Marslowe predicts Beacons will rise to the occasion

Guinness “Greatest of the Street” National Championships

The emerging Bartica leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Street’ football tournament has been concluded, and the Georgetown Championships of this prestigious tournament are now slated to officially commence on July 12th.

As President of the Bartica Football Association (BFA), Alden Marslowe is optimistic that his team (Beacons) would emerge victorious at the end of those championships. In an invited comment, Marslowe has had this to say: “The Beacons team is comprised of players from the Bartica club Beacons FC, which is one of our top clubs. All of the boys are highly talented and experienced. There is Dwayne Blake, who has experience at the national level; Whitney Welcome, one of our most fearsome strikers; and also Clint Kellman, who is creative in the middle. I expect this kind of composition to go far in the tournament; possibly to the top. It’s always high motivation for our small town to have athletes compete at the national level. I know that locals will travel to Georgetown to support them on game day, and we’re hoping for maximum results.”
Marslowe has said he believes his side has a chance at the National Championships because Bartica football has a certain flair that makes it different, but attractive.
Marslowe opined that team performance has definitely improved from 2018, and he says the team would now focus attention towards maintaining fitness for the National games. He said that although the Guinness ‘Street’ games are not association matches, there is always a community behind every team that comes out of Bartica.
The National Championships will be played over 7 days, and the venues are slated to be finalised shortly. The other playing dates are July 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th; and the grand final is scheduled for August 3rd.
The first two nights of the event, in which 32 teams are featured, an elimination format will be utilised. The resulting 16 teams will advance to the ‘group stage,’ which will be held over three days. The top two teams from each group would advance to the quarterfinal round, and subsequently the semi-final round, which are scheduled for the penultimate day of the tournament. The eight teams which fail to progress to the knockout round would contest the Guinness Plate Championships.
The teams that have secured automatic berths to the National Championships are: Beacons [Bartica Champions], ‘Melanie B’ [East Coast Demerara winners], Brothers United [West Bank/East Bank Demerara winners], Trafalgar [Berbice champions] and High Rollers [Linden champions].