THE Haslington Market tarmac will be the battle ground for this year’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets ‘East Coast Edition’ which gets on the way tonight. 

Sixteen teams drawn from communities on the East Coast of Demerara will vie for the tournament’s $300 000 first prize. The second-placed team will go home with $150 000, third-placers $100 000 and fourth-placers $50 000.
Eight games are set for tonight, starting from 19:00hrs as the teams, drawn in four groups of four will play in a round-robin format then the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
Apart from the home side (Haslington), other competing teams are Ann’s Grove Punters, Buxton, BV A&B, Church Yard United, Golden Grove Superstars, Mahaica, Melanie A&B, Nabaclis, Plaisance A&B, Victoria and Vryheid’s Lust.
The top two teams from the tournament will represent the East Coast in the National playoffs later in June and ultimately have a chance to don the colours of the Golden Arrowhead in the Caribbean championship.
Tonight’s fixture:
Game 1 – Church Yard United v Paradise
Game 2 – Vryheid’s Lust v Plaisance ‘A’
Game 3 – Buxton v Plaisance ‘B’
Game 4 – Nabaclis v Victoria Eagles
Game 5 – Ann’s Grove Punters v BV ‘B’
Game 6 – Melanie ‘A’ v Mahaica
Game 7 – Golden Grove Superstars v Melanie ‘B’
Game 8 – BV ‘A’ v Haslington