Day two of the ongoing inaugural East Bank Inter-Village football tournament brought the competition’s first upset when underdogs Kaneville needled the high-flying Timehri in a battle likened to David v Goliath at the Eccles EE Ground.
The day’s opening encounter presented little trouble for the re-emerging Grove team as they easily got past Circuitville 7–2, led by ever-consistent forward Domini Garnet.
Day two, however, belonged entirely to the Kaneville lads who turned up with intent as they matched their rivals from Timehri, play for play from the first whistle. Timehri lacked the zip that they are known for as they struggled to piece together consistently potent plays.
On the other hand, Kaneville had a point to prove, and prove it they did. With every passing minute, one could have felt the pressure building on Timehri, and they eventually lost the focus in the fading moments of the final half.
Matches in this group stage are 70 minutes, and with two minutes to game time, the almost deal was sealed for the underdogs when Deno Cupidore rocked the back of the nets with a well-crafted goal to record a huge win for Kaneville as they took the summit in Group D.
Timehri will now have to win big against Friendship in their final group game to give themselves a chance of being in the top two from the group to advance to the quarter finals.
The village of Grove, which has arguably produced the leading club side on the East Bank for many years, has been in the doldrums for a few years; they have welcomed this inter-village tournament.
They have shown that by clinically whipping Circuitville 7–2, led by Captain Domini Garnet, who scored a hat-trick and is now the leading scorer in the tournament. He scored in the 21st minute from the penalty mark after a handled ball in the area.
Garnet was again on target in the 34th and 48th minutes. Kevin Padmore scored in the 26th, Rayfield Hilliman in the 37th, Akeem Jarvis in the 52nd, and Jamal Cordis completed the deal in the 64th minute.
Circuitville did enjoy a few good moments and was able to score twice. Lloyd Seals scored in the 58th minute and Shamar Schultz in the 63rd minute.
Action is set to continue this weekend at the same venue with double headers. On Saturday and Sunday. Saturday 21st, from 18:00h, Herstelling will lock horns with Swan; a win will see them becoming the first team to advance to the knockout round. The feature clash brings together Upper Soesdyke and Circuitville.
On Sunday, a huge clash will unfold when Agricola must win to stay alive when they come up against Mocha, which is expected to be a very formidable unit. Agricola lost their opening game to Kuru Kururu. The curtain raiser will see giant slayers Kaneville taking on Friendship from 18:00h.
East Bank Inter-Village Football Points Table
Group A
Team P W L D GF GA GD Points
Kuru Kururu 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
Agricola 1 0 1 0 1 3 -2 0
Mocha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group B
Herstelling 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
Lower Soesdyke 1 0 1 0 0 2 -2 0
Swan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group C
Grove 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 3
Circuitville 1 0 1 0 2 5 -5 0
Upper Soesdyke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group D
Kaneville 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Timehri 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Friendship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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