New Amsterdam Town Day football…
Action took to the field as it all went down on Sunday night at the All Saints Ground as the New Amsterdam Town Day 8-a-side Inter-ward football had a grand opening that saw a triple header unfold.
Tucburg battled it out with New Amsterdam, Soccer City clashed with Canje and Stanleytown took on Edinburgh.
In this year’s edition of the competition, eight teams are participating and already Tucburg have signalled their intention as they registered a commanding 9-2 win over Central New Amsterdam in the opening match of the tournament.
Head Teacher Graham Thomas lead the way as he scored a hat trick, and was supported by Dane Johnson, Dwayne Alleyne and the Williams brothers, Kevin and Ken, who each scored a goal as Tucburg swiftly raced to a massive 7-2 lead.
Even though Dan Arthur and Blade Grant tried to rescue their side, Javier Fraser slipped past the defence of Central to score two more goals for Tucburg.
Match two saw Vryheid, who played under the name, Soccer City, dominate the opening moments of the match as they raced to a 2-0 lead over Canje thanks to the efforts of the Mickle brothers, Malcolm and Quincy, who were in a hurry to end the match.
However, the tide would soon turn in favour of Canje as they began their hunt for goals, and before Soccer City knew it, Kevin Luminous of Canje had scored twice to dent their hopes as referee Colin Bowery blew the final whistle to take the match into a penalty shootout.
After making a late comeback into the match to take it to penalties, Canje lost 3-2.
In match three, Stanleytown faced off against Edinburgh in a one-sided affair, which saw Stanleytown winning 5-0.
Devon James opened up the scoring for then Edinburgh, gifting the opposition with an own goal to take the score to 2-0. Later on in the game, Derrick Taylor scored another goal followed by Rodger October who proceeded to record a brace and take the score to 5-0.
The competition continues today as Savannah Park and Vrymen’s Erven will clash in the opening encounter, followed by the two semi-final matches. The final is scheduled for the same venue on Sunday.
