FOLLOWING several nights of intense preliminary and quarterfinal action, the finalists and to an extent two representatives in the national playoffs set for June in this year’s Banks DIH/East Coast Demerara Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal football competition, will be decided tonight at the Haslington Market Square.Several exhibition matches are set to whet the appetites of the fans who have shown tremendous support to this tournament so far, before Beterverwagting ‘A’ oppose Plaisance ‘A’ in the first semifinal from 22:00hrs.

This will be followed by Melanie ‘B’ and Nabaclis meeting in the other semifinal that is due to kick off at 22:30hrs, with the winners meeting in the final four days later at the same venue, after the losers clash in the third-place playoff.
Top marksman Warren Gilkes, along with Kester Greene and Carlos Matthews, would lead Plaisance ‘A’ charge into the final, once they can turn back the threat of Delroy Deen, who has been performing the same feats for Beterverwagting ‘A’ as Gilkes has done for Plaisance ‘A’, alongside Akeem Curry.
Amuneke Rogers, the man who scored a glancing header in Melanie ‘B’s quarter-final win over Buxton, would be hoping to find the small wooden box once again when they face up with Nabaclis, who will look to Akeemo Jack, Carlos Kingston and Kevin Glasgow to guide them into the final.
The final will kick off four days later at the same venue, with the winners of the event receiving $300 000 and the championship trophy, while the runners-up take home $150 000 and the third- and fourth-place finishers cart off $100 000 and $75 000 respectively. (Calvin Roberts)