River View begins title defence with champion performance

Bartica Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…
River View, defending champions of the Bartica Guinness Greatest of the Streets competition, immediately established that they are in no mood to accommodate pretenders to their throne when they registered an emphatic 5-1 thrashing on the Might Rulers in the penultimate game on opening night of the Bartica Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition.
Led by a Guinness goal from Godfrey Norton, which came in the 20th minute, the River View team registered single strikes from Shaquille Hopkinson in the 13th minute of play, Andel Norton in the 15th minute, and Romario Lake in the 17th minute, to complete their tally. Devon Elias’s 11th minute effort was the lone response from the Mighty Rulers.

Also displaying impressive form, Goal Raiders defeated Goal Impact 3-0, with Brian Browne netting a Guinness goal in the 19th minute, and Sherwin DaSilva opening the Raiders’ account in the 5th.

In the first game, Street Kings survived Hard Tackles to secure a narrow 1-0 win, with Seon Ferrier being the lone marksman following his 6th minute effort.

Almanac Kings then dispatched SML 2-0, with Ricardo Pereira firing in a brace in the 2nd and 14th minutes respectively.

In what was clearly the most exciting game of the night, Potaro Strikers outlasted Agatash 3-2 to advance to the next round.
Ron Smith was on target for the winners, netting in the 10th and 13th minutes, while Kurt Spencer added the other goal in the 7th minute.
Andrew Simons scored a pair for Agatash, bombing the opposition in the 3rd and 6th minutes.
Play in the tournament was expected to resume last evening.

The national playoffs are set to be staged on July 27 and August 1, at the Pouderoyen Tarmac and Haslington Market Square respectively, while the final will be played on August 4, at the National Stadium, Providence.

The night’s complete results are as stated below:
Guinness Goal-(GG)-2 Goals
Streets Kings-1 vs Hard Tackles-0
Seon Ferrier — 6th

SML-0 vs Almanac Kings -2
Ricardo Pereira — 2nd and 14th

Potaro Strikers-3 vs Agatash-2
Potaro Scorers
Ron Smith –10th and 13th
Kurt Spencer –7th
Agatash Scorer
Andrew Simons –3rd and 6th

Impact-0 vs Goal Raiders-3
Brian Browne-(GG)-19th
Sherwin DaSilva –5th

River View-5 vs Mighty Rulers-1
River View Scorers
Godfrey Norton-(GG)-20th
Shaquille Hopkinson –13th
Andel Norton –15th
Romario Lake –17th
Mighty Rulers’ Scorer
Devon Elias –11th

BLB Squad-2 vs Arcade Lotto-0
Sheldon Kyte –7th
Tevy Stoll –15th