Sparta Boss was placed on the brink of elimination in the Guinness Cage Street-ball Championship, after losing 1-3 to Alexander Village on Wednesday at the Haslington Market Tarmac.
It was an inspired performance from veteran marksman Shem Porter in front of a mammoth crowd, as he recorded a hat-trick to dismantle the Spartans’ rearguard.
Porter found the back of the net in the eighth, 12th and 14th minute, as Alexander Village sent a stern warning to the remaining teams. For the loser, Sheldon Shepherd scored in the fourth minute.
Sparta Boss must now win their final group fixture to remain in contention for an elimination berth. Meanwhile, defending champion Ol Skool Ballers edged host Haslington Hypers 4-3 on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended 2-2.
Beres Parkinson bagged a double for Ol Skool Ballers in the fourth and eighth minute, while Nicosie McLeod tallied a brace in the third and 12th minute.
Similarly, Uprising edged Buxton Diamond 2-1 on penalty kicks, following a 1-1 scoreline at the end of regulation time. Shamar Scott netted for the eventual victor in the fifth minute, while Shamar Beckles initially handed Buxton the lead in the fourth minute.
The tournament continues tomorrow with the final round of group matches.
Day-3 Fixtures
Broad Street vs Avocado Ballers-19:00hrs
Victoria Church Yard vs N/E La Penitence-19:20hrs
Leopold Street vs Paradise-19:40hrs
Sparta Boss vs Haslington Hypers-20:00hrs
Back Circle vs Melanie-B-20:20hrs
Tigerbay vs Albouystown-20:40hrs
Hustlers’ vs Victoria Eagles-21:00hrs
Alexander Village vs Ol Skool-21:20hrs
Buxton Diamond vs Vryheid’s Lust-21:40hrs
Blazers vs Melanie-A-22:00hrs
Plaisance vs Belfield-22:20hrs
Uprising vs BV-B-22:40hrs
Complete Results
Win in Normal Time-3 points
Win on Penalty Kicks-2 points
Game-1
BV-B-0 vs Vryheid’s Lust-0
Vryheid’s Lust won 2-1 on PK
Game-2
Melanie-B-0 vs Plaisance-0
Plaisance won 3-2 on PK
Game-3
Avocado Ballers-2 vs Paradise-0
Niandas Lyte-5th
Sylvester Richardson-9th
Game-4
Back Circle-3 vs Belfield Warriors-0
Jermaine Beckles-4th
Akeemo Aaron-10th
Selwyn Williams-12th
Game-5
Leopold Street-1 vs Broad St-0
Mark Jhalu-11th
Game-6
Alexander Village-3 vs Sparta Boss-1
Alexander Scorer
Shem Porter-8th, 12th and 14th
Sparta Scorer
Sheldon Shepherd-4th
Game-7
Tigerbay-2 vs N/E La Penitence-1
Tigerbay Scorers
Deon Alfred-4th
Godfrey Powers-11th
North East Scorer
Doliyh Green-13th
Game-8
Blazers-4 vs Victoria Eagles-0
Desmond Cottam-3rd, 6th and 10th
Anthony Barrow-12th
Game-9
Albouystown-2 vs Victoria Church Yard-0
Lennox Cort-2nd and 13th
Game-10
Hustlers-5 vs Melanie-A-1
Hustlers Scorers
John Waldron-4th 6th and 9th
Sunny Sancho-11th and 13th
Melanie Scorer
Malachi Granum-10th
Game-11
Ol Skool Ballers-2 vs Haslington Hypers-2
Ol Skool won 4-3 on sudden death PK
Ol Skool Scorer
Beres Parkinson-4th and 8th
Haslington Scorer
Nicosie McLeod-3rd and 12th
Game-12
Uprising-1 vs Buxton Diamond-1
Uprising won 2-1 on PK
Uprising Scorer
Shamar Scott-5th
Buxton Scorer
Shamar Beckles-4th
