Guinness Greatest of the Streets…Defending champs lose to West Back Road

Joey Garrett (second from left) of D’urban Street trying to evade Hope Street Tiger Bay’s Dwayne Dickson (left) and Calvin Shepherd during their side’s group-D matchup

Defending National and Georgetown champions, Queen Street Tiger Bay began their title defence in the worst possible manner, losing to West Back Road 2-0 when the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown edition continued on Sunday.

Akeem Fitzpatrick opened the scoring for the winners at the Demerara Park Parking Lot facility, slotting his right-footed effort into the empty net in the ninth minute from the centre of the field.

The unlikely group-H win would then be sealed in the 13th minute compliments of a Jamal Haynes strike into the left-hand corner.

In the final matchup of the evening,