The 2017 edition of the Hamilton Green Knock-out Cup will resume tonight with the semi-final fixtures being played at the Victoria ground, East Coast Demerara.
Action will begin at 19:00hrs with Soesdyke Falcons taking on Linden based Winners Connection. The tournament began with 24 teams from across Guyana.
The second clash of the night will pit the in-form Police FC against Milerock in what is sure to be a gigh octane game.
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The final of the competition is set for the final day of this month which is also a national holiday. The winners of the tournament will pocket $500,000 while the runner up team will receive $250,000, 3rd place $150,000 while loser of the third place playoff will receive $100,000 to round off the $1 Million total prize winnings.
Meanwhile in honour of former Prime Minister of Guyana, Hamilton Green’s 83rd birthday which, the organizer of the competition will be kick off a nine-a-side, no offside, 15 minutes-per-half knockout tournament.
In addition to the $70,000 first prize and $30,000 for second place, the winners of the nine-a-side competition will receive hampers from Ricks and Sari company, Blankets from Food for the Poor, while the top scorer will receive a Dinette Suite from China Trading company.
The first games of this nine-a-side tournament will be contested between Buxton Youth and Plaisance at 17:00hrs before next Friday’s Hamilton Green Knockout tournament’s semi-finals.
The second game will be contested by Lima Dam and Buxton Stars at 17:30h while Mahaica play Golden Grove at 18:00h, Ann’s Grove will take on Kuru Kururu at 18:30h. These games will serve as great entertainment before the bigger semi-finals.
