THE Kashif and Shanghai football tournament will head back to Linden tonight, the place where it all started 25 years ago, with a double-header.Western Tigers will play Hi-Stars in the opening match from 18:30 hrs, then Winners Connection Linden’s number one ranked team, will collide with Ann’s Grove in the second game.

When the tournament continued on Saturday night at the Victoria Community Centre Ground Pele came out 1–0 winners over Grove Hi-Tech, and Fruta Conquerors stopped Mahaica Determinators 3–1.

Playing in the opening game of the two matches watched by an enthused crowd Konata Manning scored Pele’s lone goal in the 45th minute, just on the stroke of half time.

The game was one which saw tempers flaring at regular intervals and in the second half, it forced the referee to issue three red cards, two of which went to Pele.

Apart from Manning’s strike which came off a free kick, both teams failed to make any serious threats on goal.

In the game’s second game, Mahaica Determinators in the 37th minute got the go-ahead goal from Quincy Holder but just before half time, Odell Williams found his way in the penalty area and slotted home the equaliser and his first goal of the contest.

In the second stanza, it was all about Fruta Conquerors. Mahaica had no attempts, owing such to the Tucville based club’s stifling defence.

Frustrated and outplayed, Mahaica would give up one of two penalties, both of which were converted. The first in the 88th minute saw Jermine Junor taking the kick and saving it but Holder followed through and hammered home the rebound at point-blank range.

However, two minutes later, Junor was fouled in the penalty area and went to the mark; this time he made no mistakes in converting from the charity spot. (Rawle Toney)