President’s Futsal Championship: Albouystown, Agricola, Beavers steal the show on opening night

Five teams got their campaign off to a perfect start when the President’s third Futsal Championships, organised by the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation with support from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, kicked off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Tuesday evening.
The 48-team competition got underway on Tuesday with five exciting fixtures on the cards, prior to a vibrant march-past and opening ceremony.

Beavers picked up the first victory of the night, downing Gaza Squad 4-1. Rodwin Jones (8th), Timothy Kennedy (18th), Dexa Gomez (20th) and Gregory McKoy (24th) netted one goal each in a team effort for Beavers. For Gaza Squad, Tsekedi Sealy secured the consolation in the 22nd minute.
An entertaining 5-3 victory for Foot Steppers followed when they battled Real Sport. Anthony Roberts led the charge for Foot Steppers, registering a hattrick in the fourth, fifth and 30th minutes, followed by a brace off the boots of Omar Sam in the 27th and 28th. Johenni Mendoza (10th, 25th) and Edgardo Herrera (21st) were the goalscorers for Real Sport.
Then, the second hat-trick of the night, this time off the boots of Demane Cort in the 16th, 17th and 30th minutes, lifted Agricola Ballers to a 4-2 win over Mocha Red Force. While Biloris Jabar added another to Agricola’s tally in the 23rd, Ian Mars and Deshaun Ellis responded for Mocha in the ninth and 21st minutes, respectively.

Kanaimas later edged Paradise Invaders, 2-1. Brandon LaRose accounted for Kanaimas’ tally, netting a brace in the ninth and 25th. Devon Fraser (23rd) gave Paradise Invaders hope for a comeback, but it was not to be.
Albouystown Ballers later brought the curtains down on the night’s proceedings with a goal-fest, drubbing Showstoppers 10-1. Joel Magrel was the marksman to watch with a glut in the fourth, eighth, ninth, 26th and 30th minutes. While Randy Maynard (20th, 24th, 25th) produced a hat-trick, Omar Lyken and Mark Glenman found the back of the net once each to add to the tally in the 18th and 23rd minute, respectively.
On the other hand, Marvin Josiah netted Showstoppers’ consolation in the 28th.
The futsal action, in both the schoolboys’ and senior divisions, will continue today, Thursday, December 11, at the same venue.