ON Saturday, the second night of action in the Guinness Greatest of the Street National Championships saw the semi-finalists decided then were scheduled to do battle last night for the crown of National Champions and a chance to represent Guyana in Jamaica later this month.West Front Road and Sparta Boss were matched to face off in one semi while North Ruimveldt were geared to take on Showstoppers in the other at the Demerara Park (Banks DIH).
The winning team pocketed $500 000, runners-up $250 000, while third- and fourth-placers took home $150 000 and $75 000 respectively.
As the competition intensified on Saturday at the National Cultural Centre tarmac, Unruly Gang won 2-0 on sudden death kicks after drawing nil-all when the regulation time whistle went.
West Front Road surged ahead in the fourth minute against Showstoppers compliments of Marvin Joseph but Randolph Warner, scoring again in his second encounter, equalised in the seventh, as his team held the opposition until full time. Showstoppers then grasped victory 2-0 on penalty kicks.
Sparta Boss battled keenly against Globe Yard and prevailed by a 1-0 margin thanks to a Jermin Weekes-strike in the 20th minute.
Colin Daniels, playing for North Ruimveldt, scored in the 12th and 13th minutes to put Leopold Street out of contention for the championships.
When the night continued with the second round of Group matches, Unruly Gang found themselves on the other side of the boat with a 0-1 loss to West Front Road. Wagner once again marked his name on the scoring sheet.
Game six saw Showstoppers needle Melanie-B with the winning goal coming off the boot of Nathan Allicock in the 21st.
The penultimate game of the evening was well matched and highly competitive as Leopold Street and Sparta battled to a 2-all draw before the latter won 2-0 on penalty kicks.
Sparta Boss’ scorers were Dennis Edwards (5th) and Sheldon Shepherd (17th) while Okeene Fraser (21st) and Andre Sookhoo (24th) scored for Leopold Street.
In the final match of the night North Ruimveldt lost to Globe Yard by a 1-0 margin but North Ruimveldt’s aggregate was greater which earned them a spot in the final four.

By Kizan Brumell