ via Cordis Paul’s Guinness Goal (counts as two in the final 3 minutes) in the 18th minute. Likewise, Gold-Getters failed to get going against Parfait Harmony, losing 0-1 via Ural Armstrong’s strike in the 8th minute.
Mocha ‘B’ edged ahead of Agricola Gas Team 2-1 on sudden death penalty kicks after their goalless encounter. Another, match had to be decided by penalty kicks when both Boom Bang and West Side Ballers failed to breach make a mark. However, the former held their nerves to win 2-1 on spot kicks.
The closeness of matches continued throughout the night as Young Ballers and Jetty Ballers also could not muster a goal in regulation time, but latter won 1-0 on penalty kicks.
Match time goals returned when Collin MaCalmon 6th goal led Ballers Empire to a needle victory over Mocha while Up Like-Seven were on top against Nismes Ballers, winning 3-0 due to Terry O’Brian (18th) and Anthony Darlington (9th).
Police ‘B’ failed to awaken Dream Team from their sanctuary and were hammered 0-4. Dellon John (19th) and Kester Dorris (20th) ensured there was no need for spot kicks.
Additionally, both Asylum Youths and Patentia Money Team won 2-0 on sudden death penalty kicks against Agricola and Bagotville after both of their matches ended in goalless stalemates.
The tournament which is in collaboration with Colours Boutique will continue tonight at the same venue with teams looking to seal their passage to the knock-out phase.
The winning purse for the top side is $400,000 and the championship trophy, while the runner-up will receive $200,000 and the corresponding accolade. The third and fourth placed finishers will receive $150,000 and $100,000 respectively along with trophies.
