Berbice Zone Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’…
-join Hopetown, Outsiders and Lichfield in semis
The West Berbice community of Trafalgar sent defending champions New Amsterdam (NA) Kings crashing out of this year’s Berbice Zone Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition, inflicting on them a crushing 3-0 defeat as quarter-final action concluded on Saturday night at the Old Stelling Road in New Amsterdam.
The game was played in front of another large crowd, and Trafalgar joined Hopetown, Outsiders and Lichfield in last night’s semi-finals and final played at the same venue.
Following completion of the Round of 16 play earlier in the evening, Trafalgar squared off against the reigning champs in the third quarter-final game; and even though the contest was an evenly contested one in the first period, one could sense that the visitors were gaining momentum in the final period.
Their hero, Kevin McKenzie, opened his account in the 16th minute with a neat flick into an empty goal, and he was back in action three minutes later when he netted a Guinness goal to seal a well-deserved victory and a place in the last four for his team.
In the first quarter-final matchup, Hopetown, another team from West Berbice, beat Mahaicony 2-0, thanks to a goal from Darren Douglas in the 13th minute and another from Akeemo Watts in the 16th.
Derick Taylor’s solitary strike in the 9th minute booked Outsiders’ place in the last four over Dam Boys, while Lichfield outlasted East Bank Gunners 2-0 in a penalty shootout after their clash ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
Over $700,000 in prize money and trophies are up for grabs, while a place in the national playoffs is the other incentive to be derived for winning the competition.
Complete Results
Guinness Goal-(GG)-2 Goals
Quarterfinal Round
Game-1
Hopetown-2 vs Mahaicony-0
Darren Douglas-13th
Akeemo Watts-16th
Game-2
Outsiders-1 vs Dam Boys-0
Derick Taylor-9th
Game-3
Trafalgar-3 vs NA Kings-0
Kevin McKenzie-16th and (GG)-19th
Game-4
East Bank Gunners-0 vs Lichfield-0
Lichfield won 2-0 on penalty kicks
Round of 16
Game-1
Hopetown vs Young Strikers
Hopetown won via walkover
Game-2
Outsiders-0 vs Street Knights-0
Outsiders won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Game-3
Orealla Falcons-1 vs East Bank Gunners-2
East Bank Scorers
Ronaldo August-14th
Quin Hazel-16th
Orealla Scorer
Rawlston Alpin-13th
Game-4
Soccer Ville-2 vs Dam Boys-3
Dam Boys Scorers
Orlan Hinds-9th and (GG)-18th
Soccer Ville Scorer
Akeem Cadogan-(GG)-19th
Game-5
Trafalgar-3 vs Platinum Squad-0
Adrian Prince-(GG)-19th
Ryan Schultz-12th
Game-6
Tucber Giants-0 vs Mahaicony-3
Jose Ali-(GG)-19th
Ewart Abel-5th
Game-7
NA Kings-3 vs Top-7:1
NA Scorers
Joshua Butt-5th
Ray Reddock-9th
Own Goal-16th
Top-7 Scorer
Shaquille Batson-2nd
Game-8
Lichfield-1 vs Twenties-1
Lichfield won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Lichfield Scorer
Allan Garnett-4th
Twenties Scorer
Ronaldo Cassiano-15th
