President’s Futsal witnesses dramatic Round of 16 commencement

There was much excitement to behold at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Monday night, signalling a thrilling start to the Women’s Championship and the Round of 16 in the men’s division in the President’s 3rd Futsal Championship.
The evening’s proceedings began with a win for Street Vybz, who defeated Westminster Secondary 9-0 in the first women’s game.

Shania Easton (fourth, seventh), Afeena Baptist (14th, 15th), and Anna Frank (17th, 17th) all registered braces, while Tyneshia Thorne (second), Amena McPherson (13th), and Latasha Sutherland (19th) registered one goal each.
Next, Lady Royals cruised past Tucville Terrace 5-0. Shanic Thornhill (third, fourth) and Tiandi Smith (seventh, 14th) both netted twice, while Melina Larson found the back of the net in the 10th to account for their five.
A thrilling encounter between Team Family and Bent Street B was the perfect start to the men’s competition on the night, with the former pulling off a tense, last-minute win.
Team Family went ahead in the 4th through Devon Padmore before Bent Street B’s Randy Roberts and Shem James put them ahead in the 18th and 20th. However, Padmore would complete his hat trick in the 27th and 30th to seal their passage to the next round.
Team Cruel followed with a convincing 4-0 win over Lethem. Tyrice Dennis (first), Jerome Harrigan (seventh), Jamaal Nero (14th) and Shemar Fraser (30th) each found the back of the net once in the team effort.
Led by a hat trick off the boots of Ryan Hackett in the eighth, 12th and 24th minutes, Sparta Boss also had a comfortable victory over YMCA, 6-0.
Darron Niles (18th, 22nd) registered a brace, while Omari Glasgow (20th) had a solitary strike in the match.
Bent Street A and Z-Tekk brought the curtains down on the night’s action with a nail-biting contest that had to be decided from the penalty spot.
Shane Johns put Z-Tekk ahead in the 30th+4 during extra time, but Bent Street’s Jemar Harrigan pulled it back in the 30th+8.
From the penalty mark, Bent Street prevailed 5-3 to move on to the tournament’s quarter-final.