Limacol KO Football Tournament…
Football fans were treated to a spectacular display of skill and talent when the third annual Limacol Knockout Football competition continued on Thursday evening at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown.
The games saw numerous displays of individual talent as Santos and Police each registered their second win, but the night belonged to former national striker Manasseh Primo, whose heroics spurred the lawmen to victory.
In the first encounter, when the matchup looked fairly even, Keith Cains distinguished the Santos side by burning the Pouderoyen net in the 18th minute to give his team the upper hand. And astonishingly, he repeated the feat in the 38th minute.
Both teams exhibited dogged determination in the second half of play, even as Pouderoyen waged a valiant struggle to exact revenge. Ashley Harding buoyed Pouderoyen spirits in the 80th minute when he finally avenged their honour; but with ten minutes remaining to the end of play, it proved too little time for Pouderoyen to do anything but settle for a 2-1 loss to Santos.
As the crowd swelled, Police later took to the field to match skills with Pele FC. The teams looked complete opposites, with Pele opting for youth and Police relying on experience.
Unfortunately for Pele, experience prevailed. Manasseh Primo of the lawmen posse had an excellent night, racking up 5 goals for his Police team. He started out in a blaze of glory, netting his first goal in the 4th minute, and continued in similar vein throughout what some might call the mismatch.
A few moments after opening the Police account, he burned the Pele net for a second time; and in ten-minute intervals, he managed to end the first half of play with four goals to his name.
Not intimidated by the heroics of the lawmen and their solid defensive play, Pele’s Alex Hopkinson was able to light a small fire in the Police net within 20 minutes of play.
Then, with assistance from Stephan Ramsey, Primo burned another hole in the Pele net to hand Police a 5-1 victory over their opponents.
Action in the Limacol Knockout Football tournament will continue this evening at the regular venue with two matchups.
Pouderoyen will look to save face when they meet Grove Hi Tech in an encounter set for 18:00hrs; and at 20:00hrs, Georgetown Football Club (GFC) will face the Buxton Stars.
A total of twelve teams are engaged in this competition for the grand prize of $600,000.
