Stalemates all-round as Limacol KO Tournament continues

A double-dose of football action on Friday evening ended in all four teams settling for a draw after two intense matchups, as the Limacol Knockout Football Tournament continues.
Now in its third year, the tournament allows non-elite-league teams to show off their skills on a competitive level. It is the brainchild of the Petra Organisation, which continues to strive for implementing tournaments at various levels.
The first of the two matchups on Friday night featured Campton and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) in what could be considered a hair-raising affair.
La Vaughn Enniss of GFC was the first to fire, in the second minute of the game, giving GFC an advantage, but only for a short time. Several plays later, Oziel Small of Campton produced the equalizer in the 23rd minute. Thereafter, try as they might, neither team was able to cop another goal within the first half of play.
Amidst vociferous and highly partisan spectators, the teams took to the field for the second half of the game, which was shaping up to be more entertaining than the first. With more determined players on both sides playing offensively most of the time, both teams recorded several near misses, which could be credited to remarkable goalkeeping.
But when the 90 minutes came to an end, they had to settle for the draw.
The other encounter of the night pitted Santos FC and Grove Hi-Tech against each other in a high-intensity encounter. After an uneventful first half, which was filled with long balls and saves, the match picked up momentum in its second half.
With the game nearing its end, Grove Hi- Tech’s Denzel Crawford put his team one up; and by the way that goal was celebrated, the team was convinced they had it in the bag. However, they were soon after shocked by an equalizer rocketing off the boots of Santos’s Christopher Williams, which resulted in the draw.
A total of 12 teams are competing for bragging rights and a grand prize of $600,000 in this Limacol-sponsored competition, which will continue tomorrow, Monday September 10, with Grove Hi-Tec facing off with Beacons at 18 hrs, and Campton clashing with Riddim Squad at 20 hrs. All matches are being played at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue.