History was created on Saturday evening, as Swag Entertainment secured a three peat of titles in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, defeating Universal Ballers 1-0 at the Amelia’s Ward/Wisroc Car Park.
Swag became only the second team in the history of the competition to capture three consecutive zonal titles. West Demerara outfit Showstoppers was the first team to achieve such a feat. Mortimer Giddings handed Universal Ballers the initial lead in the fifth minute, stabbing home into the right side.
However, the lead proved to be short-lived as Deon Charter equalized in the ninth minute with a strike from the left side of the field into the right hand corner. The result was then sealed in the 13th minute, as Colwyn Drakes netted, slotting home from the centre of the field after receiving a left sided pass.
Due to the outcome, Swag Entertainment walked away with $400,000 and the championship trophy, whilst the loser walked away with $200,000 and the respective accolade.
Meanwhile, Speightland defeated Anybody Got It 4-3 on sudden death penalty kicks, after regulation time ended scoreless. With the result, Speightland walked away with $150,000, and the third place trophy, whilst Anybody Got It pocketed $80,000 and the corresponding accolade.
In the earlier semi-final section, Swag Entertainment defeated Speightland 2-1 on penalty kicks, after regulation time ended 1-1. On the other hand, Universal Ballers dismantled Anybody Got It 4-0.
Complete Results
Final
Swag Entertainment-2 vs Universal Ballers-1
Swag scorers
Deon Charter-9th
Colwyn Drakes-13th
Universal scorer
Mortimer Giddings-5th
3rd Place
Anybody Got It-0 vs Speightland-0
Anybody Got It won 4-3 on sudden death penalty kicks
Semifinal Round
Game-1
Universal Ballers-4 vs Anybody Got It-0
Jamal Caster-4th
Tevin Crawford-20th
Amoniki Myers-23rd
Mortimer Giddings-24th
Game-2
Swag Entertainment-1 vs Speightland-1
Swag won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Swag scorer
Donovan Francis-3rd
Speightland scorer
Kester Randolph-17th
