Defending champion Gold is Money and Albouystown-B on Friday night advanced to the final of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship, which was underway up to press time last night. Results will be published in tomorrow’s edition.
On Friday night, a mammoth crowd flocked to the National Cultural Centre’s tarmac and witnessed an exhibition in tactical football as Gold is Money downed former winner Broad Street 2-0.
In the space of two minutes, Gold is Money sealed their second consecutive finals appearance after two goals were recorded by Jermin Junior and Randolph Wagner respectively.
Junior broke the deadlock in the 17th minute following a scoreless first half, with Wagner applying the final nail in the coffin in the 19th minute.
On the other hand, Albouystown-B sealed their maiden finals appearance, edging Sophia by a 3-2 scoreline.
Lennox Cort fashioned a double in the ninth and 18th minute while Marlon Nedd added to the scoreline in the 21st minute. For the loser, Dwayne Lowe tallied a ‘Guinness Goal’ (GG) – a goal scored in the final three minutes of normal and extra time counts as two – in the 28th minute.
Prior to the semifinal round, Gold is Money and Albouystown clinched quarterfinal wins against Tiger Bay and Back Circle respectively.
Gold is Money defeated Tiger Bay 2-0. Wagner tallied a double in the ninth and 20th minute.
Meanwhile, Albouystown-B edged Back Circle 2-1 on penalty kicks after regulation time ended scoreless.
In the other quarterfinal matches, Sophia upset Sparta Boss 1-0. Dwayne Lowe scored in the fourth minute.
Similarly, Broad Street defeated Leopold Street 2-1 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 score at the end of regulation time.
The overall winner of the event will collect $500,000 and the championship trophy. They will also seal an automatic place in the National Championship. The second, third and fourth place finishers will pocket $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.
Meantime, the National Championship starts on August 9th at the Jubilee Park tarmac. The two-day event will feature 15 teams battling in an elimination format. The final will occur on August 10th at the same venue.
Complete Results
Semifinals
Game 1
Albouystown-B-3 vs Sophia-2
Albouystown-B scorers
Lennox Cort-9th and 18th
Marlon Nedd-21st
Sophia scorer
Dwayne Lowe-(GG)-28th
Game 2
Gold is Money-2 vs Broad Street-0
Jermaine Junior-17th
Randolph Wagner-19th
Quarterfinals
Game 1
Leopold Street-0 vs Broad Street-0
Broad Street won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Game 2
Albouystown-B-0 vs Back Circle-0
Albouystown-B won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Game 3
Sophia-1 vs Sparta Boss-0
Dwayne Lowe-4th
Game 4
Gold is Money-2 vs Tiger Bay-0
Randolph Wagner-9th and 20th
