Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ football…Back Circle snatch win over defending champs

On an evening which featured four drawn encounters, Back Circle, Broad Street Bullies and Upsetters clinched contrasting wins when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship continued on Tuesday.

Viewed by the largest crowd to date at the National Cultural Centre tarmac on Mandela Avenue, former winner Back Circle overcame national champs Sparta Boss by a 2-1 score line to seal their place in the knockout stages.

The eagerly anticipated showdown started with Sparta Boss snatching the lead in the second minute as Sheldon Shepherd bundled the ball over the goal, after an attempted clearance by the final defender fell into his onrushing path.

Nevertheless, their lead was short-lived as Andy Duke equalized in the fifth minute,