UITVLUGT, De Kinderen United, West Side Ballers, Showstoppers, Patentia Street Ballers, Den Amstel FC, Raiders and Brothers United have all advanced to play in tonight’s quarter-finals at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac, as action continues in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets ‘West Side’ Edition. Tonight’s action gets going at 20:00hrs, De Kinderen United will play West Side Ballers while Showstoppers oppose Brothers United in the second quarter-final match.
Patentia Street Ballers battle Uitvlugt and Den Amstel face off with Raiders in the final knockout game.
Uitvlugt booked their quarter-final berth with a 1-0 win over rivals Den Amstel at the Vergenoegen venue last Thursday, thanks to a 12th minute strike from Colin Benjamin.
Den Amstel, through Delon Lanferman, could have equalised and forced the game into penalty shootout, but his shot, though on target, was swiftly taken off the goal line by a Uitvlugt defender.
Raiders entered the knock-out round following their 3-0 win over Demerara Speedboat Service. The winners’ goals came from Kevin Marshall (6th minute), Alonzo Bowman (18th minute) and Ronsdale Knight (25th minute).
Dwayne St Kitts scored in the 18th minute to give West Side Street Ballers a much needed 1-0 victory over Jetty when the two sides collided in the final preliminary-round matches to advance closer to realising their dreams of playing in the final.
Meanwhile, Brothers United humiliated the home side Vergenoegen All-Stars 3-0 after Adami Hoyte doubled in the 13th and 22nd minutes and a lone goal from Gadi Hoyte.
Patentia Street Ballers remained unbeaten heading into tonight’s quarterfinals. After a goalless regulation score, Patentia Street Ballers went into penalty kicks against Majee, winning 3-2.
$300 000 along with a chance to represent the ‘West Side’ at the National Championships later in the year is on the table in the first-ever Guinness Greatest of the Street in Region 3.