Bent Street, Leopold Street, Rio All-Stars and Kingston remain contenders in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship following quarterfinal wins on Saturday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
The action was hot between Kingston and Spartacus at the National Gymnasium in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship
Former champions Bent Street dismantled Sophia 7-2, with Sheldon Holder fashioning a hat-trick in the 12th, 14th and 15th minutes, while Colin Nelson smashed a double in the 2nd and 26th minutes. Adding goals were Daniel Wilson and Jermaine Beckles in the 20th and 29th minutes respectively.
For Sophia, Dwayne Lowe scored in the 14th and 28th minutes.
Bent Street will next meet the now-respected underdogs Kingston on February 15th in the final-four aspect of the competition. Kingston have demonstrated their giant killer proclivities in an impressive showing wherein they disarmed Spartacus 3 goals to 1.
Sophia and Bent Street had an epic clash in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship
Following his recent hat-trick against Sparta Boss, Stephon Reynolds recorded another three-goal blitz, with conversions in the 19th, 21st and 24th minutes to seal the win for Kingston. For the losing side Spartacus, Simeon Moore netted in the 17th minute.
Leopold Street will come up against Rio All-Stars in the other semi-final fixture.
Leopold Street downed fierce rivals Gold is Money 3-1 in their quarterfinal encounter, with Omallo Williams, Okeeny Fraser and Eon Alleyne netting in the 14th, 22nd and 25th minutes respectively. For the losing Gold is Money side, Andrew Murray was on target in the 17th minute.
Rio-All Stars crushed Back Circle 3-0. Second half goals from Job Caesar, Jermin Junior and Lennox Cort in the 22nd, 27th and 30th minutes sealed the result.
In a post-match comment, tournament coordinator Esan Griffith said, “Once again, another exciting night of action was witnessed, with the trend of upset results continuing. The tournament is now perfectly set up for an exciting conclusion on the 22nd. The quality of the remaining teams cannot be questioned, as several high- profile and established brands have fallen at the hands of emerging forces, which highlights the competitive and unpredictable nature of the tournament.”
The winner of this tournament would pocket $700,000 and the championship trophy, while the second-placed side would collect $400,000 and the respective accolade. The third and fourth-placed units would receive $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.
