It was goals non-stop when Tucville and Showstoppers clashed on Tuesday on the the second night of the exciting Corona Futsal Tournament held at the National Gymnasium.
It seemed difficult for any of the fans to take their eyes off the action as the two teams traded goals one after the other. In the end, it was the West Demerara unit that edged ahead in the final minutes to win 6-4.
Dexroy Adams was the man for Showstoppers with a hat-trick of goals in the 5th, 13th and 18th minutes. He was ably being assisted by Trayon Bobb (19th), Marvin Josiah (12th) and Ryan James (13th) while Edwards brothers Raphael (14th) and Dennis (17th) along with Dellon Williams (3rd) and Jahaal Greaves (6th) netted for Tucville.
The action is picking up with every game at the National Gymnasium
New-comers Alpha Warriors who mauled Kingston 5-1, were lead by Benji (only name given) with strikes in the 1st, 8th and 10th and supported by Akosi Jervis (15th) and Delwin Fraser (17th) while Nigel Denny found the back of the net for Kingston in the 5th.
California Square were also served a 5-0 thumping by title favourites Bent Street; the shared goals came from Ryan Hackett (6th & 12th), Solomon Austin (12th), Travis Lyken (19th) and Andrew Murrary Jr (19th).
Old Skool Ballers were too much for New Market Street winning 4-1 on the back of a double by Raushan Ritch (12th & 13th) and strikes from Fabian Crawford 11th and Omari James 18th; Orlando Rickett scored in the 13th for the losers.
Likewise, North East La Penitence were perfect against Channel Nine Warriors winning 4-0 with Kelvin Moore (5th & 6th), Mickel Brandt (13th) and Keifer Brandt (14th) doing the business. The final match of the night saw West Front Road’s Gold is Money trouncing Sophia 4-1 as brothers Jamal Pedro (6th) and Hubert Perdor netting in the 6th and 18th respectively while Collin Nelson and Joshua Browne made additional inroads in the 16th and 17th; Dwayne Lowe brought some consolidation for the opposition with a goal in the 17th.
The tournament which is collaboration with NAMILCO Wheat Gem and Hero Motorcycle will continue on Saturday with six more group matches commencing at 19:00h.
The winning purse for teams is the $600,000 and the championship trophy while two Hero motor cycles will be awarded to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the other to a lucky spectator at the finals on Easter Saturday (March 31).
