Island All Star upset West Front Road
… Action continues tonight

THANKS to Alpha McPhoy’s third minute goal, Island All Star opened up the competition in this year’s sixth annual Georgetown leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal football competition, when the action continued on the fourth night at the Burnham Basketball hardcourt last Thursday night.
In the first matchup of the tournament which continues with eight more matches at the California Square tonight, Costello Housing Scheme defeated defending champions Leopold Street 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks, after a 1-1 regulation time result.
Okene Fraser scored for Leopold Street in the third minute but his goal was neutralised by Sherman Anthony’s 14th minute strike for Costello, following which both teams played to a dead lock, resulting in penalty kicks deciding the winner.
After seeing Island All Star defeat West Front Road, South Ruimveldt marched away with a 6-5 penalty-kick win from the halfway line over Kingston, after they both played to a nil-all stalemate, while Deon Alfred (5th) and Leon Fredericks (19th) were responsible for Queen Street-Tiger Bay’s 2-0 win over Norton Street-East.
Globe Yard defeated Albouystown ‘B’ 3-1 on penalty kicks after they played to a nil-all draw, while California Square came away with a 5-4 penalty kicks win from the halfway line, after being held to a 1-1 draw by Hope Street-Tiger Bay, with Christopher Darlington scoring for the victors in the 9th minute, after Rensford Coleridge sent the losers into the lead five minutes earlier.
Tonight’s action will see North East La Penitence opposing Sophia North, Alexander Village taking on Norton Street-East, Kingston meeting Costello Housing Scheme and East La Penitence facing Bent Street, followed by the Guinness break.
After the interval, Island All Star face Cross Street, Back Circle clash with Festival City, Laing Avenue take on California Square and West Front Road go head-to-head with East Front Road, to culminate proceedings for the night.

(Calvin Roberts)