Benjamin, Wilson seen as key playmakers in `Bounce Back’ showdown

Abumuchi Benjamin (#10) was a thorn in the side of the East Coast All Stars, netting a double in the 41st and 57th in Linden’s 4-2 win on Tuesday, he will be one to watch in today’s final. (Emmerson Campbell photo)
Abumuchi Benjamin (#10) was a thorn in the side of the East Coast All Stars, netting a double in the 41st and 57th in Linden’s 4-2 win on Tuesday, he will be one to watch in today’s final. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

The Linden All Stars and the GT All Stars will clash in the ‘Bounce Back’ final this evening at the National Stadium.

The finals will be broadcast live from 18:00hrs on NCN, E-Networks and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Facebook page.

In their previous matchups on Tuesday, the ballers from the Mining Town powered past the East Coast All Stars 4-2 while their counterparts from the city edged the West Side All Stars 3-2 to set up a grand finale.

GT All Stars captain, Daniel Wilson scored a goal and marshaled his troops to a 3-2 win over the West Side All Stars. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

The winner will pocket $1M, the champions’ trophy and bragging rights while the runner up will take home half that amount in the fixture which is a collaborative effort involving the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization and the Ministry of Sport..

Abumuchi Benjamin who found the back of the net twice for Linden will play a key role in the match as will GT’s Captain, Daniel Wilson who also had his name on the scoresheet on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Beharry’s  Restaurant Holdings under its KFC franchise banner gifted an early New Year’s present yesterday to the tournament organizers becoming the latest sponsor. Restaurant Manager, Wendy Fernandes presented a sponsorship cheque to co-founder of the K&S Organization, Kashif Muhammad in the presence of Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. and others.