Sparta Boss takes top prize with 4-2 win over Back Circle

SPARTA Boss walked away with the championship trophy and $150 000 first prize while Back Circle collected the second place accolade and $50 000, after the former defeated the latter 4-2 to take the inaugural Nebula Promotions Ballers at the Beach football tournament at the Celina’s Beach Resort, Vlissengen Road last Sunday night. Earning a spot in the final, following their semi-final and quarterfinal wins over West Front Road and Alexander Village respectively, Sparta Boss were led by a Dennis Edwards double which scored in the 4th and 12th minutes of play.
This was after diminutive striker Devon Millington and Cleyon Forrester, found the back of the net in the 1st and 18th minutes of play respectively, even as Jamal Adams kept Back Circle in the hunt for championship honours with his brace in the 15th and 16th minutes of the contest.
Millington opened the scoring for Sparta Boss in the finale, lashing his effort down the centre of the goal after intercepting a poor pass from the Back Circle goalkeeper, who repeated the same mistake three minutes later, resulting in Edwards scoring the first of his two goals.
It became 3-0 in favour of the eventual champions, when Edwards completed his double with a first-time right-footed strike to the left hand corner of Back Circle’s goal, following a lobbed pass from the right side of the area from Sheldon Shepherd.
Adams then pulled one back for Back Circle in the 15th minute with a simple finish to the right side after receiving a right-sided pass from Andy Duke and one minute later, made it a one-goal possession for Sparta by thumping his effort to the left side of the net.
However, that was the closest Back Circle got as Forrester sealed the win with a first-time right-footed shot into the left hand corner from the right side of the field, following a counterattack from their own half, to spark off celebrations among his teammates and their supporters.
In the semi-final stage, Sparta Boss squeaked past West Front Road by a 1-0 score line while Back Circle came from two goals down to defeat Tiger Bay 4-2, while in earlier quarter-final stage, Sparta Boss edged Alexander Village 1-0 and Bark Circle needled Leopold Street by a 3-2 margin.
The other two quarterfinal matchups saw West Front Road dispose of Albouystown 3-1 and Tiger Bay brush aside Broad Street 4-2.