Defending national champions Dave & Celina’s All-Stars and fellow Linden unit Silver Bullets sealed their berths to the semi-final round when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship commenced on Friday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.
The titlist, earned their place in the final four section following victories over Leopold Street and Swag Entertainment respectively, sending a stern warning to the remaining challengers.
Dave & Celina’s defeated Leopold Street 1-0 on penalty kicks after regulation time ended scoreless in their opening match.
In their second fixture, the champions edged fellow Linden unit Swag Entertainment 1-0. Tyric McAllister netted in the 10th minute.
On the other hand, Linden champion Silver Bullets defeated the duo of West Side Ballers and Bartica champion Disconnection Crew.
Silver Bullets edged West Side Ballers 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks after normal time ended 1-1. Damion Williams scored for Silver Bullets in the eighth minute while Nickel Chetram equalised one minute later.
In their second match, Silver Bullets needled Disconnection Crew 1-0 compliments of a Jermaine Samuels strike in the ninth minute.
The teams that were eliminated are West Demerara champ Showstoppers, Leopold Street, ESPN, West Side Ballers, Disconnection Crew and Swag Entertainment.
The tournament will continue on Wednesday [Emancipation Day] at the Haslington Market Tarmac, with eight teams battling for the remaining two semi-final berths. Below features the complete fixtures and group assignments.
East Coast Demerara-Haslington Tarmac-August 1st
Group-C
Uprising-Champion
Gold is Money-Champion
Melanie-B
Bent Street
Group-D
Trafalgar-Champion
Sparta Boss
Buxton Diamond
Paradise
Fixtures
Round 1
(D1)-Buxton Diamond vs Paradise-19:00hrs
(C1)-Melanie-B vs Bent Street-19:30hrs
(D2)-Sparta Boss vs Trafalgar-20:00hrs
(C2)-Gold is Money vs Uprising-20:30hrs
Round 2
Winner of D1 vs Loser of D2-21:15hrs
Winner of C1 vs Loser of C2-21:45hrs
Winner of C2 vs Loser of C1-22:15hrs
Winner of D2 vs Loser of D1-22:45hrs
Complete Results
Guinness Goal-(GG)-2 goals
Win in Normal Time-3pts
Win on Penalty Kicks-2pts
1st Round
Game-1
West Side Ballers-1 vs Silver Bullets-1
Silver Bullets won 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks
Silver Bullets Scorer
Damion Williams-8th
West Side Scorer
Nickel Chetram-9th
Game-2
ESPN-1 vs Disconnection Crew-3
Disconnection Scorers
Elsio Oliveira-2nd and 5th
Ryan Andries-3rd
ESPN Scorer
Tefon Daly-12th
Game-3
Leopold Street-0 vs Dave & Celina’s All-Stars-0
Dave and Celena won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Game-4
Showstoppers-1 vs Swag Entertainment-2
Swag Scorer
Colwyn Drakes-5th and 10th
Showstoppers Scorer
Marvin Josiah-8th
2nd Round
Game-5
ESPN-4 vs West Side Ballers-2
ESPN Scorers
Jolyan Harry-(GG)-19th
Tefon Daly-2nd
Kevon Lythcott-13th
West Side Scorer
Kwesi Alleyne-(GG)-20th
Game-6
Silver Bullets-1 vs Disconnection Crew-0
Jermaine Samuels-6th
Game-7
Swag Entertainment-0 vs Dave & Celina-1
Tyric McAllister-10th
Game-8
Showstoppers-1 vs Leopold Street-2
Leopold Scorer
Okeene Fraser-(GG)-18th
Showstoppers Scorer
Stephon Jupiter-1st
