Victoria Kings’ return to the place of their greatest triumph became an unhappy reunion as Milerock was crowned the inaugural GTT/Limacol Football Champions, downing the former 4-3 on penalty kicks at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden on Sunday.
Akin to the earlier third place showdown between Topp XX and Winners Connection, the large gathering was forced to endure the lottery of penalty kicks to decide the victor as normal and extra time found the score locked at 1-1.
Asked to take first strike, the East Coast Demerara heavyweight started in the worst possible manner as they were denied by a diving Martin Leacock, sending the partisan crowd into a frenzy. The Linden-based Milerock quickly capitalized on Leacock’s exploits as they calmly converted their first attempt, much to the approval of the gathering.
Victoria Kings eventually got on board in the second round as they netted.
However, Milerock maintained their lead as they also converted from the distance.
