Quarterfinal matches in Mashramani Street Football Championships on tonight

Quarterfinal matches in the Mashramani Street Football Championships are expected to produce some enthralling contests at the National Park Tarmac in Georgetown from 20:00hrs (8pm) tonight, when eight top teams in Guyana battle to advance in this seventh annual competition.

Joint winners of the recent Georgetown vs The Rest tournament, Taliban, would kick off proceedings with a match against the Pouderoyen-based West Demerara team Showstoppers, before former champs Bent Street tackle current defending champs Stabroek Ballers. Goal is Money would play against relative newcomers Ztekk, a team that has recently been in excellent form; while Back Circle B, who shared the Georgetown vs The Rest title with Taliban, would come up against formidable street football side North East in a match that pulls the curtains on the quarterfinal events.

Four teams would advance to next Saturday’s semifinals, while the grand finale and third-place playoff would also be held next Saturday at the same venue. Excitement continues in one of Guyana’s signature calendar street football tournaments over the last seven years.
Plate Playoffs will be introduced tonight with the top four teams from the Round-of-16 seeking to advance to face the four losing quarterfinalists next week. The games are expected to kick off at 8pm with Broad Street taking on Albouystown, followed by Festival City battling Laing Avenue.
Top three finishers in the Plate Playoffs would split a total purse of $100,000, while each would be rewarded with a case of Magnum.
Winner of the tournament would pocket 500,000; second-placed team would pocket 300,000, third-placed team would get $200,000 and fourth-placed team would get $100,000. Trophies would be given to teams placing first to third, while the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament would get $50,000 and a trophy.