Defending champions Showstoppers continue to make it a perfect outing in the 2018 Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Football for the West Demerara/East Bank of Demerara Zone by winning 2-1 on sudden death penalty kicks on Friday at the Pouderoyen tarmac.
Team Extreme’s Eon Alleyene (red attire) in battle for possession against Sophia on Saturday at the National Gymnasium
With the game goalless at the end of regulation and extra time, it also saw Rising Stars have their first taste of defeat in the tournament, after winning their opening game. Also picking up their second win in the tournament were Zeelugt FC, who defeated Facebook Ballers 3-2, thanks to Jerron Carroll’s double in the 8th and 20th minutes, inclusive of his ‘Guinness Goal’ which counts for ‘two’.
Harmony picked up win number two of the competition, following their 1-0 victory over Veterans, while Hustlers, through Jahaal Greaves’ 17th minute goal, walked away 1-0 victors, over Gas Team.
It took sudden-death kicks from the penalty mark, for Brothers United to edge Mocha 3-2, after finishing regulation time deadlocked on a goal each.
In the night’s fifth game, Gurmin Bynoe scored in the 6th minute to give Harmony Warriors a 1-0 win over Parfaite Hardball.
Nikosie Smith’s goals in the 7th and 16th minutes were enough to put Goal Getters ahead, 2-0 over Police-A in their encounter, and in the following game, West Side Ballers walked away 2-1 winners over Young Ballers.
Jetty defeated Boom Bang 1-0 in their penalty shootout, so too did Mocha-A over Asylum Youths (2-1).
Meanwhile, in the penultimate game of the evening, Emmanuel Thomas (6th), Kevin Jones (10th) and Lexroy Mansfield (12th) all found the net to secure a 3-0 win for Admiral United against Zeelugt Warriors.
The tournament will continue on February 7, 9, 13 and the finals on February 17. Winners of the tournament will take away $400 000 and the championship trophy, while the runners-up will be given $200 000 and a trophy.
The third- and fourth-placed finishers will receive $150 000 and $100 000 respectively along with trophies.
