A TEMPORARY cut in power had no chance of dampening a night of exciting Futsal football when the Petra-organised GT Beer competition continued on Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).Sparta Boss, West Back Road and Festival City continued their unbeaten streak as Kitty Weavers finally entered the winners’ circle.
The curtain-raiser saw Kitty Weavers defeat Queen Street of Tiger Bay 5-4 in their heated Group-A battle.
Nigel Denny immediately got things started by scoring the first of two goals in the first minute of play but Keoma Gravesande equalised two minutes later.
Denny then regained the lead for his side in the seventh minute but once again Tiger Bay responded through a Darren Harris goal in ninth minute.
Sherwin Vincent beat the opposing goalkeeper in the 11th minute to give Weavers a slim 3-2 lead, before Travis Martin’s 13th minute effort put them ahead 4-2 at the break.
Harris answered one minute after the break as they trailed 3-4 and when James Meredith scored in the 18th minute for Queen Street to tie the game at 4.
Vincent scored the decider in the 24th minute to help revive Weavers’ chances of advancing.
In the game that followed, West Back Road produced another steely performance to edge Bent Street 5-4 in a clash of the unbeaten Group-D sides.
The first half ended with the teams deadlocked at 2, as O’Kenie Fraser scored for Bent Street in the second and fifth minutes while Eron Hayde’s fourth-minute goal equalised early on then Odel Young tied it up on the brink of halftime.
West Back Road completely controlled the second half as they went ahead in the 18th minute when Jamal Haynes recorded the first of his brace. An error in judgment caused the eventual victors to gift the opposition an own goal but Haynes eased the pressure in the 25th minute with his second.
Two minutes later Teon Caesar made it a two-possession match before Frank Crandon scored in the penultimate minute of play which kept the match that way until the regulation time whistle.
Festival City then inflicted an 8-4 thrashing on Agricola in their Group-A match. Solomon Austin led the way with a hat-trick, scoring in the second, 14th and 22nd minutes.
Austin was supported by a second half double from Eon Alleyne (25th and 30th) along with a goal each from Daniel Favourite, Dwayne Lawrence and Keith Fletcher.
Agricola were dominated but they hit back through goals from Anthony Rollins who had a brace (23rd and 24th), Kacy John and Gordon Grant.
Another hat-trick on the night played a part in a Sparta Boss victory. Denis Edwards who netted in the ninth, 16th and 20th minutes assisted in the 7-1 thrashing of Globe Yard.
Edwards’ outstanding performance was backed by a goal each from Eusi Phillips, Deon Alfred, Travis Grant and Roberto Osbourne who found the back of the net in the seventh, 13th, 14th and 30th minutes respectively.
Keith Caines’ 12th minute effort was Globe Yard’s consolation goal.
Action in the group stage is set to resume tomorrow with four more matches, at the same venue.
In the opening fixture, North Ruimveldt will tackle Beterverwagting (BV) from 19:00hrs; Showstoppers square off against Broad Street from 19:45hrs; Albouystown go up against Alexander Village from 21:00hrs and West Front Road-Gold is Money and Sophia meet at 21:45hrs.
The winners of the tournament will take home $500 000 and the championship trophy, while second-, third- and fourth-place finishers receive $250 000, $125 000 and $75 000 respectively.