Riddim Squad, Police book semi-final spots

Limacol Knockout Tournament

The Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Beacon FC went home with their heads hanging low on Tuesday evening, as their opponents trampled over them to make their way into the Limacol tournament semi-final.
The first quarter-final match on Tuesday got underway with Riddim Squad and Beacon both aiming to get one step closer to the tournament spoils.
The encounter took a long while to heat up, but was blazing within the click of a finger as Christopher Garraway netted a goal for Beacon in the 55th minute, then Wendell Joseph made a quick reply for Riddim Squad two minutes later. As such, both teams knew that they could no longer sit comfortable.
To the delight of the spectators, the match remained locked on one-all until the end of extra time, resulting in a penalty shootout. Beacon were first to take their shot and connected while Riddim Squad’s first striker fumbled the goal. Beacon managed to connect another penalty, but the hype seemed to get the better of them as they missed two consecutive shots, while Riddim Squad placed their final four perfectly for the win.
Riddim Squad’s goal scorer Ron Liverpool noted that while they were happy for the win, there were still aspects that they needed to work on.
“Most definitely, we need to improve on the finishing as you could see that we had some clear-cut goals and we squandered them. Tomorrow in the practice Coach definitely will work on the finishing with us,” Liverpool said.
The player went on to note that the team believed it was a privilege to have gotten this far and were focused on winning.
“It’s a privilege you know to go and represent your community and all your fans and bring home the cup. It’s just time to bring it home.”
The excitement from the first match did not wear off, as the second proved to be more thrilling. After some sharp striking upfront, Rondel Peters was the first to secure a goal for GFC in the 15th minute. However, Police were quick on the rebound with Manasah Primo picking up one in the 16th minute. The celebration of the equaliser was short-lived owing to Marcus Wilson, who struck in the 18th minute giving the GFC a much-needed advantage.
After the first three goals went in like lightning, a great part of the match saw no goals. However, both teams displayed excellent qualities with the GFC focusing on their defence and Police coming uncomfortably close to the goal thanks to excellent striking. The law enforcement team soon got their breakthrough from Lerone Charles, who found one for the officers in the back end of the game, sending it into overtime.
The first half of overtime passed very similarly to the middle of regulation time, but the second half proved fruitful for Police as Charles and Anthio Wallace added two more to their total for a 4-2 win over the GFC.
Quarter-final action will continue this evening when Pouderoyen meet Mahaica Determinators at 18:00h. Then, at 20:00h, Santos will clash with Buxton Stars.