‘Keep your five alive’: Back Circle, GDF ‘A’ reign supreme

…MVPs Trim and Moore deem training as key to success

In the presence of a packed house at the National Gymnasium on Friday night, the GDF ‘A’ team established themselves as the MVP Sports’ Female Championship winners, while Back Circle emerged victorious in the “Keep Your ‘5’ Alive” tournament, determination having been demonstrated in both cases.
In the final game of the “Keep Your ‘5’ Alive” tournament, Back Circle, backed by a huge fan base, managed to calm down Sparta Boss, known for their winning ways, to secure first place.
At the end of the first half, the scoreline read 2-0, as Simeon Moore in the 13th and Beveney Marks in the 11th each netted one goal for Back Circle.
The second half saw Sparta Boss taking shots but failing to convert, and Back Circle’s Beveney Marks later extended their lead by penetrating Sparta’s defence in the 17th. However, Sparta minimised the deficit when Curtez Kellman pulled a goal back in the 20th, but by then it was a little too late for Sparta.

In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times Sport, MVP of the “Keep Your ‘5’ Alive” tournament, Simeon Moore, shared the winning strategy and inspirational quotes used to motivate the team. Moore said, “Well, it was a lot of teamwork, a lot of sweat we go between. We’ve been training right through; training hard, hard, hard, hard, and come out good; successful! Well, the performance, for me, was very good, because we do a lot of arguing. We argue a lot with one another, and we keep fighting hard. We keep telling everyone, ‘Let us win or lose.’ We stay in the Back Circle, and we go over there and make it right; and we come out successful.”
Guyana Defence Force ‘A’ Team controlled the tempo of the MVP Sports’ Female Championship finals. They pounced on the Police Team, leading from the start; scoring the goal in the first half off the boots of Sandra Johnson, and continuing their dominance in the second half with team mate Jalade Trim netting in the 14th and Glendie Lewis doing likewise shortly thereafter.
Tiandi Smith scored the lone goal for the Police Team in the 16th minute.
Jalade Trim was named MVP of the MVP Sports’ Female Championship. Speaking exclusively with Guyana Times Sport, she shared her positive emotions following the victory, as well as the crucial factors that contributed to it.
“Oh, it’s an enjoyable feeling, you know. For the past days, we’ve been training a lot, so we fight till the end. You know, when we’re coming up against the Police, it’s always been a tough battle; but me, along with my teammates, we fight until the end. And I must thank our coaches, Jerome and Coach Ryan, for working with us every single day without no rest. And, like I said again, I’m happy that we win. Our coach said that he wants us to be at our full ability, play at 100%, and every chance we get, at least try to finish. Every goal must count. And we put up a fight,” Trim said. (Omar McKenzie)