FUTSAL returned to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Tuesday with four intriguing matches on the opening night of the Petra-organised GT Beer Futsal Tournament.This format’s favourites Albouystown, Sparta Boss and West Back Road were all victorious on the opening night. Agricola were not left out of the celebrations with a 5-3 win over Kitty Weavers.
In the feature showdown Travis Grant was the hero that saved Sparta Boss against a raging Alexander Village team. Grant drew first blood in the seventh minute and the game was shot for shot with rapid change of possessions for the remainder of the first half.
Sparta then doubled their lead with a 24th minute goal from Carl Tudor but Alexander Village jumped right back in contention for a win when goals from Jermaine Junor then Shem Porter in the 27th and 28th minutes tied things up.
Grant pulled a rabbit out the hat as he scored in the final minute of the showdown to snatch a win from the hands of worthy opponents.
The first half belonged to Agricola but it was not acquired without a fight. Gordon Grant put Agricola ahead in the second minute then pushed them further with a fifth. Anthony Rollins and Glen Eastman then scored one each to account for the four goals that rivalled Weavers’ three at the half.
Nigel Denny (6th), Jermaine Willis (8th) and Travis Martin (15th) were the only scorers for Weavers as Eastman scored in the 27th to put the victory beyond doubt.
In the opening game Albouystown were aggressive in the first half against Globe Yard with three quick goals that devastated the opposition.
Devon Dooker scored in the eighth and ninth minutes then his teammate Lennox Cort added to Globe Yard’s misery as he scored in the tenth.
Globe Yard managed to pull one back in the 23rd minute with a Gordon Henry goal but Denver Dennis made it a three-possession game once more until the final whistle when he scored in the 26th minute.
West Back Road stunned North Ruimveldt 4-1 in the penultimate match of the night. After a first half which saw Jarell Tyrell score for the victors and Joshua Browne for the opposition, West Back Road brought down the hammer in the second half with three unanswered goals.
Eon Hade recorded a brace in the 18th and 26th minutes while Phillip Rowley scored once to complete the win.